Kozelets

Kozelets (Ukrainian: Козелець, IPA: [koˈzelɛtsʲ]) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kozelets settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kozelets is located on the Oster River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 7,496 (2022 estimate).

Kozelets
Козелець
Rural settlement
Kozelets
The town's main street, with the belltower in the background.
Kozelets
Location of Kozelets in Ukraine
Kozelets
Kozelets (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°54′0″N 31°07′0″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
First mentioned1098
Magdeburg rights1656
Town status1924
Government
  HeadPetro Fedchenko
Area
  Total8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total7,496
  Density1,037.67/km2 (2,687.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
17003
Area code+380 4646
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1098, but its status as an urban-type settlement (a step below that of a city) was granted in 1924.

Notable attractions in the city includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin designed in the Ukrainian Baroque style by architects Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi and Andrei Kvasov. Kozelets also houses several local food industries, and a veterinary technicum.

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