Editing Irpin

{{Short description|City in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{About||the town in Armenia|Yelpin|the geographical region of southern Italy|Irpinia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Irpin
| native_name        = Ірпiнь
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Ukraine|City]]
| image_skyline      = Irpin, Ukraine (23-05-2022) (52701909016).jpg
| image_caption      = A statue in a square in Irpin
| image_flag         = Irpin prapor.png
| image_shield       = Герб Ірпінь.png
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| shield_size        = 110px
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| map_caption        = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Oblasts of Ukraine|Oblast]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kyiv Oblast]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Raions of Ukraine|Raion]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bucha Raion]]
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1899
| established_title2 = City rights
| established_date2  = 1956
| area_total_km2     = 110.83
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_total   = 65167
| population_metro   = 100,509<sup>1</sup>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone           = EET
| utc_offset         = +2
| timezone_DST       = EEST
| utc_offset_DST     = +3
| coordinates        = {{coord|50|31|00|N|30|15|00|E|region:UA|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 119
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = 08200 — 08279
| area_code          = +380 4597
| website            = {{official URL}}
| footnotes          = <sup>1</sup> The metro population for Irpin are the statistics for the whole Irpin Municipality.
| subdivision_type3  = [[Hromada]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Irpin urban hromada]]
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'''Irpin''' ({{langx|uk|Ірпінь}}, {{IPA|uk|irˈpinʲ|IPA|LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Gzhegozh-Ірпінь.wav}}) is a city on the [[Irpin River]] in [[Bucha Raion]], [[Kyiv Oblast]], northern [[Ukraine]]. It is located next to the capital [[Kyiv]]. Irpin hosts the administration of [[Irpin urban hromada]], one of the [[hromada]]s of Ukraine.<ref name="admreform_2020_irpin_city">{{cite web |title=Ирпенская городская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/irpin/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=ru}}</ref> The city has a population of {{Ua-pop-est2022|65,167|.}}

The city has a railway station built in 1899. In 2022, it received the title [[Hero City of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №164/2022 |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1642022-41797 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України |language=uk}}</ref>

In the [[battle of Irpin]] during the 2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], 70% of the city was damaged. As of June 25, 2023, the city's mayor reported that most people had already returned: "Yes, we have already returned 85% of the entire city's population. In addition, we have received almost 25,000 internally displaced persons, mostly from the east."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-vidbudova/3713872-oleksandr-markusin-miskij-golova-irpena.html | title=Олександр Маркушин, міський голова Ірпеня }}</ref>

== History ==
In the 17th century on the site of Irpin were the villages of Romanivka and [[Khutor|khutir]] Liubka. In the 19th century Severynivka village, and khutirs Rudnia and Stoianka appeared.

Irpin was formed in 1899 as a [[passing loop]], during construction of the [[Kyiv]]–[[Kovel]] railway line. Railway workers founded the town near the railway road along with other localities such as [[Bucha, Kyiv Oblast|Bucha]] and [[Vorzel]]. The city's name (along with the settlement of Vorzel) was chosen due to its location on the [[Irpin River]].

From 26 July 1941, right after the [[Battle of Kyiv (1941)|Battle of Kyiv]], it was occupied by the [[Wehrmacht]] until November 1943, when [[Battle of Kyiv (1943)|Kyiv was recaptured]]. Most of its [[Jewish]] population were murdered in either [[Babi Yar]] or other massacres by the [[Nazis]].

In 1956, Irpin's status was changed to that of a "city of raion (district) subordination," subordinate to the [[Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion]] ([[raion|district]]).

On 30 December 1962, the [[Verkhovna Rada|Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada]] of the [[Ukrainian SSR]] issued a decree changing the status of Irpin to that of a "city of oblast subordination," thus being directly subordinate to the oblast authorities rather than the city administration housed within the city. Also mentioned within the decree were the inclusion of the [[urban-type settlement]]s of [[Bucha, Ukraine|Bucha]] (a city since 2007), [[Vorzel]], [[Hostomel]], and [[Kotsiubynske]] within the city limits.

