Romanivka, Bereznehuvate Raion

Romanivka Романівка (Ukrainian) Романовка (Russian)
Romanivka Map of Ukraine with Romanivka highlighted
Coordinates: 47°26′07″N 32°56′41″E / 47.43528°N 32.94472°ECoordinates: 47°26′07″N 32°56′41″E / 47.43528°N 32.94472°E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion	Bereznehuvate Raion
Administrative Classification	KOATUU: 4821186060
Founded	1841
Area
• Total	0.462 km^2 (0.178 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	188
• Density	406.93/km^2 (1,053.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	56221
Area code(s)	+380 5168
Website

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

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.

References

1. http://www.trypillia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104:videiko-m-yu-trypillia-culture-proto-cities-after-40-years-of-investigations&catid=54:archaeology&Itemid=66