Lebedyn

Lebedyn Лебедин
City
Ascension Church
Flag Seal
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy
First mentioned	1654
Population (2012)
• Total	26,158
Website	http://lebedyn.com.ua/

Lebedyn (Ukrainian: Лебедин) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 28,948 (2001). An air base is located nearby.

In 1708 the city was a site of ethnic cleansing against Ukrainians during the Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin by the Russian Empire.

Gallery

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  St. Nicholas Church
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  Resurrection Church
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  Intercession Church
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  Former city hall
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  Old market
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  World War II memorial

See also

• Executions of Cossacks in Lebedin

Administrative divisions of Sumy Oblast
Administrative center: Sumy
Raions	Bilopillia Buryn Hlukhiv Konotop Krasnopillia Krolevets Lebedyn Lypova Dolyna Nedryhailiv Okhtyrka Putyvl Romny Seredyna-Buda Sumy Trostianets Shostka Velyka Pysarivka Yampil
Cities	Regional Hlukhiv Konotop Lebedyn Okhtyrka Romny Sumy Shostka District Bilopillia Buryn Druzhba Krolevets Putyvl Seredyna-Buda Trostianets Vorozhba
Urban-type settlements Category:Sumy Oblast

Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 34°28′38″E / 50.57972°N 34.47722°E / 50.57972; 34.47722