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Village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Petershahen ПетерсгагенPetershagen
Village
Mennonite Church in PereshahenMennonite Church in Pereshahen
Petershahen is located in Zaporizhzhia OblastPetershahenPetershahenShow map of Zaporizhzhia OblastPetershahen is located in UkrainePetershahenPetershahenShow map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°13′18″N 35°38′15″E / 47.22167°N 35.63750°E / 47.22167; 35.63750
CountryUkraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaTokmak urban hromada
Established1805
Elevation38 m (125 ft)
Population
 • Total407
Postal code71709

Petershahen (Ukrainian: Петерсгаген; German: Petershagen), formerly known as Kutuzivka (Ukrainian: Кутузівка), is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Tokmak urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2001 its population was 407.

The village was founded by German Mennonites in 1805 under the name Petershagen within the region of Molotschna. In 1945, it was renamed to Kutuzivka. Its church, built in 1892, was restored in 1990s. In 2024, the original name of the village was returned as part of the derussification campaign.

References

  1. "Токмацька територіальна громада" [Tokmak urban hromada] (in Ukrainian). Decentralisation in Ukraine. p. 2. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. "Кутузівка Перетсгаген". Landmarks.In.Ua. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. "Кутузівка. Кірха". Ukraina Incognita. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [On renaming individual populated places and raions]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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