Velyka Mykhailivka (, ; formerly (until 1945): Гросулово, Grosulovo, Hrosulove, or Grosolova ) is a

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Rozdilna Raion Rozdilna Raion () is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Rozdilna. Population: On 17 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odesa Oblast was reduced ...

in the west of

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. It hosts the administration of Velyka Mykhailivka settlement hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Velyka Mykhailivka previously served as the administrative center of

Velyka Mykhailivka Raion Velyka Mykhailivka Raion () was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Velyka Mykhailivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, ...

. Population: Velyka Mykhailivka is located on the banks of the Kuchurhan River.

History

Velyka Mykhailivka developed as a merger of several localities. Two biggest ones were the selos of Bohuslavka and Mykhaylivske, also known as Hrosulove. The area was settled after 1792, when the lands between the

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and the

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were transferred to Russia according to the Iasi Peace Treaty. Bohuslavka was founded in the end of the 18th century, and Hrosulove was founded in 1793. The name of Hrosulove comes from the landowner, Grosul-Tolstoy. The area was included in Tiraspol Uyezd, which belonged to

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until 1795,

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until 1796,

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until 1803, and

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until 1920. Velyka Mykhailivka is known for the 1919

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of the Jewish inhabitants. On 16 April 1920,

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split off, and Odessky Uyezd was moved to Odessa Governorate. In 1923,

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s in

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were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. Hrosulove was included into

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. On 7 March 1923 Hrosulove Raion with the administrative center in Hrosulove was established. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and on 27 February 1932, Odessa Oblast was established, and Hrosulove Raion was included into Odessa Oblast. In 1946, Hrosulove was renamed Velyka Mykhailivka, and Hrosulove Raion was renamed Velyka Mykhailivka Raion. Until 18 July 2020, Velyka Mykhailivka was the administrative center of

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Velyka Mykhailivka Raion was merged into Rozdilna Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Velyka Mykhailivka was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Mykhailivka became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

The closest railway station is in Novoborysivka about to the east. It is on the railway line connecting

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and

Podilsk Podilsk (, ; or ), until May 2016 Kotovsk (; ) is a city in Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. Administratively, Podilsk serves as the administrative center of Podilsk Raion, one of seven districts of Odesa Oblast. It also hosts the administration ...

References

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