Olshana known from 1962 - 2007 as Vilshana is a
village in
Ukraine, in
Pryluky Raion of
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...
. It belongs to
Ichnia urban hromada
Ichnia (, ) is a town in Pryluky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine, located on the Ichenka River. It hosts the administration of Ichnia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population is
Etymology
There is evidence that in ancient ti ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
The population is 511 people. The Olshana's village council is governed by 2 farms: Tarasivka and Zhovtneve (since 2016, the village of Nova Olshana).
Until 18 July 2020, Olshana belonged to
Ichnia Raion
Ichnia Raion ( uk, Ічнянський район) was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the city of Ichnia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Ichnia Raion was merged into Pryluky Raion.
Further reading
* Записки Императорского русского географического общества. Том 11. 1856 г., с. 368: «Поселение: Ольшана. В нём: м.п. 1176, ж. 1280, всего 2456».
* Географическо-статистический словарь Российской Империи. Том 3. 1867 г., с. 638: «Ольшана: село, Полтавской г-нии, Прилукскаго у-да, на транспортной дороге из г. Прилук в г. Ромны, в 15 вер. от у-дного г-да, при безымянном пруде. Ч. жителей, малороссов, 2,429 об. п.; 468 дв. Церковь правосл. 1, сельск. ущилище, заводы сахарный и винокуренный».
* Россия. В. П. Семёнов-Тян-Шанский. 1903 г., с. 361: «Верстах в 5 на восток от станции
евкирасположено волостное село Прилуцкаго у. Ольшана, имеющее около 3½ тыс. жителей, церковь, несколько лавок, до 50 ветр. мельниц и несколько маслобойных заводиков».
* Энциклопедический словарь Ф. А. Брокгауза и И. А. Ефрона. Петербург, 1890—1907 гг.: «Ольшана, село Полтавской губернии, Прилукского уезда, в 5 верстах от железнодорожной станции Левки. 3500 жителей; лавки, маслобойные заводы кустарного характера».
References
External links
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Priluksky Uyezd
Villages in Pryluky Raion