Chasiv Yar
Chasiv Yar
Часів Яр (in Ukrainian) Часов Яр (in Russian) | |
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| Coordinates: 48°35′18.39″N 37°50′9.18″E / 48.5884417°N 37.8358833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 12,557 |
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Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Ча́сів Яр, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɑ.s⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ jɑr]; Russian: Часов Яр) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 12,557 (2021 est.)[1].
History
In 1938, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2]
During the Second World War, from October 1941 to September 1943, the city was occupied by Axis troops.
Later, the restoration of the city began. In 1957, there were an enterprise for the extraction of refractory clay, an enterprise for the production of refractory materials, four secondary schools, two seven-year schools, a FZO school, two Palaces of Culture, 14 libraries, four clubs and two stadiums.[3]
In January 1989, the population was 19,804 people, the basis of the economy was the extraction of refractory clays and the production of refractory products[2]
In January 2013 the population was 13,999 people.[4]
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On 9 July 2022, Russian rocket strikes on the city destroyed a railway station[5] and partially ruined a residential building.[6][7]
Transport
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]
Notable people
Joseph Kobzon, an iconic Soviet crooner who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union", was born on September 11, 1937 in Chasiv Yar.
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ a b c Часов Яр // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.626
- ^ a b Часов Яр // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 47. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1957. стр.57
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013.
- ^ "Russian strikes on Donetsk region: a man taken from under the rubble, and a railway station burned down". Ukrainska Pravda. 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Russian rockets hit apartment block, killing at least 15". Reuters. 2022-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Russian rockets kill 15 in Chasiv Yar housing block, Ukraine says". bbc.com. BBC News. 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
At least 15 people have been killed and about 20 more are feared buried under rubble after Russian rockets struck an apartment block in Chasiv Yar, a town in eastern Ukraine, officials say.
- ^ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua
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