Vasylivka (Ukrainian: Василівка; Romanian: Vaisal) is a village in Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vasylivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Vasylivka
Vaisal Vaisal | |
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Village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vasylivka Location in Odesa Oblast .svg) Vasylivka Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 28°49′E / 45.633°N 28.817°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Odesa Oblast |
| Raion |  Bolhrad Raion |
| Hromada | Vasylivka rural hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editThe village was built c. 1830s by Bulgarian refugees that came from a village named Vaisal (Odrinsko) & Stara Planina.[2]
At first this was not in Ukraine but it was called Besarabia and was part of Romania until 1879. In 1861–1862, there were 1568 refugees that came from Bulgaria.[3]
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ "Васильевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ BulgariNation.com, History about Odesskaya Oblast'
- ^ Дойнов, Стефан. Българите в Украйна и Молдова през Възраждането (1751-1878). София, Академично издателство „Марин Дринов“, 2005. ISBN 954-322-019-0. с. 136.
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