Country Ukraine Raion Mykolaiv Raion Area 15 km² Population 3,732 (2015) | Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Friday 8:51 AM | |
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Olshanske (Ukrainian: Ольшанське, Russian: Ольшанское) is an urban-type settlement in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 3,732 (2015 est.)
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Map of Ol'shans'ke, Mykolaivs'ka oblast, Ukraine
The settlement is located on the right bank of the Southern Bug, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river.
History
In 1961, a construction of a big cement plant started. The settlement serving the plant was known as the Hrigorievka Cement Plant and belonged to Varvarivka Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1963, Varvarivka Raion was abolished and Mykolaiv Raion was established. In 1968, Hrigorievka Cement Plant was renamed Olshanske, to commemorate Konstantin Olshansky, a Hero of the Soviet Union, and it was granted urban-type settlement status.
Economy
The settlement serves a cement plant which belonged to Dyckerhoff AG.
Transportation
There is a railway station in Olshanske on the railway line connecting Mykolaiv and Kudriavtsivka, with further connections to Odessa and Voznesensk.