Kostiantynivka

Kostiantynivka Костянтинівка
City
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Kostiantynivka
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Kostiantynivka Raion
Founded	1870
Area	66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population	77,066

Kostiantynivka (Ukrainian: Костянтинівка, Russian: Константиновка) is an industrial city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine, on the Kryvyi Torets River. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative center of Kostiantynivka Raion (district), though it does not belong to it. It's also known as Kostyantynivka or Konstantinovka. It developed in the Soviet era into a major centre for the production of iron, zinc, steel and glass. Population: 77,066 (2013 est.); 95,111 (2001).

Grave of Soviet soldiers in Kostyantynivka

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Konstantinovka train station

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City Hall

History

In 1870 Kostiantynivka was founded by a land owner Nomikossov who built the settlement in honor of his oldest son, Kostiantyn. In the beginning of the 20th century Kostiantynivka developed into an industrial settlement, and was later raised into the rank of an urban type (1926). In 1932 Kostyantynivka was granted municipal rights.

During the Ukrainian crisis, the town was captured in mid-April 2014 by pro-Russian separatists. The city was eventually retaken by Ukrainian forces on 7 July 2014, along with Druzhkivka. A Ukrainian armoured personnel carrier struck and killed an eight-year-old girl in the city on 16 March 2015. The incident sparked riots among residents, many of whom oppose the presence of Ukrainian troops.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:

• Russian 78.1%
• Ukrainian 21.0%
• Armenian 0.5%
• Belarusian 0.1%

External links

• (Russian) Konstantinovka - My Home! Information Portal