Olzhyne, Beryslav Raion Explained

Olzhyne
Native Name:Ольжине
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1869
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:15.09
Population Total:419
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kherson Oblast # Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Olzhyne in the Kherson Oblast
Coordinates:47.4753°N 33.4878°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:74041
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 553
Elevation M:82
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Beryslav Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Vysokopillia settlement hromada
Pushpin Relief:y
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
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Olzhyne (; ru|link=no|Ольгино; de|Schöntal, Eigental), formerly known as Olhyne (uk|Ольгине), is a village in Beryslav Raion (district) in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 120.8km (75.1miles) northeast by north from the centre of Kherson city. It belongs to Vysokopillia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The settlement came under attack by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

In September 2024, Olhyne was renamed to Olzhyne to conform with the norms of the Ukrainian language.[1]

Demographics

The settlement had 419 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of the same year:

75.45%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: uk:Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів . On renaming individual populated places and raions . 2024-09-26 . Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.