Askania-Nova (urban-type settlement)
| Askania-Nova Асканія-Нова | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Askania-Nova | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′6″N 33°52′14″E / 46.45167°N 33.87056°ECoordinates: 46°27′6″N 33°52′14″E / 46.45167°N 33.87056°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Raions of Ukraine | Chaplynka Raion |
| Province | Kherson Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1822 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,475 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 75230 |
| Area code(s) | +380 5538 |
Askania-Nova (New Ascania) is an urban type settlement in the Chaplynka Raion, Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, near the Askania-Nova biosphere reserve. It has a population of 3,475.
History
It was established in 1822 as a rural settlement of Chapli. In 1828 the estate of Chapli was leased by the Duke Ferdinand Friedrich from Anhalt-Köthen (today in Saxony-Anhalt). The estate was renamed into Ascania, the Duke's family title the Duke of Ascania since 1330. The 25 sheep breeders and German colonizers from that county found a loosely populated settlement of Ascania-Nova. Later, in 1835, it became a khutir of Askania-Nova. In 1856 a Ukrainian-born German entrepreneur Friedrich Fein bought that estate from the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (presumably Leopold IV) in 1856 (some 52,000 ha). Friedrich Fein was grandfather of Friedrich Falz-Fein, the founder of Askania Nova biosphere reserve. In 1890 it was known as the incorporated rural settlement of Askania-Nova.
The settlement became to be classified as urban since 1938.
References
- Town stats (Ukrainian)
External links
- Friedrich Fein Lineage (English)
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