Blahodatne, Volyn Oblast

For other settlements with the same name, see Blahodatne.

Blahodatne Благодатне
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 50°39′45″N 24°15′3″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Volyn Oblast
Raion	Volodymyr Raion
Hromada	Novovolynsk urban hromada
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	4,575
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне), formerly Zhovtneve (Ukrainian: Жовтневе), is a rural settlement in Novovolynsk urban hromada, Volodymyr Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. Population: 4,575 (2022 estimate).^[1]

History

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Zhovtneve to Blahodatne according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.^[2]

Until 26 January 2024, Blahodatne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Blahodatne became a rural settlement.^[3]

Economy

Transportation

There is a railway line at the southern edge of the settlement connecting Novovolynsk and Ivanychi, however, there is no passenger traffic and no passenger station in Blahodatne.

A paved road connects Blahodatne with Novovolynsk in the northwest and Horokhiv via Ivanychi in the southeast.

References

1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
2. "Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
3. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.