Lisichansk city, Ukraine (Lysychansk)

The city of Lugansk oblast.

Lisichansk - Overview

Lisichansk or Lysychansk is a city located in Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest cities of Donbass and an important industrial center standing on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River.

Since 2022, Lisichansk is controlled by Russia.

The population of Lisichansk is about 93,000 (2021), the area - 96 sq. km.

Lisichansk city flag

Lisichansk city flag

Lisichansk city coat of arms

Lisichansk city coat of arms

Lisichansk city map location


History of Lisichansk

The development of Donetsk coal field began from the territories of present day Lisichansk. The foundation date of the town is 1710. That time, there were several small villages on the present territory of the city. In 1724-1725, Grigory Kapustin found large coal deposits in the region.

In 1795, Catherine II, the ruler of the Russian Empire, ordered to build the first coal mine in the region. It was the beginning of Donbass coal deposit and the town quick developing. In 1895, the settlement received railway connection with other regions of the Russian Empire.

During the World War II, Lisichansk was captured by Germany army in 1941 and liberated by the Red Army in 1943.

After 1952, the city 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 were constructed.

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. The stadium was reconstructed, a new maternity house was built. A lot of attention is paid to historical monuments.

Today, there are five coal mining companies in the city. The total coal reserves are about 180 millions of tons.

Lisichansk streets

Lisichansk bus station

Lisichansk bus station

Author: Victor Zhbanov

Lisichansk street view

Lisichansk street view

Author: Daniel Dee

Lisichansk trolleybus

Lisichansk trolleybus

Author: Portyankin Sergey


Attractions of Lisichansk

The main places of interest are:

  • Pereyezdnyanskaya church;
  • the museum of local study and Polovets stone statues (center, Lenin Street);
  • the monument to the first mine in Donbass;
  • the monument to Grigory Kapustin (near the central market);
  • T-34 tank - the monument to defenders of Lisichansk (Lenin Avenue);
  • the memorial complex of the World War II “Privolnyansky platsdarm”;
  • the house of culture named after V.N.Sosyura with the mosaic named “Power to Soviets” and “Spacemen” (Stekolny district);
  • the rope way from Belogorovsky cretaceous quarry to Lisichansk soda plant. The longest in Europe and the second in length after Canadian.

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:

  • “Archaeology and the nature of the area”,
  • “The history of the region development in the 18th-19th centuries”,
  • “Pre-war Lisichansk and its citizens in the World War II”,
  • “Ukrainian home” exhibition - very popular among visitors, it shows unique rich culture, customs and traditions of Ukrainian people.

Lisichansk city, Ukraine photos

Lisichansk scenery

Lisichansk old wooden house

Lisichansk old wooden house

Author: Daniel Dee

Lisichansk apartment building

Lisichansk apartment building

Author: Kirbabin Sergiy

Lisichansk railway bridge

Lisichansk railway bridge

Author: Daniel Dee


Lisichansk views

Lisichansk city view

Lisichansk city view

Author: Daniel Dee

Lisichansk plant building

Lisichansk plant building

Author: Daniel Dee

Lisichansk hospital

Lisichansk hospital

Author: Daniel Dee


Lisichansk sights

The World War II memorial

The World War II memorial

Author: Dymov

Lisichansk church

Lisichansk church

Author: Daniel Dee


The comments of our visitors

Dave
Me three!
I also was chatting with a lovely lady from Lisichansk...I wonder if we are all talking with the same lady?

Mke
Me too!
I'm also chatting with a lovely girl from Lisishanks too. I hope one day to meet her. I just hope is not the same girl thou.

neil lawson
hi
wow, im chatting to a lovely girl from lisichansk and just wanted to see where she lives and i like the photos of the city. it would be nice to meet this lovely girl one day as im single.

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