Uspenka (Ukrainian: Успенка) is a rural settlement in Lutuhyne urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the greater Donbas region. Population: 8,550 (2022 estimate),[1] 8,895 (2013 est.).[2]
Uspenka
Успенка | |
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 Ruins of a former coke works, with Uspenka behind it | |
  Uspenka Location of Uspenka within Luhansk Raion  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 | Luhansk Raion |
| Hromada | Lutuhyne urban hromada |
| Founded | 1755 |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 8,550 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 92006 |
| Area code | +380 6436 |
History edit
The village was founded as Olkhova (Ukrainian: Ольхова) in 1755 by fugitive serfs. The name "Uspenka" became established in 1764. The town has a long history of coal mining, with the first mine established in 1802.[3]
A library was opened in Uspenka in 1914. Beginning in 1923, Uspenka served as the administrative center of Uspenka Raion within Luhansk Oblast. This status spurred on rapid economic growth. In 1938, it received the status of an urban-type settlement.[3]
During World War II, Uspenka was captured by forces of Nazi Germany on July 17, 1942. The Nazis committed numerous massacres and abuses against the people during the occupation. After heavy fighting, the Red Army liberated Uspenka on February 18, 1943.[3]
In 1959, Uspenka Raion was abolished and Uspenka became part of Oleksandrivsk Raion. From 1963 to 1965, it then was made part of Artemivsky District of the city Luhansk, before being transferred to Lutuhyne Raion in 1965.[3]
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.[citation needed] Since 2014, Uspenka has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[4][better source needed]
Gallery edit
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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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Успенка, Лутугинський район, Луганська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "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 edit
- 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