Rozdolne Explained

Rozdolne
Native Name:Ukrainian: Роздольне
Russian: Раздольное
Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Aqşeyh
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine#Ukraine Crimea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rozdolne in Crimea
Coordinates:45.77°N 33.4881°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Republic
Subdivision Name1:Crimea
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Rozdolne Raion
Established Title:Town status
Established Date:1960
Leader Title:Town Head
Leader Name:Mykhailo Petrychenko
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.574
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:12
Population Total:7,352
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:96200
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6553
Website:http://rada.gov.ua/

Rozdolne (Ukrainian: Роздольне; Russian: Раздольное; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Aqşeyh [Акъшейх]; German: Deutsch-Akscheich; until December 1944, Aksheykh [Ак-Шейх]) is an urban-type settlement in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. The town also serves as the administrative center of the Rozdolne Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.[2]

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population was 8,163.[2] Current population:

The village of Deutsch-Akscheich (Ак-Шеих Немецкий) was founded by Black Sea German settlers from the Berdyansk area in 1897.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rozdolne (Crimea, Rozdolne Raion). weather.in.ua. 14 February 2012. Ukrainian.
  2. Web site: Rozdolne, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Rozdolne Raion. Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 14 February 2012. Ukrainian.
  3. "Ак-Шеих". Die Deutschen Russlands: Lexikon. Немцы России. Энциклопедический словарь Retrieved 10 October 2014.