Mostove

Mostove
Мостове
Village
Mostove is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Mostove
Mostove
Location within Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Mostove is located in Ukraine
Mostove
Mostove
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°6′17″N 35°44′32″E / 47.10472°N 35.74222°E / 47.10472; 35.74222
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaMolochansk urban hromada
Established1822
Area
 • Total
42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
178
 • Density4.16/km2 (10.8/sq mi)
Postal code
71771

Mostove (Ukrainian: Мостове), formerly Tiegerweide (Ukrainian: Тігервейде) is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Molochansk urban hromada. In 2001 its population was 178.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Kuroshany River. The village is 14 kilometres southeast of Molochansk, 2.5 kilometres west of Kozoluhivka, 6 kilometres north of Rozkishne, 500 metres southeast of Hroznyi, and just over half a kilometre east of Novomykolaivka.

History

The village was founded as part of the Molotschna Colony in 1822 as Tiegerweide by 24 Mennonite families, 14 of which were from West Prussia.

Before the settlement was built, the areas was pasture for farmers in Tiege.

Alexander I of Russia visited the village in 1825 and suggested a tree plantation, which was planted in 1838.

In 1848, the village had 52 buildings including a school, a granary, and three Blacksmiths.

In 1869, there were 26 farms and 32 smallholdings.

The village was renamed to Mostove in 1945.

The village became part of the Molochansk urban hromada on June 12, 2020, following the abolition of the Novomykolaivka Rural Council and the Novomykolaivka Rural Hromada.

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

The village has been occupied by Russia since March 2022.

Demographics

In 1908 the population was 607.

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, there were 178 residents of the village.

Famous people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 2026-10-17.
  3. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Zaporizhia region".
  4. ↑ "Linguistic composition of Ukraine 2001". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2026-10-17.