Gammalsvenskby

Gammalsvenskby
Gammölsvänskbi
Старошведське (Staroshvedske)
Village
Gammalsvenskby is located in Kherson Oblast
Gammalsvenskby
Gammalsvenskby
Location of the village
Gammalsvenskby is located in Ukraine
Gammalsvenskby
Gammalsvenskby
Gammalsvenskby (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°52′28.83″N 33°35′15.59″E / 46.8746750°N 33.5876639°E / 46.8746750; 33.5876639
CountryUkraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionBeryslav Raion
HromadaBeryslav urban hromada
VillageZmiivka
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Post Code
74372
Map
The former Swedish church in Gammalsvenskby. St John's Lutheran parish church has been rebuilt and serves as an Orthodox church today

Gammalsvenskby (Gammalsvenska: Gammölsvänskbi, lit. 'Old Swedish Village'; Ukrainian: Старошведське, romanized: Staroshvedske; German: Alt-Schwedendorf) is a former village that is now a neighbourhood of Zmiivka (Ukrainian: Зміївка) in Beryslav Raion of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It was briefly known as Verbivka (Ukrainian: Вербівка) prior to being integrated with Zmiivka. Gammalsvenskby is known for its Estonian Swedish cultural heritage.

Zmiyivka also includes three former villages settled by ethnic Germans: The Lutheran villages of Schlangendorf and Mühlhausendorf and the Roman Catholic village of Klosterdorf. In the nineteenth century, the whole region, and large parts of southern Russia, contained villages settled by Germans belonging to various Protestant faiths, particularly Lutherans and Mennonites, as well as Roman Catholics.

In April 2022, Russian military forces reached Gammalsvenskby as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] The village remained occupied until 11 November 2022, when it was reclaimed by the Ukrainian army.[2] After the Ukrainian liberation, Russia has repeatedly targeted the civilian population in Gammalsvenskby with bombings including use of white phosphorus munitions.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SD20220415 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gammalsvenskby i Ukraina har befriats" [Gammalsvenskby in Ukraine has been liberated]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ TT Nyhetsbyrå (11 April 2023). "Gammalsvenskby utsatt för hård rysk beskjutning". Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.