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New York, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E / 48.33194°N 37.83639°E / 48.33194; 37.83639
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New York
Нью-Йорк
Rural settlement
Niu-York
Ukrainian transcription(s)
 • NationalNiu-York
 • ALA-LCNʹi͡u-Ĭork
 • BGN/PCGNN'yu-York
 • ScholarlyNʹju-Jork
The center of the settlement
The center of the settlement
Coat of arms of New York
Coat of arms
Map
Coordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E / 48.33194°N 37.83639°E / 48.33194; 37.83639
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
HromadaToretsk urban hromada
Founded1892
Government
 • TypeToretsk City Council
Area
 • Total13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total9,735
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85297
Area code+380 6247
KOATUU code1411246500
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New York or Niu-York[a] is a rural settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the left-bank of the Kryvyi Torets River, about six kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Toretsk,[2] and 38 kilometres (24 mi) north-northeast of Donetsk. From 1951 to 2021, the settlement was named Novhorodske.[b][3][4]

New York is administratively designated to Toretsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine with its center in the city of Toretsk, that is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of New York. Population: 9,735 (2022 estimate).[5]

History

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Pre-founding

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At the end of the 18th century, Catherine the Great completed the Russian conquest of the region. She built new towns and founded the Novorossiya Governorate. Catherine and her successors invited German settlers, especially Mennonites, to develop the conquered lands. After the destruction of the Sich in 1775, Zaporozhian Cossacks and mercenaries from the Balkans also settled in the region in order to secure the steps of the empire. In the 1830s, Tsar Nicholas I donated a vast territory to the count Pavel Ignatiev [ru]. The way the region developed is not known.[citation needed]

Founding and name origin

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The origin of the name of the town remains a mystery that is the subject of many local legends. It could have come from an entrepreneur or local dignitary, who would have settled from the United States or who would have had as a partner an American citizen from New York City.[6] Another explanation refers to the city of Jork, in northern Germany, where Mennonite settlers may have come from. The local historian Viktor Kovalov thus believes that the name of the locality may have corresponded to "Neu Jork" (new Jork) and evolved over time. It may also be the result of a transliteration error from the Latin alphabet to the Cyrillic alphabet.[7] The establishment of the Mennonites officially dates back to 1889, however, whereas the name Niu-York predates it.[citation needed]

Another suggested etymology recalls that names with a famous evocation were frequent in the region in the 19th century. Historical maps show a "Swiss farm" near Druzhkivka or a hamlet called "Carthage" around Soledar.[8] Also, historian Viktor Kovalov does not rule out the possibility of a joke.[6]

New York first appeared on maps in 1846.[9] The first official mention of the name of New York (Нью-Йорк) dates back to 1859 as one of the results of the census of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate, then part of the Russian Empire. The 1859 census confirmed that the locality then had 13 households, 45 men, 40 women, and a factory.[9]

Development in the 19th and 20th century

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In 1889, Mennonites from the colony of Chortitza (today Zaporizhzhia) acquired a piece of land and founded a factory. Named after its owner and chief engineer, Jakob Niebuhr, it was completed in 1894. In 1892, Mennonites formed the colony of New York from seven settlements.[10][11] The industrialization of New York was accompanied by the construction of a north-south railway line. At the turn of the 20th century, the colony had electricity, a telegraph, a bank, a hotel, a bookstore, a school for girls and for boys.[7]

In 1916, New York was chosen to host a new naphthalene production plant. Despite the revolution of February 1917, the factory came into operation in July 1917.[citation needed] In the context of rising tensions between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, the Mennonite German population was expelled to the Far East, where they founded the settlement Lugovoye [ru]. In 1938, New York received rural settlement status.[12]

During World War II, New York was occupied by Nazi German forces from October 1941 until September 1943.[12] The Petrovsk Machinery Plant (formerly Niebuhr) was transported and rebuilt in Soviet Kazakhstan. The phenol plant was moved to the Moscow region. The two factories were relocated back to New York after the conflict.[citation needed]

