Hirne, Yalta Municipality
Rural settlement in Crimea
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Hirne (Ukrainian: Гірне; Russian: Горное) is a rural 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.[2]
Hirne
Гірне | |
|---|---|
  Hirne Location of Hirne in Crimea | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′32″N 34°07′52″E | |
| Republic | Crimea |
| Municipality | Yalta Municipality |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 147 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 98655 |
| Area code | +380 654 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Previously, the settlement was known as the Eriklik (Crimean Tatar: Eriklik) village Following the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.[3]
Hirne is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 308 metres (1,010 ft).[1] The settlement is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from Livadiya, which it is administratively subordinate to.[2][4] Its population was 85 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[2] Current population: 147 (2014 Census).[5]
