Kuchurhan
Кучурган | |
|---|---|
 Central street of the village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kuchurhan Location in Ukraine  Kuchurhan Kuchurhan (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′25″N 29°58′39″E / 46.72361°N 29.97750°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Odesa Oblast |
| Raion |  Rozdilna Raion |
| Hromada | Lymanske settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1808 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 3,700 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (+2) |
| Postal code | 67450 |
| Area code | +380 4853 |
| Former name | Strassburg, Baden (1808—1944) |
Kuchurhan (Ukrainian: Кучурган; Romanian: Cuciurgan) is a village in Rozdilna Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located along the Kuchurhan River at the north end of the Cuciurgan Reservoir along the border with Transnistria in Moldova. It is the site of highway, rail, and power line border crossings between Ukraine and Moldova. Kuchurhan belongs to Lymanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
History
The village was established in 1808 as Strassburg by Roman Catholic German and French Alsatian immigrants to the Kutschurgan Valley, then part of the Russian Empire. It received its present name in 1944 after the remaining German residents were driven from the area by the advancing Soviet army.
Ukrainian 24 Kanal journalist Volodymyr Runets reported in March 2016 that Kuchurhan's schoolchildren were being taught anti-Americanism and that most villagers "loathe Ukrainian patriots".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Лиманская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ↑ Russian propaganda: rural school students near Transnistria taught "U.S. enemy of mankind", UNIAN (4 March 2016)