Olshanske

Olshanske
Ольшанське
Urban-type settlement
Olshanske
Coordinates: UA 47°10′7″N 31°45′9″E / 47.16861°N 31.75250°E / 47.16861; 31.75250Coordinates: UA 47°10′7″N 31°45′9″E / 47.16861°N 31.75250°E / 47.16861; 31.75250
Country Ukraine
Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion Mykolaiv Raion
Population (2015)
 • Total 3,732[1]
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Olshanske (Ukrainian: Ольшанське, Russian: Ольшанское) is an urban-type settlement in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 3,732 (2015 est.)[1]

The settlement is located on the right bank of the Southern Bug, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river.

History

In 1961, a construction of a big cement plant started. The settlement serving the plant was known as the Hrigorievka Cement Plant and belonged to Varvarivka Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1963, Varvarivka Raion was abolished and Mykolaiv Raion was established.[2] In 1968, Hrigorievka Cement Plant was renamed Olshanske, to commemorate Konstantin Olshansky, a Hero of the Soviet Union, and it was granted urban-type settlement status.[2][3]

Economy

The settlement serves a cement plant which belonged to Dyckerhoff AG.[2]

Transportation

There is a railway station in Olshanske on the railway line connecting Mykolaiv and Kudriavtsivka, with further connections to Odessa and Voznesensk.

References

  1. 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Советское прошлое Ольшанского: от колышка к поселку" (in Russian). Національна спілка краєзнавців України. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Районы Николаевской области" (in Russian). Николаевская область. Электронная историческая энциклопедия. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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