Sverdlovsk, Luhansk Oblast

Sverdlovsk (Ukrainian: Свердловськ; Russian: Свердловск) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Raion, though the city itself is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. It is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. In 2016, it was renamed Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ) by the Ukrainian government as a result of decommunization laws.[1] The city is controlled by Russia and formerly by the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic, which did not recognize the name change. Its population is estimated to be 62,691 (2022 estimate).[2]

Sverdlovsk
Свердловськ (in Ukrainian)
Dovzhansk
Довжанськ (in Ukrainian)
City
Flag of Sverdlovsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Sverdlovsk
Coat of arms
Sverdlovsk is located in Luhansk Oblast
Sverdlovsk
Sverdlovsk
Location of Sverdlovsk
Sverdlovsk is located in Ukraine
Sverdlovsk
Sverdlovsk
Sverdlovsk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionDovzhansk Raion
Founded1938
City Status1938
Government
 • MayorOleksandr Shmalts
Area
 • Total83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total62,691
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal code
94800—94819
Area code(+380) 6434
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://svk.gov.ua

From the point of view of Ukrainian authorities Sverdlovsk, as Dovzhansk, serves the administrative center of Dovzhansk Raion.

Most of the city residents work in the mining industry. The city municipality also includes the city of Chervonopartyzansk (Voznesenivka), six urban-type settlements, and several smaller settlements.

The city serves as an international gateway between Ukraine and Russia and has border checkpoint in Chervonopartyzansk.

History

The city tracks its roots from a small village in the headstream of Dovzhyk River (Sharapka). At the end of the 18th century, it was granted by Catherine II of Russia to ataman Vasyl Orlov as a reward for his excellent military service. The farmland took on the name Dovzhykove-Orlovske (Sharapkyne). Development of the area significantly expanded towards the end of the 19th century, after the discovery of coal in the Donetsk region.

In 1938 a number of local settlements as well as the Sverdlov mine (today is part of the Sverdlovantratsyt company) were merged into the city of Sverdlovsk in memory of the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov.

A local newspaper is published in the city since November 1938.[3]

Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Luhansk Oblast;[4][5] including Sverdlovsk.[6][7]

Demographics

As of the 2001 census, the city's ethnic composition was as follows:[8]

  • Russians: 48.6%
  • Ukrainians: 46%
  • Others: 2.4%
  • Belarusians: 1.2%
  • "Victory" cinema
    "Victory" cinema
  • Palace of Culture
    Palace of Culture
  • Church of Saint Peter and Paul
    Church of Saint Peter and Paul
  • Chapel of Saint Barbara
    Chapel of Saint Barbara
  • Dovzhanska Train Station
    Dovzhanska Train Station
  • City stadium
    City stadium

References
  1. "Rada renames some population areas in occupied Donbas as part of decommunization campaign". Interfax-Ukraine. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. 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. № 2909. Заря Донбасса // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.382
  4. Ragozin, Leonid (2014-04-16). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". New Republic. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  5. "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. "На Луганщині діють понад 4 тисячі членів озброєних загонів ЛНР – Тимчук". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  7. Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  8. Дністрянський М. С. Етнополітична географія України. Львів: Літопис, 2006, p. 465
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