title: Kryzhopil
text: # Kryzhopil
  
  Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль, romanized: Kryzhopilʹ; Russian: Крыжополь, romanized: Kryzhopol) is an urban-type settlement in Tulchyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Before the 2020 reform, the settlement was the administrative centre of the former Kryzhopil Raion. Population: 8,479 (2022 est.).
  
  ## History
  
  Kryzhopil was founded in 1866 during the construction of Kyiv-Odesa railroad and named after village Krzyżopol, located 17 km from the modern settlement. Railway station started to operate in August 1870. Since foundation to 1923 the settlement was a part of Olgopolsky Uyezd of Podolian Governorate.
  
  During World War II, Kryzhopil was occupied by Romanian forces and became a part of Transnistria Governorate. The settlement was retaken by the Red Army on 17 March 1944.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  Notable people that were born or lived in Kryzhopil include:
  
  * Sidor Belarsky (1898–1975), Ukrainian-American singer
  