Uspenka (Ukrainian: Успенка) is an urban-type settlement in Luhansk Raion, a part of Luhansk Oblast within Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the greater Donbas region. Population: 8,587 (2021 est.)[1], 8,895 (2013 est.)[2].

Uspenka Успенка
Urban-type settlement
Ruins of a former coke works, with Uspenka behind it
Uspenka Location of Uspenka within Luhansk Raion Show map of Luhansk Oblast Uspenka Location of Uspenka within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°23′38″N 39°9′13″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Luhansk Raion
Founded	1755
Incorporated	1938
Area
• Total	4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	8,587
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Postal code	92006
Area code	+380 6436

The village was founded as Vilkhova (Ukrainian: Вільхова, lit. Alder) in 1755, after a colonel received a grant of land from the Tsar of Russia. The name "Uspenka" became established in the seventy years after the founding of the village. The town has a long history of coal mining, with the first mine established in 1802. The population of the village has greatly declined with the mining and coke industries: in 1966, there were 18,800 residents; in 2001, only 9676. There is still a coke works in the village that employs some residents, but many commute to Lutuhyne for work. Since 2014, Uspenka has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[3]

Gallery

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  Heaps at former coke works
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  Ruins of a coke works
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  Street in Uspenka
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  View of Uspenka and the town of Lutuhyne beyond.
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  View of Uspenka

References

Notes

Sources

• Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Volume 10. / Ed. Vladimir Kubiyovych — Paris; New York: Молоде життя, 1954—1989.
• Wysocki, Victor I. Historical aspects of toponymy in Luhansk — Luhansk, 2003 — pp. 196

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