Synelnykove Синельникове | |
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| Coordinates:48°19′4″N35°30′43″E / 48.31778°N 35.51194°E /48.31778; 35.51194 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Raion | Synelnykove Raion |
| Hromada | Synelnykove urban hromada |
| Founded | 1868[1] |
| City status | 1932[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dmytro Zrazhevskyi |
| Area | |
• Total | 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 29,651 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 52500—52507 |
Synelnykove (Ukrainian:Синельникове,pronounced[sɪˈnɛlʲnɪkowe]ⓘ) is a city andmunicipality inDnipropetrovsk Oblast,Ukraine. It is the largest city in the south-eastern part of the region. It serves as the administrative center ofSynelnykove Raion within the oblast. It is named after the Russian governor Ivan Sinelnikov. Population:28,651 (2022 estimate).[2]
It was created as a settlement inYekaterinoslav Governorate in the 19th century on a private territory that was given as a gift to the Russian governor Ivan Sinelnikov by the Russian Imperial government. August 1868 is considered to be the official date of establishment, Synelnykove was then nothing more than a train station.[1] It was named in honor of the noble Synelnikov family, who owned these lands until the end of the18th century.[1] In 1896, the train station was connected to theKursk-Kharkiv-Sevastopol railways and was officially opened on 15 November 1873.[1] With the development of the railway Synelnykove became an important transport hub.[1] Industry and trade began to develop in the city.[1]
In 1917, Synelnykove became a district center of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate.[1] In 1932, it received the status of a city.[1]
DuringWorld War II, since October 1941 until September 1943 it was occupied byGerman troops.
Since 1979 and until 18 July 2020, Synelnykove was incorporated as acity of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Synelnykove Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven, the city of Synelnykove was merged into Synelnykove Raion.[3][4][5]
Due to the law "On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy" (in April 2023 signed byPresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy) the city needs to be renamed.[6] According to law this renaming has to take place before 27 January 2024.[6] On 1 January 2024, five (new) name options were offered to a public discussions would last until 20 January 2024.[7]
On 20 March 2024, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the organization of state power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and urban planning decided to propose the name Ridnopillia.[8] On 9 October 2024, the proposed name Ridnopillia did not get enough votes in the Verkhovna Rada.[9]
In January 1989, the population was 37 807 people[10]
According to the2001 Ukrainian census, the city's population was 32,302.Ukrainians accounted for 84.5% of the population and Russians for 12.5%.[11]Ukrainian was the native language for 78% of the population, and Russian for 20.2%.[12]
In January 2013, the population was 31 568 people.[13] At the end of 2024, the population was 27,259 people.[14]
