Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast
| Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast Дзержинськ |
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"Dzerzhynsk is a town of miners" inscription
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| Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E / 48.39167°N 37.87333°ECoordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E / 48.39167°N 37.87333°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Donetsk Oblast Dzerzhynsk Municipality |
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| Founded | 1806 | ||
| City rights | 1936 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Sliptsov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 34,750 | ||
| • Density | 569/km2 (1,470/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 85200—85279 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-6247 | ||
| Website | http://www.dzerzhinsk-rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Dzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дзержинськ), or Toretsk (Ukrainian: Торецк) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 35,296 (2013 est.)[1]. The city was founded in the 19th century as Shcherbynivka, named after Zaporizhian Cossack Anton Shcherbina, who had settled there.[2] In 1938 the city was renamed in honor of communist Felix Dzerzhynsky, the founder of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka.[2] In 2001, the population was 43,371 people. Following the law on decommunization, the city council has decided on 16 October 2015 to rename the city to Toretsk.[3]
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[4][5] including Dzerzhynsk.[6] On 11 July 2014 Ukrainian forces launched strikes against the separatists.[7] On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[2][8] Dzerzhynsk is only a few kilometers away from the separatists-controlled Horlivka.[2]
Nikolai Ryzhkov, a former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born in the city in 1929.
Demographics[edit]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[9]
- Russian 87.1%
- Ukrainian 12.2%
- Romani 0.2%
- Belarusian 0.1%
- Armenian 0.1%
Gallery[edit]
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City hall; the building burned down on 12 May 2015 after it was hit by a separatist tank[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e [1]
- ^ http://nikvesti.com/news/politics/76931
- ^ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/ukrainian_aircraft_eliminated_nearly_1000_terrorists_on_july_11___selezniov_323670
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/dzerzhynsk-under-heavy-artillery-fire-355718.html
- ^ https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/separatists-retreat-from-dzerzhynsk-357159.html
- ^ [2]
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