Zvanivka


Zvanivka is a village in eastern Ukraine, located in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Zvanivka hosts the administration of the Zvanivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Climate

Zvanivka has a cold and temperate climate, and receives significant rainfall.

Archeology

In 1969, an ancient settlement from the Mousterian culture from the Paleolithic Age was discovered at the site of Zvanivka.

History

In 1859, Zvanivka was noted as being a manor village with a population of 136 people and an Orthodox church.

Soviet era

As a result of the Holodomor, 108 residents of Zvanivka died.
In 1951, Boykos were resettled in Zvanivka — these were formerly residents of the villages of Liskowate and Moczary, the territories of which were transferred to Poland as part of the 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange.

21st century

In 2023, during the Russian [invasion of Ukraine], Zvanivka came under Russian shelling.

Demographics

A significant amount of the population are families of displaced Lemkos and Boykos.

Census data

As of the Ukrainian census">Ukrainians">Ukrainian census, Zvanivka had a population of 1,430 inhabitants, which is almost entirely ethnically Ukrainian. The linguistic composition of the population was as follows:

Religion

A monastery of the Order of [Saint Basil the Great] of the Ukrainian [Greek Catholic Church] operates in the village. The monastery was founded on July 27, 1998.
In 2018 and 2019, Zvanivka hosted a regional festival of nativity scenes and Christmas carols.