Alexanderkrone

Alexanderkrone
Александркроне
Former Village
Former windmill ruins
Former windmill ruins
Alexanderkrone is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Alexanderkrone
Alexanderkrone
Location within Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Alexanderkrone is located in Ukraine
Alexanderkrone
Alexanderkrone
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°2′54″N 35°48′40″E / 47.04833°N 35.81111°E / 47.04833; 35.81111
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaMolochansk urban hromada
Established1857
Area
 • Total
0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Postal code
71772

Alexanderkrone (Ukrainian: Александркроне)(German: Alexanderkrone) is a former village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Molochansk urban hromada. The village is part of Hrushivka.

Geography

The former village is located on the banks of the Yushanly River. The village is 22 kilometres southeast of Molochansk, and 1 kilometre northeast of Kleefeld.

History

Alexanderkrone was founded in 1857 as part of the Molotschna Colony and named after Alexander III of Russia.

A school was built in the early 20th Century, which still stands today, as does the ruined former windmill of 1888. A church was built in 1890, which is now associated with the Russian Orthodox Church.

The remaining German Mennonites were deported to Germany in 1941 and 1943.

Alexanderkrone was merged with neighboring Lichtfelde in 1962 to form the village of Hrushivka.

The former village became part of the Molochansk urban hromada on June 12, 2020, following the abolition of the Lahidne Rural Council.

The former village became part of Polohy Raion on July 19, 2020, following the abolition of Tokmak Raion.

The former village has been occupied by Russia since March 2022.

Demographics

References

  1. 1 2 3 Friesen, Rudy (2016). Buildings of the Past: Mennonite Architecture, Landscape and Settlements in Russia/Ukraine .
  2. ↑ РСР, Президія Верховної Ради Української. "Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 21.5.1945 «Про збереження історичних найменувань та уточнення … назв … Запорізької області» — Вікіджерела". uk.wikisource.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-10-18.
  3. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Zaporizhia region".