Dolynske (; ) is a
selo in
Izmail Raion
Izmail Raion (; ; ) is a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as ...
in the southern
Ukrainian oblast
An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
of
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...
. It belongs to
Reni urban hromada
Reni urban hromada () is a hromada (municipality) in Ukraine, in Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Reni. Population:
Until 18 July 2020, the hromada belonged to Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 20 ...
, one of the
hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s of Ukraine.
Dolynske is famous for the thick succession of Pleistocene water-lain facies containing Kharpov and Taman faunal complexes. The overlying loess-palaeosol sequence constitutes one of the most complete palaeoclimate archives in the Lower Danube Basin.
On May 19 1919, villagers of Dolynske revolted against the Romanian Authorities.
Until 18 July 2020, Dolynske belonged to
Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
s of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Reni Raion was merged into Izmail Raion. In 2001, there were 2,705 inhabitants, of which 16 Ukrainian speakers (0.59%), 2,509 Romanian speakers (92.61%), 11 Bulgarian speakers (0.41%), 130 Russian speakers (4.81%) and 13 Gagauz speakers (0.48%).
[The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities, at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/]
References
Villages in Izmail Raion
Populated places in Reni urban hromada
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