Petershahen Explained

Petershahen
Native Name:Петерсгаген
Native Name Lang:uk
Other Name:Petershagen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zaporizhzhia Oblast#Ukraine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Polohy Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Tokmak urban hromada
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1805
Elevation M:38
Population Total:407
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:71709

Petershahen (;), formerly known as Kutuzivka, is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Tokmak urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] In 2001 its population was 407.[2]

The village was founded by German Mennonites in 1805 under the name within the region of Molotschna. In 1945, it was renamed to Kutuzivka. Its church, built in 1892, was restored in 1990s.[3] [4] In 2024, the original name of the village was returned as part of the derussification campaign.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Токмацька територіальна громада . Tokmak urban hromada . . 2 . 4 November 2024 . uk.
  2. Web site: All-Ukrainian population census . 4 November 2024 . db.ukrcensus.gov.ua . . en.
  3. Web site: Кутузівка Перетсгаген . 4 November 2024 . Landmarks.In.Ua.
  4. Web site: Кутузівка. Кірха . 4 November 2024 . Ukraina Incognita.
  5. Web site: 25 September 2024 . uk:Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів . On renaming individual populated places and raions . 4 November 2024 . . uk.