Until 18 July 2020, Irpin was incorporated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]] and the center of [[Irpin Municipality]], which also included the urban-type settlement of [[Hostomel]], [[Kotsiubynske]], and [[Vorzel]]. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, Irpin Municipality was merged into Bucha Raion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>
[[File:Irpin after Russian invasion.jpg|thumb|Destroyed Irpin after the [[Battle of Irpin]]]]

=== 2022 Russian invasion ===
{{main|Battle of Irpin}}
[[File:Secretary Blinken Visits Irpin (52344098620).jpg|thumb|U.S. Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] visited Irpin on 8 September 2022]]
During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Irpin became the site of a [[Battle of Irpin|battlefield engagement]] during the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)|Kyiv offensive]]. Russian forces took the [[Hostomel Airport]] in the north of the city to facilitate an advance southwards, around Kyiv. The city was shelled by Russian artillery while the Ukrainians were able to repel and destroy multiple forces attempting to move into the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enemy's attempt to capture Irpin failed, attack repulsed - General Staff |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3415320-enemys-attempt-to-capture-irpin-failed-attack-repulsed-general-staff.html |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=www.ukrinform.net |date=28 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Devastating photo shows before and after of attack on Ukrainian town of Irpin |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/devastating-photo-shows-attack-ukranian-143125803.html |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |date=3 March 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref> According to [[Human Rights Watch]], on March 6, 2022, Russian forces bombarded an intersection on a road of Irpin which was used by civilians to flee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine: Russian Assault Kills Fleeing Civilians |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/08/ukraine-russian-assault-kills-fleeing-civilians |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=hrw.org |date=8 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> As of 24 March 2022, 80% of the city was recaptured from Russian occupants by Ukrainian Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=80% Ірпеня вже звільнено - радник глави МВС |url=https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/817447.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Інтерфакс-Україна |language=uk}}</ref> On 28 March, Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn announced that all of Irpin was fully recovered by the Ukrainian forces.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukrainians have retaken control of Irpin, says mayor |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60890199?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6241c61c1fea84616a6cd101%26Ukrainians%20have%20retaken%20control%20of%20Irpin%2C%20says%20mayor%262022-03-28T14%3A45%3A45.121Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:147d50a6-061c-4cc6-985f-d7b763bb26d6&pinned_post_asset_id=6241c61c1fea84616a6cd101&pinned_post_type=share |access-date=28 March 2022 |work=BBC News |date=28 March 2022 |language=en-gb}}</ref> On March 30, the mayor of Irpin said that the Russian military had killed more than 300 civilians and 50 servicemen in the city.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.unian.net/war/novosti-irpenya-v-irpene-pogiblo-do-300-mirnyh-zhiteley-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11766112.html?_ga=2.163879359.1450876032.1645341929-636860819.1638044083 "Those killed were crushed by tanks": up to 300 civilians died in Irpin - the mayor], [[unian.net]] (30 March 2022)</ref>

On 31 August 2022, the Declaration on Cooperation was signed in Irpin by the [[National Republican Army (Russia)|National Republican Army]] and [[Russian Volunteer Corps]] in an aim to overthrow the regime of [[Vladimir Putin]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

On 24 August 2023, the {{ill|Ruta Kindergarten|zh|魯塔幼兒園}} was opened under a collaborative project by Lithuania and Taiwan.

== Economy ==
There are 22 industrial manufacturers operating in the Irpin region. The city has close to one thousand enterprises of various forms of ownership. The most notable are Peremoha Industrial Complex of Irpin (bricks, reinforced concrete components, heat insulation and sound proofing materials), Irpinmash (gears for agricultural industry), Perun Trading Firm (books), KATECH-electro Private Commercial and Manufacturing Company (cabling and wiring products), Irpintorfmash factory (construction materials), and a furniture factory, just to name some.

The agricultural sector of Irpin provides the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, with [[potato]]es and other vegetables.

The city is also a health [[resort]] area known for its recreational facilities.

== Demographics ==
As of the [[2001 Ukrainian census]], Irpin had a population of 100,390 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the entire [[Kyiv Oblast]] after [[Bila Tserkva]]. The population is overwhelmingly [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]], yet sizeable [[Russians in Ukraine|Russian]], [[Belarusians in Ukraine|Belarusian]], [[Polish people|Polish]] and [[Moldovans|Moldovan]] minorities reside in the city. The exact ethnic composition was as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities | title=Національний склад міст }}</ref>
{{bar box|title=Ethnic groups in Irpin|titlebar=#ddd|left1=|right1=percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Ukrainians]]|dodgerblue|89.17}}
{{bar percent|[[Russians in Ukraine|Russians]]|purple|8.70}}
{{bar percent|[[Belarusians]]|red|0.59}}
{{bar percent|[[Polish people|Poles]]|yellow|0.45}}
{{bar percent|[[Moldovans]]|pink|0.24}}
{{bar percent|[[Ashkenazi Jews|Jews]]|orange|0.13}}
{{bar percent|others|gray|0.72}}}}

== Sport ==
The city has a well developed sports infrastructure. At some point it used to host several professional football clubs, among which are Dynamo Irpin (later known as [[FC Ros Bila Tserkva]]), Nafkom-Akademiya (later known as [[FC Nafkom Brovary]]), and others.

