Blahodatne
| Blahodatne Благодатне | |
|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |
  Blahodatne | |
| Coordinates: UA 50°39′45″N 24°15′3″E / 50.66250°N 24.25083°ECoordinates: UA 50°39′45″N 24°15′3″E / 50.66250°N 24.25083°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Municipality | Novovolynsk Municipality |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,791[1] |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне), formerly Zhovtneve (Ukrainian: Жовтневе) is an urban-type settlement in Novovolynsk Municipality, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 4,791 (2015 est.)[1]
History
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Zhovtneve to Blahodatne according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2]
Economy
Transportation
There is a railway line at the southern edge of the settlement connecting Novovolynsk and Ivanychi, however, there is no passenger traffic and no passenger station in Blahodatne.
A paved road connects Blahodatne with Novovolynsk in the northwest and Horokhiv via Ivanychi in the southeast.
References
- 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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