Oleksandriiske

Oleksandriiske (Олександрійське) is an urban-type settlement in Oleksandriia Municipality, Ukraine. Originally established in 1947 as a coal miners' settlement, in 1949 it was named as Dymytrove (Ukrainian; Dimitrovo, Russian) after the Bulgarian Communist Georgy Dimitrov.[1] It was renamed to Oleksandriiske in 2016 as part of Decommunization in Ukraine

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Coordinates: 48°36′18″N 32°59′06″E / 48.605°N 32.985°E / 48.605; 32.985


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