Dovzhansk, Ukraine
Dovzhansk Довжанськ(in Ukrainian) | |
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| Dovzhans’k | |
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  Dovzhansk Location o Dovzhansk | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E / 48.07778°N 39.64722°ECoordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E / 48.07778°N 39.64722°E | |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Foondit | 1938 |
| Ceety Status | 1938 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Shmalts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 65,276 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 94800—94819 |
| Area code(s) | (+380) 6434 |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Website | http://svk.gov.ua |
Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ, translit. Dovzhans’k; Roushie: Должанск) is a ceety in Luhansk Oblast (province) o sooth-eastren Ukraine. Servin as the admeenistrative centre o Dovzhanskyi Raion (destrict), the ceety itsel is designatit as a separate raion athin the oblast, an is locatit approximately 80 km frae the oblast caipital, Luhansk.
The current estimatit population is aroond 72,531 (as o 2001). Maist o the ceety residents wirk in the minin industry.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
The ceety tracks its ruits frae a smaw veelage in the heidstream o Dolzhyk River. At the end o the 18t century, it wis grantit bi Catherine the Great tae ataman Vasyl Orlov as a rewaird for his excellent militar service. The fermland teuk on the name Dolzhykovo-Orlovske. Development o the aurie significantly expandit towards the end o the 19t century, efter the discovery o coal in the Donetsk region. In 1938 the dounset receivit ceety status an its current name in memory o the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- (in Ukrainian)/(in Roushie) Offeecial ceety page Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
