Dzerzhynskyi
Liubymivka (Ukrainian: Любимівка) or Dzerzhynskyi (Ukrainian: Дзержинський; Russian: Дзержинский) is a rural settlement in Rovenky urban hromada, Rovenky Raion of Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Its population is 8,578 (2022 estimate)
History
It was originally known as Liubymivka, until 1926, when it was renamed Dzerzhynskyi by the Soviet government in honor of Bolshevik revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky.
During World War II, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 1942 and February 1943.
In 2016, the settlement was renamed Liubymivka as part of decommunization in Ukraine.
References
- ^ "Dzerzhynskyi (Luhansk Oblast, Rovenky Municipality)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Перець, О. Л.; Лисенко, В. Г. (2007-02-01). "Дзержинський". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 7. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1351-19#Text
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