Lugansk Ukraine city

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• overview
• history
• economy
• main attractions

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Lugansk Ukraine city overview

Lugansk city coat of arms

Lugansk city flag

Lugansk city map location

Lugansk (Ukrainian spelling Luhansk) city, former (1935-1958, 1970-1989) Voroshilovgrad, is an administrative center of Lugansk region of Ukraine. Lugansk city lies along Lugan River at the latter's confluence with Olkhovaya River.

Lugansk Ukraine city population - 700 000 (2007 est.).
Lugansk Ukraine city land area - 286 sq.km.
Lugansk Ukraine city phone code - +380-642.
Lugansk Ukraine city postal code - 91000.

Lugansk city streets

Lugansk city views

Lugansk Ukraine city history

Lugansk dates from 1795, when state iron foundry was established there to supply ordnance to Russian Black Sea fleet. Lugansk city grew with the development of Donets Coal Basin in the 1890s.

Lugansk city scenery

Lugansk Ukraine city economy

Major branch of industry of Lugansk city is heavy engineering, dominated by huge diesel-locomotive works. Steel tubes, coal-mining equipment, spare parts for motor vehicles, and precision instruments also are made in Lugansk city. Coal is mined in Lugansk. There are also wood and timber-working industries.

Lugansk city railway station

Lugansk city hotel

Lugansk city World War I tanks

Lugansk city tank T-34

Lugansk Ukraine city main attractions

Lugansk city has teacher-training, medical, agricultural, and machine-building institutes.

Lugansk city local history museum

Lugansk city World War II memorial

Lugansk city Holodomor (Famine) memorial

Lugansk city Chernobyl disaster fighters memorial

Lugansk city churches

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