Hrekivka Explained

Hrekivka
Native Name:Греківка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1961
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.653
Population Total:57
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hrekivka in Luhansk Oblast
Coordinates:49.2458°N 37.915°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:92911
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6454
Elevation M:110
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Luhansk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Svatove Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Pushpin Relief:y
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:13
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Hrekivka (Ukrainian: Греківка; Russian: link=yes|Грековка|Grekovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрі́вське) before 2016, is a village in Svatove Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 126.5km (78.6miles) northwest from the centre of Luhansk city. It belongs to Krasnorichenske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

The settlement was founded in 1963.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was regained by Ukrainian forces on 5 October the same year.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 57 inhabitants, whose native languages were 92.45% Ukrainian and 7.55% Russian.