in the modern village of Bilohorodka Monument of Bilohorodka The village was established in 980 as the legendary city-castle
Bilhorod Kyivskyi, located in
Kyivan Rus'. It was located on the right bank of
Irpin River and was mentioned in chronicles. In 1909-1910 excavations on the site of the old fortress were performed by
Vikentiy Khvoyka, who discovered a defensive wall made of brick and three stories of clay-filled wooden structures. The remains of fortifications were later studied by
Natalia Polonska-Vasylenko. Until 18 July 2020, Bilohorodka belonged to
Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha,
Fastiv, and
Obukhiv raions, with Bilohorodka being transferred to Bucha Raion. == Geography ==