Olexandrivka, Slobozhanske settlement hromada, Dnipro Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Olexandrivka Олександрівка Billerveld (historical name)
Village
Olexandrivka
48°30′50″N 35°13′53″E / 48.51389°N 35.23139°E / 48.51389; 35.23139
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion	Dnipro Raion
Hromada	Slobozhanske settlement hromada, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Established	1861
Settlement council	Slobozhanske settlement council
Government
• Starosta	Victoria Akimova
Area
• Total	3.184 km2 (1.229 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,318
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	slobozhanska-gromada.gov.ua

Olexandrivka is a village in Dnipro Raion Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine. The village is part of Slobozhanska settlement hromada.

Geography

Olexandrivka is located on the left bank of the Samara River. Dnipropetrovsk State Fish Farm are adjacent to the rural upstream, and the city of Dnipro is 1 km downstream. At village also located Tatarka River.

History

Village was founded in 1861 as the German colony of Billerfeld (German: Billerveld). In 1886, Billerfeld had 379 residents, 49 yards, a prayer house, a school, and a carpentry workshop. The colony was part of the Josefstal volost of the Novomoskovsk district. In 1925, there were 79 yards in which 616 men and women lived. In 1926, it was renamed to its current name. In 1959, the city of Igren (currently part of city Dnipro) was formed, which included the village of Olexandrivka.

On May 20, 1970, Olexandrivka was classified as a village, and at the same time, the Olexandrivska village council was formed. As of 1989, the population of Olexandrivka was approximately 2 400 people.

In 2020 Olexandrivska village council was subordinated to Slobozhanske settlement council,^[1] after this village became part of the Slobozhanske settlement hromada.

Economics of village

• Educational Department of the Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University .
• Dnipropetrovsk Research Station of the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing of the National Academy of Sciences.

Transport and Road infrastructure of village

From the center of city Dnipro to the village of Olexandrivka, shuttle bus No. 201.^[2] Highway T 0402 runs near the village.

The Ksenivka passenger stop is located 7 km from the village, where suburban electric trains in the direction Dnipro and Synelnykove stop.

Education and culture of village

• Olexandrivskyi liceum^[3]
• House of culture,^{[4][non-primary source needed]} library of village^{[5][non-primary source needed]} Olexandrivka.
• Church of the Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Attractions of village

Samara River, Samara Bay, Lake Velikiy (Big) Liman, Tatarka River, Pavlivskiy Forest, islands and bays. Closer to the northern outskirts of the village, between the horticultural society "Perlyna" and the summer cooperative "Samarskyi razlyv", which are territorially part of Olexandrivka, a beach has been arranged on Hnylokish Bay.

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  Pavlivskyi Forrest
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  On bank Samara river

Gallery

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  Monument to soldiers - Olexandrivka
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  Pavlivsky banner forest
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  Tatarka river
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  Dnipropetrovsk research station

Sources