Synelnykove (Ukrainian: Синельникове, IPA: [sɪˈnɛlʲnɪkowe] ) is a city and municipality in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the largest city in the south-eastern part of the region. It serves as the administrative center of Synelnykove Raion within the oblast. It is named after the Russian governor Ivan Sinelnikov. Population: 28,651 (2022 estimate).[2]
Synelnykove
Синельникове | |
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Synelnykove 1st railway station | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Synelnykove Location in Ukraine Synelnykove Synelnykove (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′4″N 35°30′43″E / 48.31778°N 35.51194°E | |
| Country | |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Raion | Synelnykove Raion |
| Hromada | Synelnykove urban hromada |
| Founded | 1868[1] |
| City status | 1932[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dmytro Zrazhevskyi |
| Area | |
• Total | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 29,651 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 52500—52507 |
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History
editIt was created as a settlement in Yekaterinoslav Governorate in the 19th century on a private territory that was given as a gift to the Russian governor Ivan Sinelnikov by the Russian Imperial government. August 1868 is considered to be the official date of establishment, Synelnykove was then nothing more than a train station.[1] It was named in honor of the noble Synelnikov family, who owned these lands until the end of the 18th century.[1] In 1896, the train station was connected to the Kursk-Kharkiv-Sevastopol railways and was officially opened on 15 November 1873.[1] With the development of the railway Synelnykove became an important transport hub.[1] Industry and trade began to develop in the city.[1]
In 1917, Synelnykove became a district center of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate.[1] In 1932, it received the status of a city.[1]
During World War II, since October 1941 until September 1943 it was occupied by German troops.
Since 1979 and until 18 July 2020, Synelnykove was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Synelnykove Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven, the city of Synelnykove was merged into Synelnykove Raion.[3][4][5]
Due to the law "On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy" (in April 2023 signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy) the city needs to be renamed.[6] According to law this renaming has to take place before 27 January 2024.[6] On 1 January 2024, five (new) name options were offered to a public discussions would last until 20 January 2024.[7]
On 20 March 2024, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the organization of state power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and urban planning decided to propose the name Ridnopillia.[8] On 9 October 2024, the proposed name Ridnopillia did not get enough votes in the Verkhovna Rada.[9]
Population
editIn January 1989, the population was 37 807 people[10]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the city's population was 32,302. Ukrainians accounted for 84.5% of the population and Russians for 12.5%.[11] Ukrainian was the native language for 78% of the population, and Russian for 20.2%.[12]
In January 2013, the population was 31 568 people.[13]
Gallery
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Synelnykove-1 train depot
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Synelnykove 2nd railway station
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Downtown
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Oleksiy Alexandrov (19 January 2024). "Renaming Sinelnikov: was the city really named after a Russian figure". Informator (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Bevölkerungszahlen[dead link] at World Gazetteer
- ^ a b Olena Burseva (4 August 2023). "Novomoskovsk, Pavlograd, Sinelnikove: what else will be renamed in the Dnipropetrovsk region in half a year". Informator (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Sophia Skorik (1 January 2024). "Renaming Sinelnikov: how to call the city in the Dnipropetrovsk region". Informator (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Телішевська, Софія (2024-03-20). "Комітет Ради підтримав перейменування пʼяти великих міст України". babel.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування міста Синельникове Синельниківського району Дніпропетровської області на місто Ріднопілля та Синельниківського району Дніпропетровської області на Ріднопільський район [Draft resolution on renaming the city of Synelnykove, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the city of Ridnopillia and the Synelnykove Raion to the Ridnopillia Raion]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ "Національний склад міст".
- ^ "Мовний склад міст".
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.47" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
External links
edit- Website of the local council (in Ukrainian)
- City portal
- The murder of the Jews of Synelnykove during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.