Orlivka, Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast

Orlivka (Ukrainian: Орлівка; Romanian: Cartal) is a village in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

Orlivka
Village
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Coordinates: 45°19′10″N 28°27′2″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Izmail Raion
Hromada	Reni urban hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Until 18 July 2020, Orlivka belonged to Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Reni Raion was merged into Izmail Raion.^[3][4]

Location

Orlivka is located at 45°19′N 28°26′E between Lakes Kartal, Kahul and the river Danube.

History

Around 2nd century BC, a Celtic tribe settled the area and founded the town of Aliobrix. Later, from 1st to 3rd centuries AD, the site was further expanded by Romans who built the fortress nearby.

Later and until 1948 it was known as Cartal.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the vast majority of the inhabitants, 95.37%, were Romanian speakers at the time, with a small number of Russian (1.61%) and Ukrainian speakers (1.25%).^[2][5]

Infrastructure

Through the village passes highway Odesa–Reni, while on the banks of the Danube the Orlivka – Isaccea Ferry service was built in 2019.^[6] Portions of the Odesa–Reni Highway between Reni and Orlivka follow a narrow strip between Lake Cahul and the Danube.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022-23, the Isaccea-Orlivka Danube crossing has developed into an important port, offering an alternative to the blockaded Ukrainian Black Sea ports.^[7]

Notable people

• Pavel Chioru (1902–c. 1937), Moldovan journalist, folklorist, and communist activist

References

1. "Ренийская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. "Results of the 2001 census with the language structure of the Odesa region by settlements". National Statistics Institute of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities, at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
6. Building bridges: how will work the first Ukrainian crossing over the Danube. Ekonomichna Pravda (Ukrayinska Pravda). 10 June 2019
7. Orlivka-Isaccea crossing turns into a port on the Danube. UkrAgroConsult.com, 27 March 2023. Accessed 27 September 2023.