Bohdanivka, Pavlohrad Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Bohdanivka (Ukrainian: Богданiвка; Russian: Богдановка) is a village near Ternivka in Pavlohrad Raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. Bohdanivka hosts the administration of Bohdanivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has 3000 inhabitants and has a coal mine named for Samara River nearby.

Bohdanivka
Bohdanivka is located in Ukraine
Bohdanivka
Bohdanivka
Location of Bogdanivka
Coordinates: 48°29′56″N 36°06′26″E
Country
Oblast
Raion
Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pavlohrad Raion
Established1777
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total5,016
Postal code
51464
Area code?

In April 1930 the village was the centre of a quickly defeated pro-Ukrainian anti-Soviet Union revolt.[2]

The name Bohdanivka translates from Ukrainian word for God, bog combined with the suffix dano which translates to given, so is "given by God."

References

  1. "Богдановская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. A Different Peasantry, The Ukrainian Week (6 May 2011)
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