Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Petrivka
Петрівка
Village
Petrivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Petrivka
Petrivka
Location of Petrivka within Ukraine
Petrivka is located in Ukraine
Petrivka
Petrivka
Petrivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°28′47″N 37°26′30″E / 47.479722°N 37.441667°E / 47.479722; 37.441667
CountryUkraine
ProvinceDonetsk Oblast
DistrictVolnovakha Raion
Area
 • Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total19
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85710
Area code+380 6244

Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка, romanized: Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское, romanized: Petrovskoye) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.[2]

Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[3][better source needed] It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[4]

Demographics

The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua".
  2. ^ "Петрівське, Волноваський район, Донецька область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
  3. ^ "online СЦКК ДНР - 4 September entry". Telegram. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.