Melekine Explained

Official Name:Melekine
Native Name:Мелекіне
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ukraine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast (Province)
Subdivision Type2:Raion (District)
Subdivision Name2:Mariupol Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Manhush settlement hromada
Established Date:XIX c.
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:46.9533°N 37.3883°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:87441
Area Code:6297

Melekine (Ukrainian: Мелекіне) is a village in the Mariupol Raion of Donetsk Oblast, 23km (14miles) from Mariupol.

Melekine is a sea resort and an administrative center of Melekine village council that combines several neighboring villages. It was established sometime in the 19th century as a fisherman company by a landowner Meleko. With the establishment of the Soviet regime in the area, the village was reformed into a fishermen collective farm.

Today Melekine (until 2009 Melekyne) has numerous sea resorts that stretch along the coast of the Sea of Azov.

The village was mentioned in the song "Melekino" of a local Russian-Ukrainian rap-group.[1]

Monuments and memorials

There is a gazebo on the road, on the outskirts of the village, and a memorial sign dedicated to the founders of the village of Melekine.

Existing monuments:

References

  1. https://archive.today/20120708042707/http://badbalance.h15.ru/stat/melekino.html Website of the band

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