Английская Википедия:Dokuchaievsk
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox settlement Dokuchaievsk or Dokuchaevsk (Шаблон:Lang-uk, Шаблон:IPA-uk; Шаблон:Lang-ru) (from 1912 to 1954 Olenivski Kariery) is a town in Kalmiuske Raion of Donetsk oblast, 14 km from Olenivka railway station, 40 km south of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dokuchaievsk urban hromada. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha. Its population is approximately Шаблон:Ua-pop-est2022
Previously, it was administratively subordinated to the Volnovakha Raion Council. Named in honor of Vasyl Dokuchaev, a natural scientist, founder of scientific genetic soil science and zonal agronomy.
History
It was founded in 1912. It was originally called Olenivski Kariery. It has been a town since 1954. It was founded in connection with the development of flux limestone and dolomite mining for Petrovsky and Yenakiieve Steel.
In 1939 the town was home to 9.2 thousand people, in 1959 - 16.8 thousand people, in 2011 - 23.726 thousand people.
Starting in mid-April 2014 Russian-backed separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast.[1][2][3] Since then the city has been under the control by the Donetsk People's Republic.[3] On January 13, 2015, militants of the DPR's "Oplot" brigade from Dokuchayevsk shelled a checkpoint near Volnovakha, killing 11 civilians in a bus and injuring 17 others.
Read more: Terrorist attack near Volnovakha on January 13, 2015
Demographics
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001 the population of the city amounted to 24,142 people, of whom 27.32% indicated Ukrainian as their native language, 72.13% - Russian, 0.14% - Armenian and Greek, 0.04% - Belarusian, 0.03% - Moldovan, as well as Bulgarian and Gagauz languages:[4]
- Ethnicity
number | percentage, % | |
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Ukrainians | 16,665 | 66.6 |
Russians | 7,053 | 28.2 |
Greeks | 533 | 2.1 |
Moldovans | 240 | 1.0 |
Belarusians | 128 | 0.5 |
- Language
Industries
Europe's largest flux and dolomite plant (including 5 quarries, 3 crushing and processing plants), construction materials production (reinforced concrete products plant), and motor transportation companies. Former Kalinin collective farm, Dokuchaievskyi state farm.
Cultural and social sphere
There are 6 schools, a palace of culture, a zoo, a stadium, 8 libraries, and a hospital.
Gallery
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Statues near Dokuchaievsk zoo
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St Vladimir Church
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Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk
References
Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Dokuchaievsk municipality Шаблон:Donetsk Oblast Шаблон:War in Donbass Шаблон:Authority control
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