Chernihiv.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River.
Meaning & usage
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. A miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. An urban hromada of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020. Seat: Chernihiv.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. A raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923. Seat: Chernihiv.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. An oblast of Ukraine, established in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. A former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1635, disestablished in 1654.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in 1802, abolished in 1925.
A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. A former uyezd in Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire.
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Transliteration of Ukrainian Черні́гів (Černíhiv).
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