Velyka Oleksandrivka ( uk, Велика Олександрівка; russian: Большая Александровка, Bolshaya Aleksandrovka or , ''Velikaya Aleksandrovka'') is an urban-type settlement in Beryslav Raion,

Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...

, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement hromada, 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 settlement is located on the left bank of the Inhulets. It has a population of

Administrative status

Until 18 July, 2020, Velyka Oleksandrivka was the administrative center of Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.

History

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

In March 2022, Velyka Oleksandrivka was occupied by Russian forces. On 4 October 2022, Ukrainian authorities regained control of the settlement during the Southern counteroffensive.

Climate

Economy

Transportation

Velyka Oleksandrivka is on a paved road which connects

Novovorontsovka Novovorontsovka ( uk, Нововоронцовка; russian: Нововоронцовка) is an urban-type settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Novovorontsovka settlement hromada, one of t ...

and Beryslav, where it has access to

Kherson Kherson (, ) is a port city 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 appr ...

. The closest railway station is in Bila Krynytsia, about northwest, on the railway connecting

Apostolove Apostolove ( , russian: Апо́столово) is a city in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Apostolove urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, the populat ...

and Snihurivka (with a further connection to Kherson and Mykolaiv).

References

{{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Beryslav Raion Khersonsky Uyezd