The city of Lugansk oblast.
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.
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 bus station
Lisichansk street view
Lisichansk trolleybus
The main places of interest 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:
Lisichansk old wooden house
Lisichansk apartment building
Lisichansk railway bridge
Lisichansk city view
Lisichansk plant building
Lisichansk hospital
The World War II memorial
Lisichansk church
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