Zmiivka (Ukrainian: Зміївка, pronounced [z⁽ʲ⁾m⁽ʲ⁾iˈjiu̯kɐ]), is a village in Beryslav Raion, within Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.
[1] Zmiivka is known for its Old Swede community of Gammalsvenskby which was established there in the 18th century after they were deported from Dagö Island following the Russian annexation of Estonia.
According to the martyrology "National Book of Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine," one person died - Utas Oleksandr.
[5] After World War II, Gammalsvenskby was renamed to Verbivka, Schlangendorf - to Zmiivka, Mühlhausendorf - to Mykhailivka, and Klosterdorf - to Kostyrka.
On October 2, 2008, Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden, and his wife Queen Silvia visited Zmiivka.