Volodarka Explained

Official Name:Volodarka
Native Name:Володарка
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kyiv Oblast#Ukraine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Bila Tserkva Raion
Population Est:5708
Pop Est As Of:2022
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:09301

Volodarka (Ukrainian: Володарка, Polish: Wołodarka) is a rural settlement located on the Ros River in Bila Tserkva Raion, Kyiv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. The town is about 20 miles SSW of the city of Bila Tserkva. It hosts the administration of Volodarka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: . In 2001, the population was 7,639.

History

In 1900, there were 2,079 Jews living in Volodarka.[2] Nearly all of the town's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including in a mass killing in the Volodarka town park, where they were forced to dig their own graves before being shot and buried there, in July 1941.[3]

The Battle of Wołodarka took place nearby in May, 1920.

Until 18 July 2020, Volodarka was the administrative center of Volodarka Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Volodarka Raion was merged into Bila Tserkva Raion.[4] [5]

Until 26 January 2024, Volodarka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Volodarka became a rural settlement.[6]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Володарская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. Web site: JewishGen Locality Page - Volodarka, Ukraine . 13 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Murder story of Volodarka Jews in the Volodarka Town Park . Yad Vashem . 13 April 2023.
  4. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  5. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  6. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.