Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast

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For the city of the same name in Belarus, see Dzyarzhynsk. For the city of the same name in Russia, see Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast
Дзержинськ
"Dzerzhynsk is a town of miners" inscription
"Dzerzhynsk is a town of miners" inscription
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Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast is located in Ukraine
Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast
Dzerzhynsk Municipality
Founded 1806
City rights 1936
Government
 • Mayor Volodymyr Sliptsov
Area
 • Total 62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation 179 m (587 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 34,750
 • Density 569/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
Postal code 85200—85279
Area code(s) +380-6247
Website http://www.dzerzhinsk-rada.gov.ua/

Dzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дзержинськ), or Toretsk (Ukrainian: Торецк) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 35,296 (2013 est.)[1]. The city was founded in the 19th century as Shcherbynivka, named after Zaporizhian Cossack Anton Shcherbina, who had settled there.[2] In 1938 the city was renamed in honor of communist Felix Dzerzhynsky, the founder of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka.[2] In 2001, the population was 43,371 people. Following the law on decommunization, the city council has decided on 16 October 2015 to rename the city to Toretsk.[3]

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[4][5] including Dzerzhynsk.[6] On 11 July 2014 Ukrainian forces launched strikes against the separatists.[7] On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[2][8] Dzerzhynsk is only a few kilometers away from the separatists-controlled Horlivka.[2]

Nikolai Ryzhkov, a former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born in the city in 1929.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[9]

Gallery

  • Dzerzhynsk entrance stele

  • Dzerzhynsk Avanhard Stadium

  • An apartment block in Dzerzhynsk

  • City hall

  • Ukraine Palace of Culture

  • Ukraine Palace of Culture interior

  • Buildings in downtown

  • Dzerzhynsk phenol factory club

  • Phenol factory building

  • Dzerzhynsk railway station

  • Crying mother monument

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 [1]
  3. ↑ http://nikvesti.com/news/politics/76931
  4. ↑ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
  5. ↑ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
  6. ↑ http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/ukrainian_aircraft_eliminated_nearly_1000_terrorists_on_july_11___selezniov_323670
  7. ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/dzerzhynsk-under-heavy-artillery-fire-355718.html
  8. ↑ https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/separatists-retreat-from-dzerzhynsk-357159.html
  9. ↑ [2]

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