Kalynivske, Kherson Oblast

Kalynivske (Ukrainian: Калинівське; Russian: Калиновское; Yiddish: שדה־מנוחה) is a rural settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Inhulets River, a right tributary of the Dnieper. Kalynivske hosts the administration of Kalynivske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of 1,057 (2022 estimate).[2]

Kalynivske
Калинівське
Kalynivske is located in Kherson Oblast
Kalynivske
Kalynivske
Location in Kherson Oblast
Kalynivske is located in Ukraine
Kalynivske
Kalynivske
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°06′51″N 32°58′28″E / 47.11417°N 32.97444°E / 47.11417; 32.97444
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 1,057
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History edit

Before 2016, the settlement was known as Kalininske, after Mikhail Kalinin. On 17 Match 2016 that the Verkhovna Rada adopted the resolution to rename Kalininske as Kalynivske and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Kalynivske belonged to Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[4][5]

Kalynivske was occupied by the Russian forces during the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. On 9 November 2022, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had re-entered Kalynivske.[6]

Until 26 January 2024, Kalynivske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kalynivske became a rural settlement.[7]

Economy edit

Transportation edit

Kalinindorf railway station, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north, is on the railway connecting Kherson and Apostolove via Snihurivka. There is infrequent passenger traffic.

The settlement is connected by road with Snihurivka and Velyka Oleksandrivka with further connections to Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kryvyi Rih.

References edit

  1. ^ "Калиновская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Список переименованных сегодня Верховной Радой населенных пунктов Херсонской области" (in Russian). 0552.ua.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. ^ "Russia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback". CNN. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.