Liubech

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Liubech is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus and about 200 km north of Kyiv. It covers about 6 square kilometers and has around 1,890 residents (2022). Liubech is the administrative center of Liubech settlement hromada.

History in brief:
- Liubech is first mentioned in 882, when it was captured by Oleg of Novgorod.
- In 1016 a major battle occurred between Sviatopolk the Accursed of Kiev and Yaroslav the Wise.
- In 1097 the Council of Liubech (Congress of Rus’ Princes) was held here and lands were divided among the princes.
- In the 14th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- In 1569, during talks leading to the Union of Lublin, King Sigismund II Augustus transferred Liubech to Poland.
- In 1632 King Sigismund III Vasa granted Liubech city rights, making it a royal city of Poland. From 1635 to 1667 it belonged to the Chernihiv Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
- St. Anthony of Kiev (Anthony Pechersky), born in Liubech in 983, founded the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves (Kyiv Pechersk Lavra) and is considered the father of East Slavic monasticism.

Administrative changes:
- Until July 18, 2020, Liubech was part of Ripky Raion. That raion was abolished and merged into Chernihiv Raion.
- On January 26, 2024, Liubech changed from an urban-type settlement to a rural settlement.