Birky is a selo in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of 2936 in 2001. Birky belongs to Zmiiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. 1321 persons were recorded in 1864. Railway opened in 1869. This was the site of the Borki train disaster in 1888, which nearly killed Emperor Alexander III of Russia. 2791 residents were liv…
Birky is a selo in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of 2936 in 2001. Birky belongs to Zmiiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. 1321 persons were recorded in 1864. Railway opened in 1869. This was the site of the Borki train disaster in 1888, which nearly killed Emperor Alexander III of Russia. 2791 residents were living here in 1914.