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Krolevets is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 25,183 (2001).
Named in honor of the Polish King Sigismund III, Krolevets was founded in 1601. The original name was written as Krolewac (Krulevats). Krolevets was annexed by the Tsardom of Muscovy in 1654. In 1897 it was incorporated into the Chernihiv province. During World War II, Krolevets was occupied by the German Army from 3 September 1941 to 1 September 1943.
Krolevets is situated on the Kiev - Moscow railway and auto route. Distance from Kiev - approx. . Distance to Russian border - approx. .
Krolevets is the location of a particularly unique apple tree, which has self-propagated into a colony of fifteen family trees that combined cover an area of 1,000 sq. meters (10,763 sq.feet). This self-propagation, where drooping branches create new roots and trunks, has not been observed in other apple trees.