Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast
rural settlement in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province), Ukraine
Zachativka (Ukrainian: Зача́тівка) is a rural settlement in Shakhtarsk urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 568, of whom natively 26.58% spoke Ukrainian, 72.18% spoke Russian, 0.53% spoke Moldovan (Romanian) and 0.18% spoke Greek.
“Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast” enters the record as rural settlement in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province), Ukraine. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Zachativka, Horlivka and Raion can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Zachativka, Horlivka and Raion provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 5, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q4188995. Authority coordinates are 48.030, 38.378. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast primary sources, Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast archive and Zachativka research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Zachativka, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.