Rozdolne ( uk, Роздольне; russian: Раздольное; crh, Aqşeyh �къшейх}; german: Deutsch-Akscheich; until December 1944, Aksheykh �к-Шейх is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

in the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula,

, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and incorporated by

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as the

Republic of Crimea The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject (republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory cor ...

. The town also serves as the administrative center of the

Rozdolne Raion Rozdolne Raion ( uk, Роздольненський район, russian: Раздольненский район, crh, Aqşeyh rayonı) is, de facto, one of the 25 regions of the Republic of Crimea within the Russian Federation, though the territo ...

(

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

), housing the district's local administration buildings. As of the

2001 Ukrainian Census The Ukrainian Census of 2001 is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.

, its population was 8,163. Current population: The village of Deutsch-Akscheich (Ак-Шеих Немецкий) was founded by Black Sea German settlers from the

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

area in 1897."Ак-Шеих"
Die Deutschen Russlands: Lexikon. Немцы России. Энциклопедический словарь
Retrieved 10 October 2014.

References

Urban-type settlements in Crimea Rozdolne Raion {{Crimea-geo-stub

See also

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