Blahodatne, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast

Blahodatne
Благодатне
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Blahodatne
Location of Blahodatne within Ukraine
Blahodatne
Blahodatne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°28′23″N 33°19′07″E / 47.47306°N 33.31861°E / 47.47306; 33.31861
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
HromadaVysokopillia settlement hromada
Area
 • Total
5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 • Total
55
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
74021
Area code+380 5535

Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне), formerly Gnadenfeld (Ukrainian: Ґнаденфельд), is a village in southern Ukraine, in Vysokopillia settlement hromada, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast.[1] Its population is 55.[2]

History

The village was founded in 1877.[3] It was originally named after the Molotschna colony of Gnadenfeld.[3] Many people came from the Mennonite congregations of Tiege.[3] On 7 November 1917 in accordance with the Third Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada the village became part of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[4] Prior to this, it was part of the Kherson Governorate in the Kherson uezd of the Russian Empire.[3] When the Soviets took over in 1918, it became part of the Mykolaiv Oblast as part of a German district.[3] During the Great Patriotic War, many residents were deported due to either the Holocaust by the Germans or the Mennonite Germans that resided in the village by the Soviets.[3]

Until 17 July 2020, it was located in Vysokopillia Raion, when that raion was abolished and its territory merged into Beryslav Raion.[5] In November 2022 the village was liberated by Ukrainian forces during the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive under the 59th Assault Brigade and the 9th Unmanned Systems Brigade.[6] However, it continues to be the target of shelling by Russian forces, especially in February 2024.[7]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the only official census taken in post-independence Ukraine, the population of the village was 55 people. Of the people residing in the village, their mother tongue is as follows:[2]

Language Percentage of

Population

Ukrainian 94.55%
Russian 5.45%

References

  1. ^ "Високопільська селищна об'єднана територіальна громада". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "DIE DEUTSCHENRUSSLANDSSIEDLUNGENUND SIEDLUNGSGEBIETELEXIKON" (PDF). wolgadeutsche.net. pp. 120–121. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ^ "(IІІ) УНІВЕРСАЛ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЇ РАДИ". static.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. ^ "Ukrainian flag raised in settlement of Blahodatne in Kherson region". Ukrinform. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". uamap.com. Retrieved 16 November 2025.