On October 19, 1951, in the context of the Cold War, an ukase (decree) of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ordered the change of name to Novhorodske (literally translated as "of new city" and may also be seen as an adjective from "Novgorod").[13] During Soviet industrialization, industry developed in the settlement. The Dzerzhinsky phenol plant was completed and modernized, and the Novgorod Machine-Building Plant – named after Grigory Petrovsky – was built.[citation needed]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, workshops and other buildings were sold out; various production facilities were organized in some, others were mothballed; three workshops were dismantled for building materials.[citation needed]

Russo-Ukrainian War

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The German house under reconstruction in New York, Ukraine, in 2019.
The German house under reconstruction in New York, Ukraine, in 2019
Residential building, destroyed by bombing on 15 January 2024

War in Donbas

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As part of the war in Donbas, which began in mid-April 2014, the fighting caused civilian and military casualties. On 8 November 2016, a civilian was killed by shelling.[14] According to Mykola Lenko, who was mayor, 16 residents lost their lives between 2014 and 2021.[7]

In 2019, a former house of the German colony was restored and transformed into an exhibition, cultural and artistic hub.[15]

In the wave of name changes required by the nationwide decommunization laws of 2015, the City Council validated the return to New York.[16][6] The request to change the name to New York that was submitted by the civil-military administration of Donetsk Oblast was finally approved by the Committee of the Ukrainian parliament on the organization of state power, local self-government, regional development and urban planning on 3 February 2021.[17][18] On 1 July, the Ukrainian parliament renamed the city.[19][11][20]

The formal restoration of the city's name launched a wave of cultural events. On the initiative of the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, whose husband had roots in the settlement, the first "Ukrainian New York literature festival" was held in October.[21] The "New York marathon", inspired by the American event, brought together several dozens of participants at the beginning of November.[22]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

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See also: Battle of Toretsk

As part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the phenol factory was bombed on 5 April 2022. Many inhabitants were evacuated.[23] Another bombing of the plant occurred on 16 June 2023.[24] The city was again hit by missiles on 18 March 2023,[25] and 15 January 2024.[26]

As part of an offensive to capture Toretsk, Russian troops entered New York on 3 July 2024 and advanced inside its southern area, reaching the central portion of the settlement the following day.[27] At the same time, Russia advanced in other nearby satellite settlements of Toretsk.[28] On 18 August, Russian sources claimed that the town had been completely captured,[29] which the Russian defence ministry formally claimed on 20 August.[30] The Economist said that the capture of New York showed that Russia was "slowly solidifying its position in Donetsk".[31]

However, the situation in New York improved for Ukraine by 6 September when the Azov Brigade was able to successfully break out of the encirclement of their remaining territory held in the city.[32] Despite this, Russian forces were able to capture New York by the end of September.[33]

Economy

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Dzerzhynsk phenol plant

Transportation

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New York has the Fenolna [uk] passenger and freight train station of the Donets Railway, which connects the town with Sloviansk in the north and with Donetsk in the south.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1859 85[12]—    
1908 1,493[12]+6.02%
1939 4,737[12]+3.79%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1959 5,285[12]+0.55%
2001 11,927[12]+1.96%
2020 10,064[12]−0.89%

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 11,927 people.[12] Their self-reported native languages were:[34]

In 2021, the population was estimated at less than 10,000 inhabitants by local authorities.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ukrainian: Нью-Йорк, IPA: [nʲjʊ ˈjɔ̈rk]; According to the Resolution 55 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the letter ю in non-initial position is Romanized as iu,[1] see also Romanization of Ukrainian; Russian: Нью-Йорк, romanized: Nyu-York
  2. ^ Ukrainian: Новгородське; Russian: Новгородское, romanized: Novgorodskoye.

