Dolynske, Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Dolynske (Ukrainian: Долинське; Russian: Долинское) is a village (a selo) in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its population was 690 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[3] Dolynske is the administrative center of the Dolynske Rural Council, a local government area.[3]

Dolynske
Долинське
Dolynske is located in Ukraine
Dolynske
Dolynske
Location of Dolynske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Dolynske is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Dolynske
Dolynske
Dolynske (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°47′16″N 34°56′35″E / 47.78778°N 34.94306°E / 47.78778; 34.94306
Country Ukraine
ProvinceZaporizhzhia Oblast
DistrictZaporizhzhia Raion
CouncilDolynske Rural Council
Founded1809
Area
 • Total98.17 km2 (37.90 sq mi)
Elevation97 m (318 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total690
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
70420
Area code+380 612
ClimateDfa
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The village was first founded in 1809 as Kronstal or Kronsthal (Ukrainian: Кронсталь) by German-speaking Mennonites settling the Chortitza Colony.[4][5][6] In 1892, its name was changed to Pavlivka (Ukrainian: Павлівка, Russian: Павловка). Since 1963, the village is known as Dolynske.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dolynska village council". Geoportal of administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine. Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Dolynske (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Dolynske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ Rempel, David G.; Carlson, Cornelia (2003). A Mennonite Family in Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-8020-3639-2.
  5. ^ "Chortitza Kolonie (1789-1943)". Mennonitische Geschichte und Ahnenforschung (in German). 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Village Report for Kronsthal Chortitza Colony, Russia, 1942". Mennonite Genealogical Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2015.