Andriiashivka, Sumy Oblast Explained

Official Name:Andriiashivka
Native Name:Андріяшівка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Andriiashivka in Sumy Oblast##Location of Andriiashivka in Ukraine
Coordinates:50.5708°N 33.3792°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Romny Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Andriiashivka rural hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1666
Population:1,352

Andriiashivka (Ukrainian: Андріяшівка; Belarusian: Андрыяшыўка|translit=Andryjašyŭka; Russian: Андрияшевка|translit=Andriyashevka) is a village in Romny Raion, in Ukraine's central Sumy Oblast. It is the administrative centre of Andriiashivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 1,352 .[1]

History

Andriiashivka was first mentioned in 1666. Around this time, it was one of the primary centres of the potato farming industry in Ukraine. The village is known for the, a 400-year-old oak tree, which is located near the church.[2]

Andriiashivka came under the control of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in January 1918. An Association for Joint Cultivation of Land was established in 1923, followed by an artel named for Rosa Luxemburg the next year. 147 inhabitants of the village died during World War II.

Demographics

According to the 1989 Soviet census Andriiashivka's population was 2,358. By 2001, this number had dropped to 2,087. As of the 2001 census, the majority (97.94%) of Andriiashivka speaks Ukrainian. The remaining population speaks Russian (2.01%) and Belarusian (0.05%).[3]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Андріяшівська громада . Andriiashivka hromada . 2 January 2024 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: 15 February 2023 . Село Андріяшівка: що можна побачити за кілька хвилин . Andriiashivka village: what can you see, and in how much time? . 2 January 2024 . Zemliak . uk.
  3. Web site: Перепис населення . Population census . 2 January 2024 . . uk.