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Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (''Donbas'') region. Donetsk is adjacent to another major city, Makiivka, and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Ukraine
There are 463 populated places in Ukraine, populated places in Ukraine that have been officially granted city status () by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament, as of 23 April 2025. Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical or regional importance. Smaller settlements are Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlements () and villages (). Historically, there were systems of city rights, granted by the territorial lords, which defined the status of a place as a ''misto'' or ''selo''. In the past, cities were self-governing and had several privileges. The list of cities is roughly ordered by population and the 2022 estimates are compared to the 2001 Ukrainian census, except for Chernobyl for which the population is an unofficial estimate. The City with special status, cities with special status are shown in ''italic''. The average population size is 62,000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the regional administration was moved to Kramatorsk. Historically, the region has been an important part of the Donbas region. From its creation in 1938 until November 1961, it bore the name ''Stalino Oblast'', in honour of Joseph Stalin. As part of the de-Stalinization process, it was renamed after the Donets river, the main artery of Eastern Ukraine. Its population is estimated at The oblast is known for its urban sprawl of Donetsk–Makiivka and Horlivka–Yenakiieve and it is often associated with the coal mining industry. In 2014, parts of the oblast, including Donetsk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Donetsk People's Republic, leading to a War in Donbas (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voroshylovskyi District, Donetsk
Voroshylovskyi District () is an urban district of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov. It is the Donetsk's downtown and was created in 1973 after splitting away from the Kalininskyi District, Donetsk Kalininskyi District () is an urban district of the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after a Soviet political figure Mikhail Kalinin Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (, ; 3 June 1946) was a Soviet politician and Russian Old Bolshevik revolutionary .... Places File:Donetsk apelacionniy sud.jpg, Donetsk Oblast Appellate Court (21st century) File:Yuzovskoe obschestvennoe sobranie.jpg, Yuzivka Social Assembly, the building was demolished before 1920 File:Donetsk sinagoga.jpg, Donetsk Synagogue (21st century) File:Zemskaya bolnica 1910 uzovka.jpg, Yuzivka Regional Hospital, 1910 File:Donetsk zhd 02.jpg, Station of the Donetsk children railroad, 1930s File:Donetskaya Oblast-Oblgosadministracia.JPG, Building of the Donetsk Regional S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical And Drama Theatre
The Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre or Donetsk State Academic Musical and Drama Theatre "Mark Brovun" () is a theatre in Donetsk, Ukraine. It was founded in 1927 and was awarded national status in November 2009. It has hosted the regional theater festival "Theatrical Donbas" since 1992 and the "Golden Key" open festival performances and concerts for children and youth since 1997. History The Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre began in 1927 in Kharkiv, then the capital of Ukraine, with the creation of the Ukrainian Labour Theatre. Its purpose was to carry out cultural and educational missions in Eastern Ukraine. The troupe was formed from the actors of the Kharkiv State Folk Theatre and the Berezil Theatre. The first director was А. Zagarov, who had studied with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. A year later, V. Vasilko, a student of Les Kurbas who later became an Honoured People's Artist of Ukraine, was appointed the art d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuibyshevskyi District, Donetsk
Kuibyshevskyi District (, ) is an urban district of the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after a Soviet political figure Valerian Kuybyshev. It was created in 1937 as one of the first six original city districts. It is located at the northwestern part of the city. Residential neighborhoods ;Multi-storey developments * Mahistralnyi * Industrialnyi * Azotnyi * Zhylkop * Karier * Hirnyk * Flora * Zhovtneve * Topaz * Ploshcha Bakynskykh Komisariv ;Settlements * Smolyanka * Zhovtneve * Khimik * Chervonyi Pakhar * Hrabary * Lozivske * Administratyvnyi * Hirnyk Industry * Mines ** Zhovtnevyi Rudnyk coal mine (part of the Donetsk Coal Power Company), flooded by militants of the Donetsk People's Republic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk Urban Hromada
Donetsk urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Donetsk. The hromada contains 14 settlements: 2 cities (Donetsk and Mospyne), 4 rural settlements ( Horbachevo-Mykhaylivka, Laryne, Oleksandrivka, and Staromykhailivka), and 8 villages: See also * List of hromadas of Ukraine There are 1,469 hromadas (, ) in Ukraine. They were formed in 2020 (there are no hromadas in Kyiv, Sevastopol and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea). A hromada is designated ''urban hromada'' if its administration is located in a city; ''set ... References {{Donetsk Oblast Hromadas of Donetsk Raion 2020 establishments in Ukraine States and territories established in 2020 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donbass Palace
