Luhansk
Coordinates: 48°34′N 39°18′E / 48.567°N 39.300°E
| Luhansk Luhansk (Луганськ) Lugansk (Луганск) | |||
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  Luhansk | |||
| Coordinates: 48°34′0″N 39°20′0″E / 48.56667°N 39.33333°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Luhansk Oblast | ||
| Founded | 1795 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Serhiy Ivanovych Kravchenko | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 445,900 | ||
| • Density | 1,802/km2 (4,670/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 91000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 642 | ||
| Sister cities |
 Cardiff  Lublin  Pernik  Székesfehérvár[1]  Saint-Étienne  Daqing | ||
| Website | http://gorod.lugansk.ua/ | ||
Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луга́нськ, pronounced [luˈɦɑɲsʲk]) (formerly Voroshilovgrad) also known as Lugansk (Russian: Луга́нск, IPA: [lʊˈɣansk]) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Luhansk Oblast (province). The city itself is also designated as its own separate municipality within the oblast. The current estimated population is around 445,900 (as of 2004).
History
The city traces its history to 1795, when the British industrialist Charles Gascoigne founded a metal factory there. It was the beginning of an industry that still thrives there today. Luhansk achieved the status of city in 1882. Located in the Donets Basin, Luhansk was developed into an important industrial center of Eastern Europe, particularly a home to the major locomotive-building company Luhanskteplovoz. On November 5, 1935, the city was renamed Voroshilovgrad (Russian: Ворошиловград/Ukrainian: Ворошиловград) in honour of Soviet military commander and politician Kliment Voroshilov. On March 5, 1958, with the call of Khrushchev not to give names of living people to cities, the old name was reinstated.[2][3] On January 5, 1970, after Voroshilov died, the name was changed again to Voroshilovgrad. Finally, on May 4, 1990, a decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR gave the city back its original name. It was occupied by Nazi Germany between 14 July 1942 and 14 February 1943.
Sport
Luhansk is home to Zorya Luhansk which now plays in the Ukrainian Premier League annual football championship and play at the Avanhard Stadium. The other football team was Dynamo Luhansk.
Merheleva Ridge
On September 7, 2006, archaeologists in Ukraine announced that an ancient structure had been discovered near Luhansk, which the press reported as a pyramid antedating those in Egypt by at least 300 years. The stone foundations of the structure were said to resemble Aztec and Mayan pyramids in Mesoamerica. It was later concluded that the site in question was not a pyramid but was still of great interest.
Famous people from Luhansk
- Mykola Shmatko (born 1943), sculptor, professor and painter.
- Serhiy Bubka (born 1963), Soviet and Ukrainian pole vaulter, World Record holder, and Olympic Champion
- Vasyliy Bubka (born 1960), Soviet and Ukrainian pole vaulter
- Volodymyr Dahl (1801–1872), Russian lexicographer
- Fedir Emelianenko (born 1976), a mixed martial arts champion
- Andriy Serdinov (born 1982), Ukrainian swimmer
- Klyment Voroshylov (1881–1969), Soviet military commander
- Mikhail Matusovsky (1915–1990), Soviet poet, songwriter
- Oleksandr Zavarov (born 1961), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach
- Valeriy Brumel (1942–2003), Soviet olympic champion
- Serhiy Semak, Russian football player
- Viktor Onopko, Russian football player
- Yelizaveta Bryzhina (Born 1989), Sprinter, Bronze Medal 4x100m Relay London 2012
- Vera Grib (Born 1988), Journalist
Climate
| Climate data for Luhansk | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
22.8 (73) |
15.6 (60.1) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.2 (72) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
13.9 (57) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
13.9 (57) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.9 (−43.4) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.2 (19) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−41.9 (−43.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.42) |
36 (1.42) |
32 (1.26) |
33 (1.3) |
50 (1.97) |
61 (2.4) |
63 (2.48) |
34 (1.34) |
45 (1.77) |
35 (1.38) |
39 (1.54) |
39 (1.54) |
503 (19.8) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[4] | |||||||||||||
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Luhansk is twinned with:
See also
- Luhansk Airport
- Lugansk Airlines
- Lugansk State Medical University
- Luhanskteplovoz
- University of Luhansk
- East Ukraine Volodymyr Dahl National University
References
- ↑ "Székesfehérvár MJV - Önkormányzat - Partnervárosok névsora". Onkormanyzat.szekesfehervar.hu. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ↑ "ВОЕННАЯ ЛИТЕРАТУРА -[ Биографии ]- Хрущёв С.Н. Хрущёв". Militera.lib.ru. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ↑ "Записки из Якирова Посада - Луганск-Ворошиловград-Луганск". Shusek.livejournal.com. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ↑ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). May 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ "Home page of Cardiff Council – Cardiff's twin cities". Cardiff Council. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Miasta Partnerskie Lublina" [Lublin - Partnership Cities]. Urząd Miasta Lublin [City of Lublin] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ↑ Bozsoki, Agnes. "Partnervárosok Névsora Partner és Testvérvárosok Névsora" [Partner and Twin Cities List]. City of Székesfehérvár (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
External links
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Look up luhansk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Media related to Luhansk at Wikimedia Commons- Topographic map 1:100 000
- Historic images of Luhansk
- The sightseeings of Luhansk
- Marble sculpture of King of marble of Nicolai Shmatko.
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