Serdyte, Urban settlement in Shakhtarsk Hromada, Ukraine.
Serdyte is a settlement in Shakhtarsk Hromada located in southeastern Ukraine within Donetsk Oblast. This small community provides basic services and housing for residents in its surrounding area.
Founded in 1904, Serdyte emerged as part of the Soviet administrative framework that organized smaller settlements into distinct settlement types. The community developed within the broader industrial and demographic shifts affecting southeastern Ukraine over the following decades.
The language distribution in Serdyte reflects its regional identity, with 86.91 percent of residents speaking Russian and 12.41 percent speaking Ukrainian.
The settlement operates on UTC+2 standard time, adjusting to UTC+3 during summer months. Visitors should plan accordingly as this is a small rural community with limited commercial services and facilities.
In 2023, Ukraine eliminated the official classification of urban-type settlements nationwide, affecting the administrative status of this community. This change ended a settlement category that had persisted throughout the Soviet era and beyond.
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