Luzhanka, Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast

Luzhanka Лужанка
Village
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Coordinates: 46°02′39″N 29°11′27″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Bolhrad Raion
Hromada	Tarutyne settlement hromada
Founded	1830
Area
• Total	8.5 km^2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	423
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	68555
Area code	+380-4847

Luzhanka (Ukrainian: Лужанка; Romanian: Catzbach) is a village located in Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is also located in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Luzhanka belongs to Tarutyne settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1]

History

Historical affiliations

 Russian Empire 1830–1917
 Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
 Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

Until 18 July 2020, Luzhanka belonged to Tarutyne Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.^[2][3]

Notable people

• Serhiy Hrynevetsky (born 1957), politician, Governor of Odesa Oblast (1998–2005, 2020–2022)

References

1. "Тарутинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.