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(Redirected from Krasna Poliana, Donetsk Oblast) Place in Donetsk, Ukraine
Nova Karakuba Нова Каракуба
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Nova Karakuba is located in Donetsk OblastNova KarakubaNova KarakubaShow map of Donetsk OblastNova Karakuba is located in UkraineNova KarakubaNova KarakubaShow map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°33′35″N 37°04′17″E / 47.55972°N 37.07139°E / 47.55972; 37.07139
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk
RaionVolnovakha
HromadaStaromlynivka rural hromada
Area
 • Total8.231 km (3.178 sq mi)
Elevation138 m (453 ft)
Population
 • Total3,828
 • Density470/km (1,200/sq mi)
Area code+380 6243

Nova Karakuba (Ukrainian: Нова Каракуба), until 2024 known as Krasna Poliana (Ukrainian: Красна Поляна; Russian: Красная Поляна, romanizedKrasnaya Polyana) is a village in southern Ukraine, administratively located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast.

History

The modern village is the result of a merger of two historic villages: the Greek colony of Nova Karakuba and the German colony of Elizavetdorf.

Nova Karakuba was renamed to Krasna Poliana on 15 August 1945.

On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to restore the name Nova Karakuba to the village.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 4606, of whom 12.44% spoke Ukrainian, 80.26% spoke Russian, 7.1% spoke Greek, 0.11% spoke German, and 0.04% spoke Belarusian.

Notable people

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Єлизаветдорф; Russian: Елизабетдорф, romanizedElizabetdorf; German: Elisabethdorf

References

  1. "село Красна Поляна". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 15.8.1945 «Про збереження історичних найменувань та уточнення … назв … Сталінської області»  (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
  3. Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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Administrative centerVolnovakha
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