Korop
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Korop (Ukrainian: Короп) is an urban-type settlement (town) in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Korop Raion.[1]
The name of the town means "carp" in Ukrainian, and the fish is present in the coat of arms and flag of the town.
[edit] Notable people
- Nikolai Kibalchich, a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert who took part in the assassination of tsar Alexander II of Russia.
- Demian Mnohohrishny, the Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine from 1669 to 1672.
- Sergei Rudenko, a Soviet marshal of aviation
[edit] References
- ^ A historical sketch about Korop lands (Ukrainian)
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Coordinates: 51°34′N 32°58′E / 51.567°N 32.967°E
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