Blahodatne (), formerly Zhovtneve (), is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Novovolynsk urban hromada Novovolynsk (, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Novovolynsk, together with the rural settlement of Blahodatne, Volyn Oblast, Blahodatne and six villages, is incorporated into Novovolynsk urban hromada. Population: ...

, Volodymyr Raion,

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, western

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. Population:

History

On 21 May 2016,

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adopted decision to rename Zhovtneve to Blahodatne according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin. Until 26 January 2024, Blahodatne was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Blahodatne became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

There is a railway line at the southern edge of the settlement connecting

Novovolynsk Novovolynsk (, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Novovolynsk, together with the rural settlement of Blahodatne, Volyn Oblast, Blahodatne and six villages, is incorporated into Novovolynsk urban hromada. Population: ...

and Ivanychi, however, there is no passenger traffic and no passenger station in Blahodatne. A paved road connects Blahodatne with Novovolynsk in the northwest and

Horokhiv Horokhiv (, ; ; ) is a small city in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Population: History The first written mention of it was in 1240 in the Hypatian Codex. It was a private town, administratively located in the Volhynian Voivodeship i ...

via Ivanychi in the southeast.

References

Rural settlements in Volodymyr Raion {{Volyn-geo-stub