Olshanske

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Olshanske
Ольшанське
Urban-type settlement
Olshanske is located in Mykolaiv Oblast
Olshanske
Olshanske
Coordinates: 47°10′7″N 31°45′9″E / 47.16861°N 31.75250°E / 47.16861; 31.75250Coordinates: 47°10′7″N 31°45′9″E / 47.16861°N 31.75250°E / 47.16861; 31.75250
CountryUkraine
OblastMykolaiv Oblast
RaionMykolaiv Raion
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,622
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Olshanske (Ukrainian: Ольшанське, Russian: Ольшанское) is an urban-type settlement in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 3,622 (2021 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 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. ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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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