Bessarabske

Bessarabske (Ukrainian: Бессарабське), formerly known as Tarutyne (Ukrainian: Тарутине; Bulgarian: Тарутино, romanized: Tarutino; Romanian: Tarutino or Ancecrac),^[1] is a rural settlement in southwestern Ukraine. It is located in Bolhrad Raion (district) of Odesa Oblast and in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Bessarabske hosts the administration of Bessarabske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 5,692 (2022 estimate).^[3]

Bessarabske Бессарабське
Rural settlement
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Bessarabske Show map of Odesa Oblast Bessarabske Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 46°11′N 29°9′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Bolhrad Raion
Hromada	Bessarabske settlement hromada
Founded	1812
Area
• Total	3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	5,692
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	68500
Area code	+380-4847

History

Until 18 July 2020, Tarutyne was the administration center of Tarutyne 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 Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.^[4][5]

Until 26 January 2024, Tarutyne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Tarutyne became a rural settlement.^[6]

In September 2024, Tarutyne was renamed to Bessarabske as a part of the derussification campaign.^[7]

Notable people

• Lucian Pintilie (1933–2018), theatre, film and opera director and screenwriter
• Eliezer Shulman (1923–2006), biblical scholar and historian

References

1. https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/44913
2. "Тарутинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
6. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
7. Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [On renaming individual populated places and raions]. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-09-26.