Kramatorsk city, Ukraine

Kramatorsk overview

Kramatorsk is a city situated in the northern part of Donetsk oblast of Ukraine. Kramatorsk is an important railroad junction and one of the largest Ukrainian machine building centers.

Kramatorsk city population is about 168,000 (2010).

The phone code of the city is +380 6264; the postal codes are 84300-84390.

Kramatorsk city flag

Kramatorsk city coat of arms

Kramatorsk city map location

Kramatorsk history

According to archeological data people inhabited the territory of present day Kramatorsk and its nearest suburbs from ancient times. In the north-western outskirts of Kramatorsk stone mines and silicon processing workshops of neolithic epoch are found and they still existed in early copper epoch.

In the second half of 18th century the territory was rapidly inhabited, first of all by Cossacks.

In 1868 Kursk-Kharkov-Azov railway was constructed and near the river Kazyonny Torets railway station Kramatorskaya was formed. Its objective was to organize a double track for trains coming in the opposite direction. In 1878 a branch of Donetskaya Kamennougolnaya railway was joined to it. Thus Kramatorskaya turned into railway juncture of full value.

In the station area a settlement with the same name was formed. In early 20th century the settlement was called Kramatorovka, in 20s and 30s - Kramatorskaya. The population of the settlement in early 20th century was over 12,000. There was a hospital, 2 schools and a professional school. In 1926 Kramatorskaya was referred to the class of town style settlement.

In 1927 the first newspaper “Kramatorskaya Domna” was published, in September 1930 it was renamed into “Kramatorskaya Pravda”. Technical reconstruction of plants was fulfilled during industrialization period. In 1932 Kramatorsk turned into a city. In 1940 over 30,000 workers worked at local plants as well as 5,000 engineers.

After the World War II destroyed plants were reconstructed in Kramatorsk and over 10 new industrial objects were constructed.

Today Kramatorsk is an important center of Ukrainian machine building for metallurgical, coal and transport industries. Also the jewelry industry is highly developed in Kramatorsk (about 10% of all Ukrainian jewelry production).

Kramatorsk attractions

Among the main places of interest of Kramatorsk are:

Police station #1 - former detached house of Kramatorsk metallurgic plant vice-director E.Protse;
A private house with an observatory in Tikhy pereulok (1926);
Former palace of culture (theater) named after Pushkin, 1930s, restored in 1946;
Lenin Palace of culture (Shkolnaya str.);
Palace of culture “Stroitel” (1954);
Palace of culture and technique in Lenin square;
Cafe “Zamok” (“Castle”).