Donetsk
Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк Ukrainian pronunciation: [doˈnɛt͡sʲk], translit. Donets’k; Roushie: Доне́цк, translit. Donetsk; umwhile names: Yuzovka, Staline, Stalino, see an aa: Ceeties' alternative names), is a muckle ceety in eastren Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Admeenistratively, it is a centre o Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unoffeecial caipital an mucklest ceety o the economic an cultural Donets Basin (Donbass) region.
Donets'k (Донецьк) Donetsk (Доне́цк) | |
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 Map o Ukraine wi Donetsk heichlichtit. | |
 Map o Donetsk's ceety center | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″E / 48.00278°N 37.80528°ECoordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″E / 48.00278°N 37.80528°E | |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Municipality |
| Foondit | 18691 |
| Ceety richts | 1917 |
| Raions | Leet o 9
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| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Lukianchenko |
| Area | |
| • City | 358 km2 (138 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (1 Julie 2011) | |
| • City | 975,959 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,009,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 83000 — 83497 |
| Area code(s) | +380 622, 623 |
| Licence plate | АН |
| Sister ceeties | Bochum, Charleroi, Kutaisi, Pittsburgh, Sheffield, Taranto, Moscow, Vilnius |
| 1 Donetsk wis foondit in 1869 as Yuzovka. ²The population o the metropolitan aurie is as o 2004. | |
The ceety wis foondit in 1869 bi a Welsh businessman, John Hughes, who constructit a steel plant an several coal mines in the region; the toun wis sicweys named Yuzovka (Юзовка) in recognition o his role in its foondin ("Yuz" bein a Roushie or Ukrainian approximation o Hughes). Durin Soviet times, the ceety's steel industry wis expandit.
In 1924 at the plenum Yuzovsky executive committee haed decidit tae rename the toun Yuzovka in Stalin. In 1924 the ceety became kent as Stalin (Сталін). In 1929-1931 the toun wis renamed in Stalino (Сталино). In 1932 the ceety became the centre o Donetsk region. In 1961, durin the De-Stalinisation the ceety wis again renamed tae its modren name Donetsk Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine[1] efter the Seversky Donets river.[2] In addition, some soorces state that the ceety wis briefly cawed Trotsk—efter Leon Trotsky—for a few months in 1923. The day, the ceety still remains an important industrial centre for coal an steel in Ukraine.
The ceety is currently hame tae twa major professional fitbaa teams in Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk an Metalurh Donetsk, baith o which currently play in the Ukrainian Premier League. Important attractions o the ceety include the Cathedral Transfiguration o Jesus, the Donetsk Naitional University, an ithers.
Twin touns an sister ceeties eedit
Donetsk participates in internaitional toun twinnin schemes tae foster guid internaitional relations. Pairtners include:
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References eedit
- ↑ http://alldonetsk.info/en/history-city-donetsk Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine The history of the city of Donetsk
- ↑ Из истории города [From the history of the city]. Official site of the Head of Donetsk City (in Roushien). 31 August 2004. Archived frae the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007. Unknown parameter
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