Dovzhansk, Ukraine

Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ, translit. Dovzhans’k; Roushie: Должанск) is a ceety in Luhansk Oblast (province) o sooth-eastren Ukraine. Servin as the admeenistrative centre o Dovzhansk Raion (destrict), the ceety itsel is designatit as a separate raion athin the oblast, an is locatit approximately 80 km frae the oblast caipital, Luhansk. The current estimatit population is aroond 72,531 (as o 2001). Maist o the ceety residents wirk in the minin industry. History The ceety tracks its ruits frae a smaw veelage in the heidstream o Dolzhyk River. At the end o the 18t century, it wis grantit bi Catherine the Great tae ataman Vasyl Orlov as a rewaird for his excellent militar service. The fermland teuk on the name Dolzhykovo-Orlovske. Development o the aurie significantly expandit towards the end o the 19t century, efter the discovery o coal in the Donetsk region. In 1938 the dounset receivit ceety status an its current name in memory o the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov. Freemit airtins (in Ukrainian)/(in Roushie) Offeecial ceety page Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine