Tarutyne ( uk, Тарутине; bg, Тарутино, ; ro, Tarutino, Ancecrac; ) is an urban-type settlement in southwestern Ukraine. It is the seat of Bolhrad Raion ( district) of Odesa Oblast and is in the historical region of Budjak in southern

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...

. Tarutyne hosts the administration of

Tarutyne settlement hromada Tarutyne ( uk, Тарутине; bg, Тарутино, ; ro, Tarutino, Ancecrac; ) is an urban-type settlement in southwestern Ukraine. It is the seat of Bolhrad Raion (district) of Odesa Oblast and is in the historical region of Budjak in south ...

, 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. Population: Until 18 July 2020, Tarutyne was the administration center of

Tarutyne Raion Tarutyne Raion ( ) was a raion (Administrative divisions of Ukraine, administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It was in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat was Tarutyne. The ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.

Notable people

Eliezer Shulman Eliezer Shulman (Hebrew אליעזר שולמן; July 11, 1923, Tarutino, Bessarabia, Romania – January 3, 2006 Tevet 5766 Bat Yam, Israel) was a biblical scholar and historian. He wrote in Hebrew. Shulman was born in the German-Jewish town Ta ...

(1923–2006), biblical scholar and historian *

Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...

References

{{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Bolhrad Raion 1812 establishments in Ukraine Former German settlements in Odesa Oblast Akkermansky Uyezd Cetatea Albă County Chilia County