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Staromlynivka

Staromlynivka(Ukrainian:Старомлинівка;Russian:Старомлыновка,romanized:Staromlynovka) is a village inVolnovakha Raion(district) inDonetsk Oblastof easternUkraine,located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the town ofVelyka Novosilka.[1]Before 1946, it was known asStaryi Kermenchyk(Ukrainian:Старий Керменчик;Russian:Старый Керменчик,romanized:Stary Kermenchik).[2]It is located in the floodplain of theMokri Yalyriver.[3]

Staromlynivka
Старомлинівка
Village
An old Greek house
An old Greek house
Coat of arms of Staromlynivka
Coat of arms
Staromlynivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Staromlynivka
Staromlynivka
Location of Staromlynivka in Donetsk Oblast
Staromlynivka is located in Ukraine
Staromlynivka
Staromlynivka
Staromlynivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates:47°41′51″N36°49′32″E/ 47.69750°N 36.82556°E/47.69750; 36.82556
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionVolnovakha Raion
HromadaStaromlynivka rural hromada
Founded1779
Area
• Total
7.302 km2(2.819 sq mi)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
(01.01.2014)
• Total
2,635
• Density360/km2(930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Postal code
85552
Area code+380 6243
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It is the administrative center ofStaromlynivka rural hromada,one of thehromadas(communities) of Ukraine.[4]

History

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The village was founded as Staryi Kermenchyk in 1779 byGreeksfromCrimea.[3]The "Kermenchyk" part of the name comes from the wordТ'ерменчик(Ťermenčik) from theUrum language,[5]aTurkic languagespoken by somePontic Greeks.[6]The word means "small mill", and the modern name "Staromlynivka" is acalqueof this Urum-derived name into Ukrainian.[3]

In 1886, Staryi Kermenchyk was recorded as being the center ofStaro-Kermenchitska volost[uk]insideMariupol uyezd.Thevolostcontained one other village,Krasna Poliana.[7]In the 20th century, Staryi Kermenchyk was a scene of fighting during theRussian Civil War.[3]It was the center ofStaromlynivka Raion[ru](known as Staro-Kermenchik Raion until 1946) from 1923 until 1959.[citation needed]

By 1926, Staryi Kermenchyk still had one of the largestGreek communities in Ukraine,as part of the larger community in the area betweenMariupolandDonetsk.[8]It was renamed to Staromlynivka in 1946.[2]In May 1964, a local history museum was opened in Staromlynivka.[3]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The village was captured byRussian forcesin March 13, 2022, during theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[9]During the2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive,Russian-installed occupation officialVladimir Rogovreported that Ukraine was aiming to take back control of the town.[10]

Demographics

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The settlement had 3,373 inhabitants in 2001. The native language distribution as of theUkrainian Census of the same yearwas:[11]

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  • An exhibition in the local history museum
  • Gateway of the local history museum
  • An old Greek house

See also

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  • Kermenchyk,a nearby settlement founded by colonists from Staryi ( "Old" ) Kermenchyk

References

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  1. ^Karolina Hird; George Barros; Grace Mappes; Nicole Wolkov; Mason Clark; Fredrick W. Kagan (8 June 2023)."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8, 2023".Institute for the Study of War.Retrieved14 August2023.
  2. ^abУказ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 7.6.1946 «Про збереження історичних найменувань та уточнення… назв… Сталінської області»(in Ukrainian). 7 June 1946 – viaWikisource.
  3. ^abcdeLyakh, R. D.; Temyr, S. K."Старомлинівка, Великоновосілківський Район, Донецька Область".The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR(in Ukrainian).
  4. ^"Старомлинівська громада - Донецька область".gromada.info.Retrieved14 August2023.
  5. ^Греки Приазов'я: Етнонаціональні Процеси В Аспекті Трансформації Традиційної Культури (Кінець Хvііі – Початок Ххі Століття)(PDF)(Thesis) (in Ukrainian). Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. p. 113.Так, на правобережжі р. Кальміуса греки-переселенці з Криму заснували [...] Керменчик – Т'ерменчик (урум.)
  6. ^Stavros, Skopeteas (2016)."The Caucasian Urums and the Urum language/Kafkasya Urumları ve Urum Dili".Handbook of Endangered Turkic Languages.
  7. ^Balukhtina, Olena Nikolaevna."ГОСПОДАРЧО-МАЙНОВИЙ РЕСУРС ПРАВОСЛАВНОЇ ЦЕРКВИ В ДРУГІЙ ПОЛОВИНІ XIX СТОЛІТТЯ – 1917 р. (НА МАТЕРІАЛАХ ПІВДНЯ УКРАЇНИ)"(PDF).Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.p. 296. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 August 2023.Retrieved15 August2023.
  8. ^"Greeks".Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine.Retrieved14 August2023.
  9. ^Mason Clark; George Barros; Kateryna Stepanenko (13 March 2022)."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 13".criticalthreats.org.Retrieved27 October2022.The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that Russian forces captured Staromlynivka, Yevhenivka, Pavlivka, and Yegorivka as of noon local time on March 13.
  10. ^"Ukraine forces seek to pierce Russian lines in south, Russia-installed official".Reuters.13 August 2023.Retrieved15 August2023.
  11. ^"Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних"[All-Ukrainian population census | Database].ukrcensus.gov.ua(in Ukrainian).Retrieved27 October2022.
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