Bakhmach
Railway hub city of Chernihiv region
Bakhmach is a city in the Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine, located on the Borzenka River, a tributary of the Borzna River, 145 km southeast of the regional center. The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1147, and the modern city began to develop in the 1860s and 1870s as a working-class settlement due to the construction of the Kursk-Kyiv and Libau-Romny railways.
Currently, Bakhmach is an important railway junction of five directions, which contributes to its economic development, and the city's population as of 2022 was 16,862 people. Throughout its history, the city has played the role of an administrative and industrial center, receiving city status in 1938, and in 2020 it was approved as the administrative center of the Bakhmach urban territorial community.
1147
First mention of the settlement of Bakhmach in chronicles
1860s-1870s
Beginning of the development of the modern city due to the construction of railway stations
1923
Bakhmach received the status of a district center
1931
A cloth factory began operating, contributing to industrial development
1935
Construction of a seed plant was completed and put into operation
1938
Bakhmach was classified as a city
1953
A new railway station building was built
2020
The Bakhmach urban territorial community was created
