Molochansk

Molochansk (Ukrainian: Молочанськ; Russian: Молочанск) is a city in Tokmak Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around 47°12′26″N 35°35′41″E. The river Molochna flows through the city. Population: 6,224 (2021 est.)[1].

Molochansk
Молочанськ
Молочанск
Centralschule (Boys School) in Molochansk
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Molochansk
Molochansk
Coordinates: 47°12′26″N 35°35′41″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionTokmak Raion
Founded1804
Population
 (2021)
 • Total6,224
ClimateDfa

History

Molochansk was founded in 1804 by Dutch and German Mennonite settlers who were invited by Empress Catherine the Great to settle on the vast steppes of the Tsar's Russian empire. They called the new village "Halbstadt". Mennonites had earlier, in 1789, founded the Chortitza Colony at the invitation of Catherine the Great. It was the successful founding of Chortitza that encouraged expansion into the Molochna River region. By 1850, there were over 50 Mennonite villages south and east of Molochansk/Halbstadt.

Because of hostile national policies toward Germans in the 20th century Soviet Union, almost no ethnic Germans are left in the region. During Soviet rule, a large number of people lost all their possessions, and all Germans were relocated to the remote parts of Kazakhstan.

In 2004, the 200th anniversary of Molochansk/Halbstadt was celebrated with worldwide distinguished guests in attendance. Canada's ambassador to Ukraine was present at this gala event.

  • Heinrich H Willms Mill
  • Heinrich H Willms Residence in Molochansk
  • Mädchenschule (Girls' School), presently the Mennonite Centre

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References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.


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