Libental () is a village in Odesa Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It belongs to Maiaky rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 2017, the village belonged to the Yosypivka Selsoviet,Маяківська громада which also included the village Yosypivka, and until 2020 it was located in Ovidiopol Raion.Website of the village Yosypivka (Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast) on rada.gov.ua Since then, the village has been administratively part of the Mayaky rural hromada in the west of Odessa Raion.
History The village was founded in 1925 by German colonists from the neighboring colony of Gross Libental. The village was occupied by Romanian army on August 31, 1941. During the German-Romanian occupation (1941–1944), it was called Adolfstal (in honor of Adolf Hitler). On April 11, 1944, it was occupied by the Red Army and returned to the Soviet Union. The German population was evicted on March 20, 1944. Renamed to Lenintal (in honor of Vladimir Lenin). The village had that name until 2016. In 2016, the historical name Libental was returned as part of decommunization.Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine dated May 12, 2016 No. 1353-19
See also Flight and evacuation of German civilians during the end of World War II
References
External links Profile at grhs.org Libental at maps.visicom.ua