Olshanske
Ольшанське | |
|---|---|
  Olshanske | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′7″N 31°45′9″E / 47.16861°N 31.75250°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Mykolaiv Oblast |
| Raion | Mykolaiv Raion |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,582 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Olshanske (Ukrainian: Ольшанське, Russian: Ольшанское) is an urban-type settlement in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Olshanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 3,582 (2022 estimate).[1]
The settlement is located on the right bank of the Southern Bug, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river.
History
In 1961, a construction of a big cement plant started. The settlement serving the plant was known as the Hryhorievka Cement Plant and belonged to Varvarivka Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1963, Varvarivka Raion was abolished and Mykolaiv Raion was established.[3] In 1968, Hryhorievka Cement Plant was renamed Olshanske, to commemorate Konstantin Olshansky, a Hero of the Soviet Union, and it was granted urban-type settlement status.[3][4]
Economy
The settlement serves a cement plant which belonged to Dyckerhoff AG.[3]
Transportation
There is a railway station in Olshanske on the railway line connecting Mykolaiv and Tokarivka, with further connections to Odesa and Voznesensk.
References
- 1 2 Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "Ольшанская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- 1 2 3 "Советское прошлое Ольшанского: от колышка к поселку" (in Russian). Національна спілка краєзнавців України. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Районы Николаевской области" (in Russian). Николаевская область. Электронная историческая энциклопедия. Retrieved 9 March 2016.