Donetsk Ukraine city

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Donetsk Ukraine city overview

Donetsk city coat of arms

Donetsk Ukraine city coat of arms picture

Donetsk city flag

Donetsk city map location

Donetsk Ukraine city map location picture

Donetsk - Euro 2012 city

Donetsk, former (until 1924) Yuzovka, or (1924-1961) Stalino is a city and administrative center of Donetsk oblast, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of Kalmius River. Donetsk city is a large railway and highway junction. Donetsk has an airport too.

Donetsk Ukraine city population - 988,000 (2008).
Donetsk Ukraine city land area - 996 sq. km.
Donetsk Ukraine city phone code - +380-62.
Donetsk Ukraine city postal codes - 83000-83497.

Donetsk city streets

Donetsk Ukraine city history

In 1869 an ironworks was founded there by a Welshman, John Hughes (from whom the town's pre-revolutionary name Yuzovka was derived), to produce iron rails for the growing Russian rail network. Later steel rails were made in Donetsk city. The plant used coal from the immediate vicinity, and both coal mining and steel making developed rapidly in Donetsk.

By 1914 there were 4 metallurgical plants, 10 coal-pits, and a population of about 50 000. After the October Revolution (1917), Yuzovka was renamed Stalino and, in 1961, Donetsk. Heavy destruction in World War II led to postwar modernization and an increase in the scale of industry. Subsequent growth of Donetsk city was rapid and sustained.

Donetsk city view

Donetsk city scenery

Donetsk Ukraine city economy

There are now more than 40 coal-pits within Donetsk city limits. A major integrated coking, iron-smelting, and steel-making plant makes modern Donetsk one of the largest metallurgical centers in Ukraine.

Coke by-products are the basis of a chemical industry producing plastics. There are several heavy-engineering works in Donetsk city, which produce, in the main, mining equipment. Refrigerators are manufactured in Donetsk city, and there are other light industries.

The necessity of avoiding areas subject to subsidence caused by mining has led to a patchy development of the densely built-up residential and factory areas and open spaces over the extensive area of Donetsk city administrative limits.

Donetsk city picture

Donetsk city railway station

Donetsk Ukraine city railway station photo

Donetsk city theater

Donetsk city stadium

Donetsk Ukraine city main attractions

The principal street, from the railway station to the steelworks, is main Donetsk city attraction. It is 5.5 miles (9km) long, with the main shops, hotels, and administrative buildings.

There are a university, polytechnic, medical and trade institutes in Donetsk city, and more than 30 scientific research establishments, including a branch of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Cultural amenities of Donetsk include several theaters and a philharmonic hall.