Kalinine Калініне | |
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.svg)  Kalinine  Kalinine | |
| Coordinates:45°35′28″N34°13′26″E / 45.59111°N 34.22389°E /45.59111; 34.22389 | |
| Country |  Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Republic |  Autonomous Republic of Crimea |
| Raion |  Krasnohvardiiske Raion |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,156 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 97006 |
| Area code | +380 6556 |
| Vehicle registration | AK/KK/01 |
Kalinine (Ukrainian:Калініне;Russian:Калинино) orUmiut (Ukrainian:Умют;Crimean Tatar:Ümüt) is a village in theKrasnohvardiiske Raion (district) of theAutonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part ofUkraine and currently occupied and unilaterally annexed byRussia. Its population is 1,156.
The village was established in 1925 by those who resettled from theKiev Governorate.[1] On initiative of Jewish population, the village was renamed Kalinindorf in 1930s.[2] During theWorld War II 65 residents of the village fought against the Nazi Germany and 21 of them perished.[1] On May 18, 1948, Kalinindorf was renamed to Kalinine.
During the Soviet period, the village housed acollective farm "imeni Kalinina", a few factories, and other agricultural and food production enterprises.[1]
Kalinine is the administrative seat of a rural council, a type ofraion subdivision. The Kalinine rural council consists of four populated places, including the village of Kalinine. Other places are Vyshniakivka, Komunary, and Pobiedyne.
As of the2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1,156 inhabitants. It is estimated that ethnicUkrainians, of whom roughly 60% are nativeRussian speakers, make up the largest ethnic group in the village. Other significant groups areRussians andCrimean Tatars.[3] The exact native language composition was as follows:[4]
| percent | ||||
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| Russian | 65.4% | |||
| Ukrainian | 21.8% | |||
| Crimean Tatar | 11.9% | |||
| Belarusian | 0.3% | |||
| Romanian | 0.1% | |||
| others | 0.3% | |||
The village has a stadium and, in the past, hosted the Ukrainian professional football clubFeniks-Illichovets Kalinine.
