Lynovytsia () is a rural settlement in Pryluky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. The Lynovytsia is located in the southern part of the Chernihiv Oblast, within the Dnieper Lowland. The village was first mentioned in 1629. It hosts the administration of Lynovytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is
History The village was first mentioned in 1629, when a census was conducted. It was a settlement in Pyriatyn uyezd of Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops between September 1941 and September 1943. Urban-type settlement since October 1960.
In 1972 there were a sugar plant, a bakery, one sovkhoz, two schools and a library.Линовица // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 14. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973. Retrieved 2022-04-06. In January 1989, population was 3440 people.Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу Retrieved 2020-03-28 In January 2013, population was 2743 people.Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.111 Retrieved 2020-03-28
Until 26 January 2024, Lynovytsia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Lynovytsia became a rural settlement.
Geography The Lynovytsia is located in the southern part of the Chernihiv Oblast. The territory of the settlement is located within the Dnieper Lowland. A tributary of the Udai River (Sula basin) flows through the village, on which there are several ponds.Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4. Retrieved 2025-07-10
The climate of Lynovytsia is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7 °C, and in July - +19 °C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 600 to 660 mm, with the highest amount of precipitation in the summer period.Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-09.Білоус, М. Д. Географія Чернігівської області / М. Д. Білоус. — Чернігів: Ранок, 2010. — 144 с Retrieved 2025-07-10
The Lynovytsia is located in the natural zone of the forest steppe, in Polissya. The soil cover of the district is dominated by chernozem and podzolized soils.Барановська О.В. та ін. Чернігівщина: природа, населення, господарство (комплексне географічне дослідження): Монографія. – Ніжин: Наука-сервіс, 2000. – 180 с. Retrieved 2025-07-10
Economy The basis of the Lynovytsia economy is agriculture and the food industry. The only sugar refinery in the Chernihiv region operates in Lynivitsy.
Transport The regional highway R 67 (Chernihiv–Pryluky–Pyryatyn) passes through the Lynovytsia. The railway line Bakhmach–Hrebinka passes through Linovytsy.
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