Donbass Palace, or Donbas Palace, is the first 5-star hotel in Donetsk, Ukraine that joined the leading hotels of the World (2005-2014). It is located along Artema St, 80, Donetsk in Donetsk Oblast. History Hotel "Donbass" was built in 1938 upon the plans of N. Rechanikov and A. Shuvalova. During the construction, the project was redesigned by N. Porkhunov. Panteley Tamurov supervised construction. During the Nazi occupation of Donetsk, the Gestapo was headquartered in the hotel; the building was partially destroyed during the war. From 1947 to 1949, the building was renovated, but the dome was not restored due to a lack of funds. In 1971, the Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture conducted restoration works. The hotel was considered an architectural monument of the Donetsk region. On 26 February 2001, the old building was blown up. On 15 May 2004, the five star hotel "Donbas Palace" was opened. The new building differs slightly from the original. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transfiguration Cathedral, Donetsk
The Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration) Cathedral () or the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, is a 20th-century Eastern Orthodoxy cathedral in Donetsk, Ukraine. Konstantin Thon designed the church and the cathedral has since become one of the city's historical landmarks. Design Originally, the cathedral was constructed in accordance with architect Konstantin Thon's conventional design, which had a single dome and a cubic shape and had been authorised by the Holy Synod back in 1830. A bell tower, four domes, two side chapels, two chambers for altars to the north and south of the main altar, and a refectory were added to the single-domed structure a few years later, owing to further donations. The bell tower rose to become Yuzivka's (present day Donetsk) highest structure. The icons in carved kiots in the cathedral, which was subsequently adorned in a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine style by icon painters under the direction of Gennady Zhukov. The bottom level of the structure has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblasts Of Ukraine
An oblast (, ; ), sometimes translated as region or province, is the main type of first-level administrative divisions of Ukraine, administrative division of Ukraine. The country's territory is divided into 24 oblasts, as well as one Autonomous republic of Ukraine, autonomous republic and two City with special status, cities with special status. As Ukraine is a unitary state, oblasts do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrainian Constitution and devolved by law. Articles 140–146 of s:Constitution of Ukraine#Chapter IX: Territorial Structure of Ukraine, Chapter XI of the constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competence. Oblasts are divided into Raions of Ukraine, raions, with each oblast having between three and eight raions following the Raions of Ukraine#July 2020 reform, July 2020 reform. General characteristics In Ukraine, the term ''oblast'' denotes a primary administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leninskyi District, Donetsk
Leninskyi District () is an urban district of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after a Soviet political figure Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ( 187021 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until Death and state funeral of .... It was created in 1937 as the Factory-Stalin Raion. Places File:Институт последипломного образования 001.jpg, Institute of post-graduate education, 2010 File:Monument to the soldiers of the southern front of the World War II, Donetsk.jpg, Memorial stele at a mass grave of the World War II Soviet soldiers File:Donetsk telecentr 001.jpg, TV Center File:Ленинский район Донецка 061.jpg, House of Cinema File:Donetsk shkola pri dmz.jpg, School for children of the British administration of the Yuzivka Metallurgical Factory, 2006 File:Donetsk lenin bose.jpg, Lenin's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyivskyi District, Donetsk
Kyivskyi District () is urban district of the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after the capital city of Ukraine, Kyiv. Places File:Памятник Кобзону И. Д. ул. Челюскинцев 189..jpg, Monument to Joseph Kobzon Joseph Davydovich Kobzon (11 September 1937 – 30 August 2018) was a Soviet-born Russian singer, known for his crooner style. Early life Kobzon was born to History of the Jews in the Soviet Union, Jewish Ukrainians, Ukrainian parents in the ... and the Palace of Youth Yunost, 2013 File:Donetsk yorgen 02.jpg, Monument of recovered patient File:РСК Олимпийский (006).jpg, Monument to Sergei Bubka in front of the RSK Olimpiisky, 2009 File:Пальма Мерцалова у Экспо-Донбасса 1.jpg, Palm tree of Aleksei Mertsalov File:День Победы в Донецке, 2010 023.JPG, Monument to liberators at the Komsomol Park, 2010 File:Donetsk pionerskaya.jpg, Pionerskaya Station of the Donetsk children railroad F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
