Lugansk
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Luhansk / Lugansk Луганськ / Луганск |
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 Luhansk / Lugansk
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| Coordinates: 48°34′0″N 39°20′0″E / 48.56667°N 39.33333°E | |||
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| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | ||
| Founded | 1795 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 425,848 | ||
| • Density | 1,802/km2 (4,670/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 91000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 642 | ||
| Climate | Dfa | ||
| Website | http://gorod.lugansk.ua/ | ||
Coordinates: 48°34′N 39°18′E / 48.567°N 39.300°E
The city of Luhansk (Ukrainian: Луганськ, IPA: [luˈɦɑnʲsʲk]) or Lugansk (Russian: Луганск; IPA: [lʊˈgansk]), formerly known as Voroshilovgrad (1935-1958 and 1970-1990), functions as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast in easternmost Ukraine. The city itself is also designated as city of oblast significance. Population: 425,848 (2013 est.).
Luhansk has been controlled by the forces of the Luhansk People's Republic since 2014. After the rebels captured Luhansk the (pro-Kiev) administration of Luhansk Oblast was moved to Sievierodonetsk.
The city traces its history to 1795 when the British industrialist Charles Gascoigne founded a metal factory near the Zaporizhian Cossacks settlement Kamianyi Brid. The settlement around the factory was known as Luganskiy Zavod. In 1882 the factory settlement Luganskiy Zavod was merged with the town of Kamianyi Brid into the city of Luhansk. Located in the Donets Basin, Luhansk developed into an important industrial center of Eastern Europe, particularly as a home to the major locomotive-building company Luhanskteplovoz. The city was occupied by Nazi Germany between July 14, 1942 and February 14, 1943.
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