Brianka

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Brianka
Брянка
City
Flag of Brianka
Flag
Coat of arms of Brianka
Coat of arms
Brianka is located in Lugansk Oblast
Brianka
Brianka
Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 38°38′35″E / 48.51333°N 38.64306°E / 48.51333; 38.64306Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 38°38′35″E / 48.51333°N 38.64306°E / 48.51333; 38.64306
Founded1696
City status1962
Area
 • Total635 km2 (245 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total44,987
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://bryanka-rada.gov.ua

Brianka (Ukrainian: Брянка) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 44,987 (2021 est.)[1], 47,512 (2013 est.)[2].

It is located between cities of Kadiivka and Alchevsk.

Maryin cliff in Brianka

History[]

The settlement traces its history to small settlements of Zaporizhian Cossacks, zymivnyki, that appeared in place of future Brianka in 1696.

The place has developed further into a miners' settlement around the local Brianka Quarry since the end of 19th century. After the World War II, in 1944–1962 it was a city raion of neighboring city of Kadiivka.

City since December 1962.[3]

A local newspaper is published in the city since April 1965.[4]

Since 2014, Brianka has been located on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic and is not controlled by Ukrainian authorities.[5]

Demographics[]

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 54.9%
  • Russians: 42.7%
  • Belarusians: 0.8%
Language
  • Russian: 87.01%
  • Ukrainian: 12.65%
  • Belarusian: 0.09%

References[]

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Брянка // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.171
  4. ^ № 2901. «Труд горняка» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.381
  5. ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ [1]


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