Vyshneve, Crimea

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Vyshneve, Crimea — a short, easy-to-understand overview

Overview
Vyshneve (Crimean Tatar: Vişnövoye; Ukrainian: Vyshneve; Russian: Vyshnevoye) is a small village in Bilohirsk Raion, Crimea. Since 2014, Crimea has been occupied by Russia, though most of the world still recognizes it as part of Ukraine. The name Vyshneve means “cherries.”

Geography
- Size and location: Vyshneve covers about 64 hectares and sits in the northern foothills of the Crimean Mountains, 292 meters above sea level.
- Nearby places: It lies on the eastern bank of the Zuya River, about 7 km west of Krymska Roza, and near other villages such as Zuya and Krasnohirske.
- How to get there: The village is roughly 27 km from the district center (Bilohirsk) and about 26–27 km from Simferopol railway station.
- Streets: By 2017, Vyshneve had three streets—Amet-Khan-Sultan, Lesnaya, and Tsentralnaya (Central).

Population and languages
- Population: In 2014, Vyshneve had about 249 residents.
- Native languages (from the 2001 census of 259 respondents): Crimean Tatar 65.8%, Russian 30.5%, Ukrainian 1.9%, Belarusian 0.4%.

History (in brief)
- Origins: The village began as Novo-Alekseevka, a farmstead established in the early 1900s. In 1915 it had 29 people living on about 32.7 acres of arable land and 231 acres of non-arable land.
- Early administration: After the Soviet power took hold in Crimea, the area shifted through several administrative changes. It was part of different rural councils and raions over the decades, including a period in Simferopol Raion.
- Mid-20th century changes: In 1946 the village became part of Crimean Oblast within the RSFSR. In 1954 Crimea was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. In 1959, after the Zuya Raion was abolished, Vyshneve joined Simferopol Raion, and in 1962 it was moved to Bilohirsk Raion. By 1968 it was part of the Zuya village council.
- Recent history: The village was part of Krymskorozyvska Rural Council since 1990. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Crimea remained an autonomous republic within Ukraine. Since 2014, it has been under Russian control following annexation.
- Renaming: Novo-Alekseevka was likely renamed Vyshneve in the 1930s during the establishment of Krymska Roza.

Notes
- Vyshneve is a small, historically layered village with a predominantly Crimean Tatar-speaking heritage in the local population, and it sits in a scenic part of the Crimean Mountains near the Zuya River.