Salisne

Salisne

Залізне

Salisne

Basic data

Oblast :

Donetsk Oblast

Rajon :

Torezk District

Height :

200 m

Area :

7 km²

Residents :

5,598 (2013)

Population density :

800 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes :

85296

Area code :

+380 6247

Geographic location :

48 ° 23 ' N , 37 ° 52' E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '30 " N , 37 ° 52' 24" E

KOATUU :

1411270300

Administrative structure :

1 city , 1 urban-type settlement

Mayor :

Volodymyr Naumov

Address:

пр. Піонерів 14
85296 м. Залізне

Statistical information

Salisne

Salisne (Ukrainian Залізне ; Russian Зализное / Salisnoje ) is a small town in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine with about 5,500 inhabitants.

War memorial in place

The urban-type settlement Piwdenne (Південне) also belongs to the municipality, which in turn is part of the municipality of Torezk .

Salisne is located in the western Donets Basin about 4 kilometers southeast of the city center of Torezk and 44 kilometers north of the Donetsk Oblast Center.

The city was founded in 1894 under the name Nelepowskyj (Нелеповский), in 1921 it was renamed Artemowe / Artjomowo (Ukrainian Артемове ; Russian Артёмово ) in honor of Fyodor Andrejewitsch Sergejew , a Soviet revolutionary . After the discovery of coal deposits, the place developed into a mining site, and in 1938 it was granted city status.

During the Ukraine War , the city was shelled by separatists in December 2014, causing some damage to the place. On May 19, 2016, the place was renamed Salisne as part of the decommunization of Ukraine .

Web links

Commons : Salisne - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 19.05.2016 № 1377-VIII Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів

[1] Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 19.05.2016 № 1377-VIII Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів