Tokarivka

Tokarivka Токарівка
Urban-type settlement
Tokarivka
Coordinates: UA 47°18′11″N 31°0′45″E / 47.30306°N 31.01250°ECoordinates: UA 47°18′11″N 31°0′45″E / 47.30306°N 31.01250°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion	Veselynove Raion
Population (2015)
• Total	2,050[1]
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Tokarivka (Ukrainian: Токарівка) is an urban-type settlement in Veselynove Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 2,050 (2015 est.)^[1]

History

Tokarivka was founded as Kolosivka, since originally it was the estate of Princess Kolosova. In 1920, it was renamed Kudriavtsivka to commemoraze certain bolshevik Kudriavtsev who was responsible for the local land redistribution after the 1917 October Revolution.^[2] In 1976, Kudriavtsivka was granted urban-type settlement status.^[3]

On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kudriavtsivka to Tokarivka and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.^[4]

Economy

Transportation

Kolosivka railway station, located in Tokarivka, is a node of three lines, which connect it to Mykolaiv, Pomichna (via Voznesensk), and Odessa.

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
2. "В рамках декоммунизации на Николаевщине могут переименовать еще два населенных пункта" (in Russian). Преступности НЕТ. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
3. Украинская ССР - Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1979 года. Kiev: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979.
4. "Тотальна декомунізація: Перелік перейменованих міст" (in Ukrainian). 112.ua. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.