The city of Lugansk oblast.
Lisichansk (also spelled Lysychansk) city is located in Lugansk oblast of Ukraine. Lisichansk is one of the most ancient cities of Donbass region, important industrial center. Lisichansk is situated on the right bank of Seversky Donets river (about 90 km from Lugansk city).
Lisichansk city has the population of about 105,000 (2010).
The phone code of the city +380 6451; the postal code is 93100.
The development of Donetsk coal field began from the territories of present day Lisichansk city. The foundation date of Lisichansk is 1710. That time there were several small villages on the present time territory of Lisichansk. In 1724-1725 Grigory Kapustin found large coal deposits in the region.
In 1795 Russian ruler Catherine the Second ordered to build first coal mine in the region. It was the beginning of Donbass coal deposit and Lisichansk town quick developing. In 1895 the settlement received railway connection with other regions of Russian Empire.
During the World War II Lisichansk was captured by Germany army in 1941 and liberated in 1943. Today there are five coal mining companies on the territory of Lisichansk city. The total coal reserves are about 180 millions of tons.
After 1952 Lisichansk grew and developed, an oil-processing plant was built there - the largest in Europe at that time, a rubber plant and a lot of other industrial plants.
In perestroika time and when Ukraine became independent almost all the industry was paralyzed due to boundary with Russia being closed.
In 2004 Lisichansk took the first place in Ukraine in industrial output. The city is becoming nicer, Lisichansk stadium is under reconstruction, a new maternity house is being built, a lot of attention is paid to historical monuments of Lisichansk.
Lisichansk city, Ukraine street
Lisichansk city street view
Lisichansk city trolleybus
Among the main places of interest of Lisichansk are:
Lisichansk museum of local study numbers about 17,000 exhibits. An exhibition hall of the museum gives an idea of the regional club “Levsha” - masters of decorative and applied arts of the region and the city.
There are 4 exhibition halls in the museum: “Archeology and nature of the area”, “History of the region development in 18th-19th centuries”, “Pre-war Lisichansk and its citizens in World War II”. The exhibition “Ukrainian home” is very popular among visitors, it shows unique rich culture, customs and traditions of Ukrainian people.
Lisichansk city, Ukraine scenery
Lisichansk city scenery
Lisichansk city view
Lisichansk city, Ukraine view
Lisichansk city plant building
Lisichansk city hospital
Lisichansk World War II memorial
Lisichansk city church
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