References

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  1. ^ Resolution 55 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
  2. ^ Cohen 2008, p. 2734.
  3. ^ Parliament renames Novhorodske village in Donetsk region to New York, Ukrinform (1 July 2021)
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) People's deputies returned New York to Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 July 2021)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c Ackermann, Niels; Gobert, Sébastien. "The other New York: the small Ukrainian town fighting to recover its historic name". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Ackermann, Niels; Gobert, Sébastien (2021). New York, Ukraine (in French). Lausanne: Editions Noir sur Blanc. ISBN 978-2-88250-711-2.
  8. ^ "Соледар "не для чайників": 3 факти про місто соляників, яких ви могли не знати". Вільне радіо. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Spiski naselennych měst Rossijskoj Imperii, sostavlennye i izdavaemye Central'nym Statističeskim Komitetom Ministerstva Vnutrennych Děl (in Russian). Vul'f. 1863. p. 48.
  10. ^ (in Ukrainian) Our dear New York. As a village in the Donetsk region, it fights for attention and investment, Hromadske.TV (13 February 2021)
  11. ^ a b New York on Ukraine's frontline: parliament backs town's name change, Reuters (2 July 2021)
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Бабарика, Л. А. (1 February 2021). "Нью-Йорк". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 23. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
  13. ^ "Нью-Йорк, з якого видно Горлівку. Німецьке селище в "сірій зоні" показує себе і свою історію - Новинарня". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Сводные данные АТО – 09 ноября – Информационно-аналитический центр". Информационно-аналитический центр национальной безопасности Украины. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  15. ^ Донбас.Реалії; Горбатенко, Сергій (8 April 2021). "Самый активный поселок на фронте: на Донбассе открыли хаб в доме немецких магнатов". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Як живеться Нью-Йорку в степу донецькому?". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Україні повернуть Нью-Йорк. Це підтримав комітет Ради". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  18. ^ (in Ukrainian) "The last step remains." The Council Committee supported the renaming of one of the settlements in the Donbas to New York, NV (magazine) [uk] (3 February 2021)
  19. ^ "Ukrainian town renamed 'New York'".
  20. ^ "Parliament renames Novhorodske village in Donetsk region to New York". www.ukrinform.net. July 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  21. ^ Донбас.Реалії; Горбатенко, Сергій (5 October 2021). "По маршруту "Львов – Нью-Йорк": как литературный фестиваль прививал Донетчину от "русского мира"". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  22. ^ Донбас.Реалії (8 November 2021). "Нью-Йоркський марафон вперше пробігли по лінії фронту". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  23. ^ Слабінська, Юлія (20 February 2023). "Як відбувається евакуація людей з лінії фронту". Суспільне | Новини (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  24. ^ "РФ вдарила по фенольному заводу в Нью-Йорку на Донеччині – одному з найбільших у світі виробників коксохімічної продукції". 16 June 2023.
  25. ^ Petrenko, Roman (18 March 2023). "Russian forces hit Ukrainian New-York with missile, causing destruction". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  26. ^ "П'ятеро людей під завалами. У Нью-Йорку на Донеччині рятувально-пошукова операція призупинена. В чому причина". Suspilne. 16 January 2024.
  27. ^ Kagan, Frederick W.; Evans, Angelica; Bailey, Riley; Hird, Karolina; Wolkov, Nicole (4 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 4 July 2024. Russian milbloggers claimed on July 3 and 4 that Russian forces broke through Ukrainian defenses and advanced into the southwestern outskirts of Niu York
  28. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  29. ^ Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Kagan, Frederick W.; Gasparyan, Davit (18 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 18, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Moscow Says Captured Town of New York in Eastern Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  31. ^ "The world this week: Politics". The Economist. No. 9411. 24 August 2024. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Azov Fighters Retake a Part of the Eastern Town of Niu York". Kyiv Post. 6 September 2024.
  33. ^ Marson, James (7 October 2024). "Intense Urban Battles Pitch Russia's Numbers Against Ukraine's Agility". The Wall Street Journal. A further counterattack in the town by another Ukrainian unit temporarily pushed the Russians back, but by the end of September, they had taken control.
  34. ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

Bibliography

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  • Media related to Niu-York at Wikimedia Commons
  1. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 2734. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
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