Uspenka

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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 Ukraine
Uspenka
Uspenka
Location of Uspenka within Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°23′38″N 39°9′13″E / 48.39389°N 39.15361°E / 48.39389; 39.15361
CountryUkraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionLutuhyne Raion
Founded1755
Incorporated1938
Area
 • Total4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total8,587
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/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 Donbas region. Population: 8,587 (2021 est.)[1], 8,895 (2013 est.)[2].

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]

Gallery[]

  • Heaps at former coke works

  • Ruins of a coke works

  • Street in Uspenka

  • View of Uspenka and the town of Lutuhyne beyond.

  • View of Uspenka

References[]

Notes[]

  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. ^ "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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