Velykodolynske ( uk, Великодолинське, russian: Великодолинское) 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 ...

Odesa Raion Odesa Raion (also sometimes spelled as Odessa Raion; uk, Одеський район, russian: Одесский район) is a raion (district) of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisi ...

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...

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 ...

. It is located approximately southwest of the city of

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...

and from the Black Sea coast. Velykodolynske hosts the administration of

Velykodolynske settlement hromada Velykodolynske ( uk, Великодолинське, russian: Великодолинское) is an urban-type settlement in Odesa Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located approximately southwest of the city of Odesa and from the Black S ...

, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:

History

It was founded in 1803 by

governor Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu who installed German colons (

Black Sea Germans The Black Sea Germans (german: Schwarzmeerdeutsche; russian: черноморские немцы; uk, чорноморські німці) are ethnic Germans who left their homelands (starting in the late-18th century, but mainly in the e ...

). The place was named Gross Liebenthal and had two

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churches. It received the name of Bolshaya Akkarzha in 1918 and its current name in 1945. Until 18 July 2020, Velykodolynske belonged to

Ovidiopol Raion Ovidiopol Raion ( uk, Овідіопольський район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Ovidiopol. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Od ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

s of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Ovidiopol Raion was split between Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and Odesa Raions, with Velykodolynske being transferred to Odesa Raion.

Economy

Transportation

There are three railway stations in the settlement, Akkarzha, Post 25 km, and Post 22 km. They are all on the railway connecting Odesa and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. There is infrequent passenger traffic. Highway H33 connecting Odesa with Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi runs through the settlement.

References

{{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Odesa Raion