In the summer of 2016 a newly built small city stadium was opened in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irpinian.info/vidkrittya-irpinskogo-centralnogo-miskogo-stadionu-chempion-2/ |title=Iрпiнський інформаційний — Ирпенский информационный |access-date=30 December 2018 |archive-date=30 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181046/http://irpinian.info/vidkrittya-irpinskogo-centralnogo-miskogo-stadionu-chempion-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There is also a sports school, a football academy, and several other sports organizations such as a rugby club. A number of sports events are conducted regularly at the city's stadium.

== Education ==
* University of the [[State Fiscal Service (Ukraine)|State Fiscal Service of Ukraine]] (formerly State Tax Academy)
* School of Economy of the National Agrarian University
* Evangelical Bible Seminary

== Notable people ==
* Ukrainian [[mixed martial artist]] [[Yaroslav Amosov]] was born in Irpin
* Soviet writer [[Nikolay Nosov]] spent his childhood in Irpin
* Ukrainian photographer [[Yuri Kosin]] works in Irpin
* Ukrainian singer [[Svetlana Loboda|LOBODA]] was born in Irpin

== Sister cities ==
Irpin's [[sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Gernika e Irpín, ciudades hermanadas|date=21 September 2022 |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/costa/gernika-irpin-ciudades-20220921165045-nt.html|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte der Stadt Borna|url=https://www.borna.de/Stadtverwaltung-und-Buergerservice/Verwaltungsstruktur.htm/Seiten/Partnerstaedte-der-Stadt-Borna.html|website=City of Borna|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-23 |title=Milwaukee formalizes Sister City status with Ukraine's Irpin |url=http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/milwaukee-formalizes-sister-city-status-ukraines-irpin/ |website=The Milwaukee Independent |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee]], United States
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borna, Leipzig|Borna]], Germany
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Guernica]], Spain
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Syracuse, New York]], United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grateful hearts as Syracuse becomes 'sister city' with Ukrainian community |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/04/14/syracuse-becomes--sister-city--with-ukrainian-community |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Syracuse welcomes Ukrainian mayor for sister city designation |url=https://www.waer.org/2023-04-14/syracuse-welcomes-ukrainian-mayor-for-sister-city-designation |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=WAER |language=en}}</ref>
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== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Вокзал ст. Ірпінь.jpg|Irpin railway station
File:P2210133 новый размер.jpg|City hall
File:Ірпінь IMG 0024.jpg|Irpin central square
File:Баптистська церква (Ірпінь).jpg|Baptist church
File:Миколаївська церква (Ірпінь).jpg|St. Nicholas Church
File:Національний Університет Державної Податкової Служби України(Центральний вхід).JPG|State Tax Academy of Ukraine
File:Ukraine Irpen 2010. First snow. River Irpen 5.jpg|[[Irpin River]]
File:Irpin stadion 1.jpg|Central stadium
File:Центральна площа 1.jpg|The central square of Irpin
File:Irpin stadion 4.jpg|Irpin Stadium "Champion"
File:Irpin stadion 5.jpg|Irpin Stadium "Champion"
File:ІрпіньПаркПравика.jpg|Irpin city park
File:Парк Центральний, Ірпінь (13).jpg|Central Park
File:Park «Neznayka» in Irpin (10).jpg|Neznaiko Park
File:Park «Neznayka» in Irpin (16).jpg|Neznaiko Park
File:Park «Neznayka» in Irpin (29).jpg|Neznaiko Park
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
{{Commons category|Irpin}}
* {{Official website|name=Irpin City Council Official Website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173115/http://www.kyiv-obl.gov.ua/viewradi.php3?m=62&rm=2 Irpin on the Kyiv Oblast Administration website]
* [http://kinofest.g-2b.com/index-eng.html Irpin Film Festival]
* [http://www.irpin.in.ua/ Irpin City Portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129065013/http://irpin.in.ua/ |date=29 November 2020 }}
* [http://imsu-kyiv.com/msta-sela-kivsko-oblast/irpinskyj-region/irpin.html Irpin] at [[The history of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR]]

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