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Chervonohrad
Chervonohrad (, ) is a mining city located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Chervonohrad is designated as a city of oblast significance. It about 62 km north of Lviv, 7 km from Sokal, and 28 km northeast of the town of Voroniv. Population: .
Prior to 1953, the city was known as Krystynopil (, translit. Krystynopil'). The German name for it was Krisnipolye. The city is known for mining that started in the 1950s. It passed from Poland to the USSR after the territory exchange in 1951. Local Ukrainians also frequently refer to the city as "Krasnohrad," literally meaning red city in the Russian language.
The municipality of Chervonohrad also includes the town of Sosnivka and the urban type settlement of Hirnyk.