Oreanda
human settlement in Yalta Urban Okrug, Autonomous Crimea, Ukraine
Oreanda (Ukrainian and Russian: Ореанда; Crimean Tatar: Oreanda) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.
Oreanda is administratively subordinate to the Livadiya Settlement Council. The urban-type settlement's population was 887 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population: 835 (2014 Census).
Geography
Oreanda is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 197 metres (646 ft). The settlement is located 5 km (3.1 mi) from Yalta. The Khrestova peak of the Crimean Mountains is located in Oreanda.
History
Oreanda was first mentioned in Peter Simon Pallas's 1793 book Journey through various provinces of the Russian Empire as Urgenda (Cyrillic: Ургенда).
In the first half of the 19th century, Oreanda belonged to the House of Potocki; it later became a part of the Russian tsar's territory. From 1842 to 1852, a Greek Revival palace was built in Oreanda by architect Andrei Stackenschneider.
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