Dzerzhynskyi

Coordinates: 48°02′23″N 39°26′24″E / 48.03972°N 39.44000°E / 48.03972; 39.44000
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Dzerzhynskyi
Дзержи́нський
Dzerzhynskyi is located in Luhansk Oblast
Dzerzhynskyi
Dzerzhynskyi
Location of Dzerzhynskyi
Dzerzhynskyi is located in Ukraine
Dzerzhynskyi
Dzerzhynskyi
Dzerzhynskyi (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°02′23″N 39°26′24″E / 48.03972°N 39.44000°E / 48.03972; 39.44000
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk
RaionDovzhansk
Elevation245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total8,578
 [2]
Postal code
94789
Area code+380 6433

Dzerzhynskyi (Ukrainian: Дзержинський; Russian: Дзержинский) or Liubymivka (Ukrainian: Любимівка) is an urban-type settlement in Dovzhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Population: 8,578 (2022 estimate)[2]

History[edit]

It was originally known as Liubymivka, until 1926, when it was renamed Dzerzhynskyi by the Soviet government in honor of Bolshevik revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky.[3]

During World War II, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 1942 and February 1943.[3]

In 2016 the settlement was renamed Liubymivka as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dzerzhynskyi (Luhansk Oblast, Rovenky Municipality)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b Перець, О. Л.; Лисенко, В. Г. (2007-02-01). "Дзержинський". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 7. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.