Askania-Nova (urban-type settlement)

Askania-Nova (New Ascania) is an urban-type settlement in Chaplynka Raion, Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, near the Askania-Nova biosphere reserve. Population: 2,638 (2020 est.)[1]

Askania-Nova

Асканія-Нова
Urban-type settlement
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Askania-Nova
Askania-Nova
Coordinates: 46°27′6″N 33°52′14″E
CountryUkraine
Raions of UkraineChaplynka Raion
ProvinceKherson Oblast
First mentioned1822
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,638
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal code
75230
Area code(s)+380 5538

History

It was established in 1822 as a rural settlement of Chapli. In 1828 the estate of Chapli was leased by Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. The estate was renamed Ascania, as the Duke's family held the title the Duke of Ascania since 1330. The 25 sheep breeders and German colonizers from that county found a loosely populated settlement of Ascania-Nova. Later, in 1835, it became a khutir of Askania-Nova. In 1856 a Ukrainian-born German entrepreneur Friedrich Fein bought that estate from the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (presumably Leopold IV) (some 52,000 ha). Friedrich Fein was grandfather of Friedrich Falz-Fein, the founder of Askania Nova biosphere reserve. In 1890 it was known as the incorporated rural settlement of Askania-Nova.

The settlement has been classified as urban since 1938.

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Notes
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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