Petrovsky District (Ukrainian: Петровський район) is an urban district of the city of Donetsk, under the control of de facto Donetsk People's Republic, named after a Soviet political figure Grigoriy Petrovsky.

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Petrovsky District Петровський район
Urban district
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Area
• Total	62.4 km2 (24.1 sq mi)
Population 2001 Ukrainian Census
• Total	85,399
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

It was created in 1937.

Places

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  Shakhtar Donetsk training grounds in Kirsha
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  Lenin's monument at the Victory Square, 2009
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  Memorial Stele at the Victory Square, 2009
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  Petrovsky's monument in front of the Palace of Cultures, 2009

External links

• Petrovsky Raion at the Mayor of Donetsk website
• Petrovsky Raion at the Uzovka website

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