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# Blahovishchenske

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Благовіщенське.

## English name

**Blahovishchenske** — Current Ukrainian official name adopted in May 2016; national romanization (2010) gives Blahovishchenske.

Other forms in use:

- **Ulyanovka** — Former Russian-based English reference name; replaced in Ukrainian law in 2016.
- **Ulianovka** — Former Ukrainian Soviet name Ульяновка in national romanization (2010); replaced by Blahovishchenske in 2016.
- **Hrushkivskyi vysilok** — Earlier Ukrainian descriptive settlement name indexed in English naming data; historical scope and replacement year unverified.
- **Blahovichtchenske** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Blahovishchens’ke** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Blagovìŝensʹke** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Blahovishchensʹke** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Благовіщенське** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Blahovichtchenske** — French locality heading adapts щ as chtch; the former French spelling Oulianovka is retained below.

Other forms in use:

- **Oulianovka** — Former Soviet name in French transcription, replaced by Blahovichtchenske in May 2016.
- **Hrouchka** — Name of the neighbouring village and railway locality in French history; not an exact synonym for the whole modern city.
- **Blahovishchenske** — International spelling useful for French texts quoting Ukrainian or English sources; the adapted French heading is given above.

## About

Blahovishchenske is a city on the Synytsia River in western Kirovohrad Oblast. Its development was shaped by a sugar works and a connection to the Haivoron narrow-gauge railway network.

## Notes

Ulianovka/Ульяновка replaced by Blahovishchenske on 19 May 2016. Early accounts differ on the relationship between Hrushka, the sugar works settlement and Tarasivka; no single founding year asserted. Hrouchka/Hrushka has narrower historical scope. https://ulrda.kr-admin.gov.ua/VidomostiRajon1.html Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1020103 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blahovishchenske ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blahovichtchenske ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Благовіщенське.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1020103](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1020103) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/blahovishchenske/?format=json)


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