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New-York
Нью-Йорк | |
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  New-York Location of Niu-York within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′56″N 37°53′2″E / 48.31556°N 37.88389°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 2nd half of 18th century |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population 2021 | |
• Total | 9,917 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85294-85297 |
| Area code | +380 6247 |
Niu-York (Template:Lang-uk) is an urban settlement in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 37.9 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city. The settlement was from 1951 until 2021 named Novhorodske (Template:Lang-uk).[1][2]
Niu-York is administratively subordinated to Toretsk city, that is located about 10 km north of Niu-York. Population: 9,917 (2021 est.)[3]
History
The settlement first appeared on maps in 1846 under its original name Niu-York and was then situated in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire.[4] According to official data, in 1859 the village consisted of 13 households, 45 male residents, 40 female residents, and a factory and was formally named Oleksandrivske.[4][5] The precise origin of the settlement's name is unclear.[6]
German-speaking Mennonites bought the settlement in 1889, and in 1892 formed the colony of Niu York from seven settlements.[5][6] In 1941 all Germans still living in Niu York were deported to Kazakhstan.[6][5]
The town used to thrive through its industry, but it fell into decline after the World War I.[6]
On 19 October 1951, by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, the village was renamed Novhorodske.[1][4] A request for renaming the settlement back to Niu-York has been submitted by the Civil–military administration of Donetsk Oblast and was approved by the Ukrainian parliament's Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning on 3 February 2021 (18 votes "for" and 1 "against").[7] On 1 July 2021 parliament officially renamed the town back to its original name Niu-York (the resolution was supported by 301 people's deputies; Yevgeniy Shevchenko was the sole MP who voted "against", 13 MP's from Servant of the People and 12 from Opposition Platform — For Life abstained).[1][2]
The town is situated near the frontline between the (and on the side of the) Ukrainian army and the Russia-backed Donetsk People's Republic of the war in Donbas.[6] This conflict, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. On 8 November 2016 a civilian was killed by shelling.[8] Local council head Mykola Lenko stated in July 2021 that five residents had been killed since the start of the conflict.[6]
In 2021, Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, whose husband had roots in New York, founded Ukrainian New York Literature Festival. The festival first took place in October 2021.[9]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[10]
- Ukrainian 33.95%
- Russian 65.74%
- Belarusian 0.12%
- Armenian 0.03%
- German and Polish 0.02%
- Moldovan 0.01%
References
- ^ a b c Parliament renames Novhorodske village in Donetsk region to Niu-York, Ukrinform (1 July 2021)
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) People's deputies returned Niu-York to Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 July 2021)
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) "The last step remains." The Council Committee supported the renaming of one of the settlements in the Donbas to Niu-York, NV (magazine) (3 February 2021)
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Our dear Niu-York. As a village in the Donetsk region, it fights for attention and investment, Hromadske.TV (13 February 2021)
- ^ a b c d e f Niu-York on Ukraine's frontline: parliament backs town's name change, Reuters (2 July 2021)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Niu-York will be returned to Ukraine. This was supported by the Council Committee, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 February 2021)
- ^ "Сводные данные АТО – 09 ноября" [Summary information on ATO as of 9 November] (in Russian). NSDC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ https://zaborona.com/en/new-york-ua-how-this-donbas-town-reclaimed-an-old-name-and-kicked-off-a-season-of-change/
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
External links
Media related to Niu-York at Wikimedia Commons
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