Pokrovske, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pokrovske
Покровське | |
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 Pokrovske District State Administration | |
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 Interactive map of Pokrovske | |
  Pokrovske  Pokrovske | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′57″N 36°14′02″E / 47.98250°N 36.23389°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Raion |  Synelnykove Raion |
| Hromada | Pokrovske settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1779 (247 years ago) |
| Urban-type settlement Status | 1957 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,489 |
| Postal code | 53600 |
| Area code | +380 5638 |
Pokrovske (Ukrainian: Покро́вське) is a rural settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pokrovske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The settlement has population around 9,489 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
The settlement was founded as a village in the Aleksandrovsky Uyezd of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate and first mentioned in historical documents in 1779. At the end of the 19th century, a school, an almshouse, several bazaars and shops operated here, and fairs were held regularly.[3]
At the beginning of the 20th century, manganese deposits were discovered in Pokrovske. In October 1930, a MTS was established here.
During the Great Patriotic War, in October 1941, the village was occupied by advancing German troops, but on September 14, 1943, it was liberated by units of the 257th Rifle Division of the Red Army. In 1957, it was granted the status of "urban-type settlement".
In January 1989 the population was 12,080 inhabitants.[4] On 25 August 2014, a monument to Lenin was toppled in town.[5] Until the raion was abolished on 18 July 2020,[6][7] Pokrovske was the administrative center of Pokrovske Raion. After that date the urban-type settlement became part of Synelnykove Raion.
Until 26 January 2024, Pokrovske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Pokrovske became a rural settlement.[8]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had 11,661 inhabitants. The linguistic composition was as follows:[9]
References
- ^ "Покровская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Покровское". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: F. A. Brockhaus. 1890–1907.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ "«Ленінопад» на Дніпропетровщині (ВІДЕО)". Espreso TV. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад". Мінрегіон (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Pokrovske during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.