Prangenau

Prangenau
Прангенау
Abandoned Village
Prangenau is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Prangenau
Prangenau
Location within Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Prangenau is located in Ukraine
Prangenau
Prangenau
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°2′46″N 35°53′52″E / 47.04611°N 35.89778°E / 47.04611; 35.89778
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaMolochansk urban hromada
Established1824
Area
 • Total
0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Postal code
71775

Prangenau (Ukrainian: Прангенау) is an abandoned village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Molochansk urban hromada. In 2026 its population was 0.

Geography

The abandoned village is located on the banks of the Yushanly River. The former village is 27 kilometres southeast of Molochansk, 13 kilometres east of Lahidne, and 1.5 kilometres southeast of Udarnyk.

History

Prangenau was founded in Spring 1824 as part of the Molotschna Colony by 23 families from West Prussia and the Chortitza Colony.

In 1869, the village had 24 farms and 33 smallholdings, a general store, a windmill, and a brickyard.

The Mennonite residents moved to Germany in 1943 and the village was left abandoned.

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

The population of the village in 1908 was 568.

The population of the former village in 2026 is 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Friesen, Rudy P. (2016). Buildings of the Past: Mennonite Architecture, Landscape and Settlements in Russia/Ukraine .
  2. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Zaporizhia region".