Dobrianka


Dobrianka is an urban-type settlement in Ripky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population:
Dobrianka is located on the left bank of the Nemylnia River which makes the state border between Ukraine and Belarus.

History

It was a settlement in Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Urban-type settlement since 1924.
During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops from August 12, 1941 until September 29, 1943.
In 1971, there was a furniture factory, a clothing factory, a vegetable drying plant, and a peat-producing enterprise.
In January 1989, the population was 4042

Transportation

А railway station, on the Southwestern Railways connecting Chernihiv and Gomel, is located in Dobrianka. This is the closest station to the border from the Ukrainian side.
Dobrianka has access to Highway M01 which connects Kiev via Chernihiv to the state border and continues to Gomel behind the border.