Uspenka

Uspenka (Ukrainian: Успенка) is an urban-type settlement in Luhansk Raion, a part of Luhansk Oblast within Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the greater Donbas region. Population: 8,550 (2022 estimate)[1], 8,895 (2013 est.)[2].

For the rural locality, see Uspenka, Astrakhan Oblast.
Uspenka
Успенка
Urban-type settlement
Ruins of a former coke works, with Uspenka behind it
Ruins of a former coke works, with Uspenka behind it
Uspenka is located in Luhansk Oblast
Uspenka
Uspenka
Location of Uspenka within Luhansk Raion
Uspenka is located in Ukraine
Uspenka
Uspenka
Location of Uspenka within Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°23′38″N 39°9′13″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionLuhansk Raion
Founded1755
Incorporated1938
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total8,550
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Postal code
92006
Area code+380 6436

The village was founded as Vilkhova (Ukrainian: Вільхова, lit. Alder) in 1755, after a colonel received a grant of land from the Tsar of Russia. The name "Uspenka" became established in the seventy years after the founding of the village. The town has a long history of coal mining, with the first mine established in 1802. The population of the village has greatly declined with the mining and coke industries: in 1966, there were 18,800 residents; in 2001, only 9676. There is still a coke works in the village that employs some residents, but many commute to Lutuhyne for work. Since 2014, Uspenka has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[3]

  • Heaps at former coke works
    Heaps at former coke works
  • Ruins of a coke works
    Ruins of a coke works
  • Street in Uspenka
    Street in Uspenka
  • View of Uspenka and the town of Lutuhyne beyond.
    View of Uspenka and the town of Lutuhyne beyond.
  • View of Uspenka
    View of Uspenka

References

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "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.

Sources
  • Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Volume 10. / Ed. Vladimir Kubiyovych — Paris; New York: Молоде життя, 1954—1989.
  • Wysocki, Victor I. Historical aspects of toponymy in Luhansk — Luhansk, 2003 — pp. 196
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