Vradiivka

Vradiivka Врадіївка
Urban-type settlement
Vradiivka is located in Mykolaiv Oblast Vradiivka
Vradiivka
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion	Vradiivka Raion
Population (2015)
• Total	8,396
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Vradiivka (Ukrainian: Врадіївка, Russian: Врадиевка) is an urban-type settlement in the northwest of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Vradiivka Raion. Population: 8,396 (2015 est.)

Vradiivka is located on the right bank of the Kodyma River, a right tributary of the Southern Bug.

History

In the 1920s, the current area of the district belonged to Odessa Governorate. In 1923, uyezds in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. In 1923, Velyka Vradiivka Raion with the administrative center in Vradiivka was established. It belonged to Pervomaisk Okruha. In 1925, the governorates were abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and on 27 February 1932, Odessa Oblast was established, and Velyka Vradiivka was included into Odessa Oblast. In February 1954, Velyka Vradiivka Raion was transferred to Mykolaiv Oblast. In January 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, Velyka Vradiivka Raion was abolished and merged into Kryve Ozero Raion. In 1964, Velyka Vradiivka was renamed Vradiivka. On 8 December 1966 Vradiivka Raion with the administrative center in Vradiivka was established on the lands previously belonging to Kryve Ozero Raion. In 1967, Vradiivka was granted urban-type settlement status.

In June 2013, a rape of a local resident by policemen caused riots in Vradiivka and nationwide, after the authorities initially failed to charge the perpertators.

Economy

Transportation

Vradiivka railway station in the settlement has connections to Pervomaisk and Kotovsk.