Kurdiumivka (Ukrainian: Курдюмівка; Russian: Курдюмовка) is an rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is located 54.7 kilometres (34.0 mi) north-northeast from the centre of Donetsk city. Population: 737 (2022 estimate).[1]
Kurdiumivka
Курдюмівка | |
|---|---|
  Kurdiumivka Location of Kurdiumivka within Ukraine .svg) Kurdiumivka Kurdiumivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′06″N 37°57′36″E / 48.468333°N 37.96°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 737 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85285 |
| Area code | +380 6247 |
History
edit20th century
editKurdiumivka was founded in 1936, growing up around a railway station. During World War II, Kurdiumivka was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. In 1957, it received rural settlement status. Its population slowly shrank throughout the second half of the 20th century.[2]
21st century
editThe war in Donbas that started in mid-April 2014, brought both civilian and military casualties. A civilian was killed by rebel shelling in Kurdiumivka on 6 February 2017.[3] During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022, Kurdiumivka was a site of fighting during the Battle of Bakhmut.[4]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 1161 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Прокопенко, Л. С. "Курдюмівка" [Kurdiumivka]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 16. NASU Institute of Encyclopaedic Research. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ "Militants mortar Kurdiumivka, kill teenager, - Abroskin". Censor.NET. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Ukrainian Forces successfully storm Russian positions near Kurdiumivka in Donetsk region". Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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