Vysokopillia

Vysokopillia or Vysokopillya (Високопілля, ; Высокополье) is a rural settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vysokopillia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Vysokopillia is located between the valleys of the Dnieper and Inhulets rivers, 12 km east of the Inhulets. It has a population of

History
Vysokopillia was founded as a German colony between 1869 and 1870 (see de:Kolonie Kronau for more information).

Until 18 July 2020, Vysokopillia was the administrative centre of Vysokopillia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Vysokopillia Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.

In March 2022, the area was occupied by Russia. The Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured Vysokopillia on 4 September and hoisted the Ukrainian flag near Vysokopillia's hospital as part the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive. Due to the military fights the settlement was destroyed by ~80%.

Until 26 January 2024, Vysokopillia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vysokopillia became a rural settlement.

Demographics
As of 2001, the settlement had a population of 4,699. The linguistic composition was:

Transportation
Vysokopillia is on a paved road which connects Novovorontsovka and Beryslav, where it has access to Kherson.

Vysokopillia railway station is on the railway line connecting Apostolove and Snihurivka (with further connection to Kherson and Mykolaiv).