Uspenka
| Uspenka Успенка | |
|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |
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Ruins of a former coke works, with Uspenka behind it. | |
  Uspenka Location of Uspenka within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′38″N 39°9′13″E / 48.39389°N 39.15361°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Lutuhyne Raion |
| Founded | 1755 |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,974 |
| • Density | 1,913/km2 (4,950/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 92006 |
| Area code(s) | +380 6436 |
Uspenka (Ukrainian: Успенка) is an urban-type settlement in Lutuhyne Raion, a part of Luhansk Oblast within Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the greater Donbass region.
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.
Gallery
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Heaps at former coke works
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Ruins of a coke works
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Street in Uspenka
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View of Uspenka and the town of Lutuhyne beyond.
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View of Uspenka
References
- ↑ The State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. The population Ukraine on January 1, 2011, Kyiv-2011 (doc)
- 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