Rozdolne

Rozdolne
Роздольне — Раздольное
Urban-type settlement
Rozdolne

Location of Rozdolne in Crimea

Coordinates: 45°46′12″N 33°29′17″E / 45.77000°N 33.48806°ECoordinates: 45°46′12″N 33°29′17″E / 45.77000°N 33.48806°E
Country Disputed
 Russia,  Ukraine
Republic Crimea
District Rozdolne Raion
Town status 1960
Government
 • Town Head Mykhailo Petrychenko
Area
 • Total 4.574 km2 (1.766 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 7,320
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+4)
Postal code 96200
Area code +380 6553
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Rozdolne (Ukrainian: Роздольне; Russian: Раздольное; Crimean Tatar: 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: 7,320 (2013 est.)[3].

The village of Deutsch-Akscheich (Ак-Шеих Немецкий) was founded by Black Sea German settlers from the Berdyansk area in 1897.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rozdolne (Crimea, Rozdolne Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rozdolne, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Rozdolne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ак-Шеих". Die Deutschen Russlands: Lexikon. Немцы России. Энциклопедический словарь (Russian) Retrieved 10 October 2014.