Romanivka, Bereznehuvate Raion

Romanivka (Ukrainian: Рома́нівка Russian: Романовка) - is a village in Ukraine. It is part of the Bereznehuvate Raion of the Mykolaiv Oblast.

Romanivka

Романівка (Ukrainian)
Романовка (Russian)
Romanivka
Map of Ukraine with Romanivka highlighted
Coordinates: 47°26′07″N 32°56′41″E
Country Ukraine
RegionMykolaiv Oblast
RaionBereznehuvate Raion
Administrative ClassificationKOATUU: 4821186060
Founded1841
Area
  Total0.462 km2 (0.178 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total188
  Density406.93/km2 (1,053.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
56221
Area code(s)+380 5168
Website

Romanivka is the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 3600 - 3200 B.C. belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. The settlement was for the time very large, covering an area of 100 hectares. This proto-city are just one of 2440 Cucuteni-Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine. 194 (8%) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000 - 2700 B.C. and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100 - 300 - 450 Hectares.[1]

History

Romanivka was formed after a merger of Big Romanivka and Little Romanivka . It is and always was a predominantly Jewish settlement. Around 1886, many Jews of Kherson moved here. At that time, Romanivka had a population of 1476. The town was made up of 83 households and four synagogues and Jewish schools.

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