Apostolove (, ; ) is a city in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Apostolove urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, the population was 16,439.
Until the raion was abolished on 18 July 2020, Apostolove was the administrative center of Apostolove Raion. After that date the town became part of Kryvyi Rih Raion.
Names until 1824 Voshyve (after the local stream)Апостолівський район. Частина 1. Історія від початку часів до кінця XIX ст.. www.dnipro.libr.dp.ua 1824—1933 Pokrovske (after the temple of the Intercession of the Theotokos (Pokrova)) 1933—1936 Apostolove (after the local train station) 1936—1938 Kosiorove (after Stanislav Kosior) 1938—1939 YezhovskАпостолівський район. Частина 2. Історія від початку XX ст. до 1941. www.dnipro.libr.dp.ua (after Nikolai Yezhov)
History During the Ukrainian War of Independence, from 1917 to 1920, it passed between various factions. Afterwards it was administratively part of the Katerynoslav Governorate of Ukraine.
Demographics Ethnic composition of the town as of 2001:
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External links
The murder of the Jews of Apostolove during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.