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Chervonohrad (Ukrainian: Червоноград) is a mining city located in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The city is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast. It about 62 km north of Lviv and 7 km from Sokal. The population numbers 82,900 inhabitants.

Prior to 1953, the city was known as Krystynopol (Ukrainian: Кристинополь, translit. Krystynopol'). 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 beautiful city.

The municipality of Chervonohrad also includes the town of Sosnivka and the urban type settlement of Hirnyk.

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