Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Coordinates: 47°28′47″N 37°26′30″E / 47.479722°N 37.441667°E / 47.479722; 37.441667
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Petrivka
Петрівка
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85710
Area code+380 6244

Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка, romanized: Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское, romanized: Petrovskoye) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.[2]

Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the

better source needed] It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[4]

Demographics

The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua".
  2. Історія міст і сіл Української РСР
    (in Ukrainian).
  3. ^ "online СЦКК ДНР - 4 September entry". Telegram. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.


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