The city of Donetsk oblast.
Khartsyzsk has the status of a city of regional significance of Ukraine. It is located in the central part of Donetsk oblast.
Khartsyzsk city has the population of about 60,000 (2010).
The phone code of the city is +380 6257; postal codes - 86700-86780.
In the Middle Ages the territory of present Khartsyzsk was low populated. However, from the beginning of 16th century people who came from Muscovy and Poland lands began to settle there. Later they became known as Don and Zaporozhye Cossacks. Turks and Tatars called them “hartsyzy”, which means “robbers”. In the 18th century after several Russian-Turkish wars the large unpopulated areas became the part of Russian Empire.
In 1746 the territory of Khartsyzsk became the part of the land of Don Cossacks and in the end of 18th century began to be intensely populated. In the second half of 19th century the construction of Kursk-Kharkov-Azov railway began and in 1869 the railway station of Khartsyzsk was built named after the settlement located about 8 km away from the railway line. The coal production industry appeared in the region in the 1860ies.
From the late 1890ies to 1917 the village of Khartsyzsk had Mechanical Plant, Boiler and Mechanical Plant (from 1914 - Pipe Works), two mechanical workshops (future plant “Armlit” and Engineering Works), a brick factory, two steam-mills.
After the Civil War intensive rehabilitation and development of the economy of Khartsyzsk town began. The Tube Works started the production of large diameter pipes, the plant became the only Soviet supplier of such pipes.
In 1923, not far from Khartsyzsk the construction of Zuevskaya hydropower station began. In 1940 the construction of new steel wire-rope factory began. With the beginning of the World War II hundreds of city residents went to the front. With the approach of the front line the evacuation of industrial enterprises began: almost all the equipment of pipe and wire-rope factories was evacuated to the Urals.
Khartsyzsk was captured by German army troops in September 1941. During the occupation there were several concentration camps in the town. About 7 thousand people were killed there. In September 1943 Khartsyzsk area was liberated by the Red Army.
Khartsyzsk city, Ukraine street
Khartsyzsk city street view
Khartsyzsk city street
In the postwar years the reconstruction of the city was going fast. In December 1945 the Pipe Plant raised from the ruins began the production of the pipes. In 1949 steel wire-rope factory started the production. After the war Khartsyzsk was one of the first cities in Ukraine being electrified and equipped with radio and telephone communication.
For the period of 1950ies - 1970ies Khartsyzk expanded the production, introduced new and sometimes unique technologies, several new factories were built. Khartsyzsk metal products factory, the plant of food concentrates, bread-baking plant, repair and engineering works appeared. In the short time several mines were built. Thus by the beginning of 1980ies Khartsyzk became a major industrial center of Donetsk region. So it remains to this day.
Crisis socio-economic processes of 1980eis - 1990ies did not bypass Khartsyzk. However, in these difficult years, the city has managed to retain its industrial potential. Large companies - the pipe and steel wire-rope factories not only survived in difficult conditions, but were able to modernize production and introduce new technologies to become competitive in the market conditions.
In the years of 2003-2004 Khartsyzk city took a big step forward in its socio-economic development. And despite the current slowdown in the world economics Khartsyzk is one of the most promising cities of Donbas region today.
Khartsyzsk city administration building
Khartsyzsk city Tube Works
Khartsyzsk city park scenery
More than 50% of workers of Khartsyzsk economy are working in the industry. Main enterprises: pipe and steel wire-rope factories, engineering works, reinforced casting, food concentrates and bread-baking plants.
The production of “Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant” is widely known. It came on the construction of gas pipelines Bukhara-Ural, Dashava-Kiev, “Druzhba”, Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod. Several years ago the company won the tender to supply pipes for the oil pipeline Odessa-Brody.
In recent years international recognition of the company was growing. The evidences of this fact are the “Gold Medal” from the Association for the Promotion of Industry of France and the certificate of quality of American Petroleum Institute, confirming compliance of the plant’s output to international standards.
Khartsyzsk pipes are used in Russia for the construction of onshore pipeline section Russia - Turkey “Blue Stream” and Zapolyarnoye - Urengoy. The production capacity of the plant is 1.5 million tons of pipes per year.
Steel wire-rope factory “Silur” manufactures steel ropes, welding wire and cable, water and gas pipes, various consumer goods. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union the share of the enterprise accounted for 25% of all the production of ropes in USSR and 23% of wire.
The products of the plant were used in the construction of Ostankino television tower in Moscow, the bridges in Kiev and Riga. Today the plant produces about 65% of the ropes for the coal and other industries of Ukraine. About 40% of the products are sold in foreign markets, including Germany, Norway, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy and USA. For one of the mines in Kazakhstan “Silur” plant produced unique 1,250-meter-long steel rope with the diameter of 61 mm weighing 25 tons.
Buses and trolleybuses play the major role in intercity passenger transportation. There are music, art and sports schools, museum, Metallurgical College in Khartsyzsk. Regional landscape park “Zuevsky” is located on the territory of the city. Here, there are 36 species of plants and 13 species of vertebrates included in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Khartsyzsk city school
Khartsyzsk city art school
Khartsyzsk city library
Khartsyzsk World War II soldiers memorial
Khartsyzsk city Lenin monument
Khartsyzsk city church
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