Kuchurhan, Lymanske settlement hromada, Rozdilna Raion, Odesa Oblast
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Kuchurhan
Кучурган | |
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 Central street of the village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′25″N 29°58′39″E / 46.72361°N 29.97750°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Odessa Oblast |
| District | Rozdilnianskyi Raion |
| 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 or Russian: Кучурган) is a village in the Rozdilnianskyi Raion of the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located along the Kuchurhan River at the north end of the Kuchurhan Reservoir along the border with Transnistria in Moldova. It is the site of highway, rail, and power line border crossings between Ukraine and Moldova.
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 Channel 24 journalist Volodymyr Runets reported in March 2016 that Kuchurhan's schoolchildren were being taught anti-Americanism and that most villagers "loathe Ukrainian patriots".[1]
See also
- Black Sea Germans
- Roads in Ukraine
- State Highways (Ukraine)
- Transport in Moldova
- Kuchurgan power station
- Eugeniu Ştirbu
References
External links
- (in Ukrainian) Kuchurhan
- Straßburg Village Information
- Kutschurgan Map
- Founders of the Village of Strassburg
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