| Vesele | |
| Native Name: | Веселе |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Coordinates: | 47.0158°N 34.9122°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Melitopol Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vesele settlement hromada |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1815 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 14 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 77 |
| Population Total: | 9340 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 72202 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 6136 |
| Website: | veselivska-gromada.gov.ua |
Vesele (uk|Веселе) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast,[2] southern Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Vesele Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. It has a population of
Vesele was founded in 1815. The earliest settlers were mostly fugitive serfs escaping from oppression elsewhere in the Russian Empire.[3]
In 1923, after Vesele was incorporated into the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union, it was designated the administrative center of Vesele Raion. During World War II, Vesele was occupied by the forces of Nazi Germany from 18 September 1941 to 26 October 1943. In 1957, Vesele received urban-type settlement status.[3]
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force in Ukraine which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, so all urban-type settlements - including Vesele - were automatically converted to rural settlements.[4]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, its population was 11,096, with a population that self-identified their ethnic backgrounds predominantly as Ukrainians and Russians.[3]