Sverdlovsk
Свердловськ (in Ukrainian) Dovzhansk Довжанськ (in Ukrainian) | |
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  Sverdlovsk Location of Sverdlovsk  Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E / 48.07778°N 39.64722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Dovzhansk Raion |
| Founded | 1938 |
| City Status | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Shmalts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 62,691 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 94800—94819 |
| Area code | (+380) 6434 |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://svk.gov.ua |
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Sverdlovsk (Ukrainian: Свердловськ; Russian: Свердловск) or Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Raion, though the city itself is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. It is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. Its population is estimated to be 62,691 (2022 estimate).[1]
Most of the city residents work in the mining industry. The city municipality also includes the city of Chervonopartyzansk (Voznesenivka), six urban-type settlements, and several smaller settlements.
The city serves as an international gateway between Ukraine and Russia and has border checkpoint in Chervonopartyzansk.[citation needed]
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History
The city tracks its roots from a small village in the headstream of Dovzhyk River (Sharapka). At the end of the 18th century, it was granted by Catherine II of Russia to ataman Vasyl Orlov as a reward for his excellent military service. The farmland took on the name Dovzhykove-Orlovske (Sharapkyne). Development of the area significantly expanded towards the end of the 19th century, after the discovery of coal in the Donbas.[citation needed]
On October 22, 1938, a number of local settlements as well as the Sverdlov mine (today is part of the Sverdlovantratsyt company) were merged into the city of Sverdlovsk, named after Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov. The city became the center of Sverdlovsk Raion.[2]
A local newspaper is published in the city since November 1938.[3]
During World War II, Sverdlovsk was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 20, 1942 and February 17, 1943.[2]
Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast;[4][5] including Sverdlovsk.[6][7]
In 2016, it was renamed Dovzhansk by the Ukrainian government as a result of decommunization laws.[8] However, the Russian occupation authorities have not recognized the name change. From the point of view of Ukrainian authorities Sverdlovsk, as Dovzhansk, serves the administrative center of Dovzhansk Raion.[citation needed]
Demographics
As of the 2001 census, the city's ethnic composition was as follows:[9]
- Russians: 48.6%
- Ukrainians: 46%
- Others: 2.4%
- Belarusians: 1.2%
Gallery
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"Victory" cinema
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Palace of Culture
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Church of Saint Peter and Paul
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Chapel of Saint Barbara
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Dovzhanska Train Station
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City stadium
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Свердловськ, Свердловський район, Луганська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ № 2909. Заря Донбасса // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.382
- ^ Ragozin, Leonid (2014-04-16). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". New Republic. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ "На Луганщині діють понад 4 тисячі членів озброєних загонів ЛНР – Тимчук". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^ Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Rada renames some population areas in occupied Donbas as part of decommunization campaign". Interfax-Ukraine. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Дністрянський М. С. Етнополітична географія України. Львів: Літопис, 2006, p. 465
External links
- Official city page (in Ukrainian and Russian)
- City site
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