Siedove

Siedove is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was formerly part of Novoazovsk Raion. Siedove is located about away from Novoazovsk. It is currently controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic. Population:
The settlement is named after Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov, a Russian Arctic explorer.

Geography

Located on the on the coast of the Azov Sea, the small city is 60 km east of Mariupol.

History

The village was founded in 1750. Until 1940 it was called Kryva Kosa. Then the village was renamed "Siedove" in honor of the famous polar explorer and hydrographer Georgy Sedov, born there in 1877.