Shchastya

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Shchastya
Щастя (Ukrainian)
City
Coat of arms of Shchastya
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
Founded 1754
City Status 1963
Population (2001)
 • Total 13,770
Area code(s) (+380)
Vehicle registration BB / 13

Shchastya (Ukrainian: Ща́стя, Russian: Сча́стье Schastye) is a city of Novoaidar Raion in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 13,770 (2001).

Just north of Shchastya, there is the Luhansk power station, a large powerplant built in the 1950s. The town of Shchastya is situated on the river Seversky Donets. During the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city became a key site of fighting.

In October of 2014, the city was transferred from the Luhansk city administration to Novoaidar Raion.

History[edit]

City on the map of Luhansk is identified by number "1".

1754 - was founded village Shchastya

1953 - beginning of building Luhansk Thermal Electric Station.

1963 - Shchastya becomes town.

In 2014 Shchastya was controlled by the separatist Lugansk People's Republic from late April 2014 till the Ukrainian army retook the city on 14 June 2014.[1]

On 5 August 2014, a monument of Lenin Lenin was removed from the city of Shchastya.

Demographics[edit]

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]

Links:

Map of the town.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (Ukrainian) The terrorists started firing at Luhansk with "Grad" - source
  2. ^ [1]

Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 39°14′00″E / 48.7333°N 39.2333°E / 48.7333; 39.2333