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]