Oleksandrivsk
Oleksandrivsk | ||
Олександрівськ | ||
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Oblast : | Luhansk Oblast | |
Rajon : | Luhansk city district | |
Height : | no information | |
Area : | 10.4 km² | |
Residents : | 6,596 ( 01/01/2014 ) | |
Population density : | 634 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 91484 | |
Area code : | +380 642 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 35 ' N , 39 ° 12' E | |
KOATUU : | 4410160300 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 city , 2 settlements | |
Mayor : | Mykola Hrekow | |
Address: | Красна Площа 16 91484 м. Олександрівськ |
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Website : | http://aleksandrovsk.lg.ua/ | |
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Oleksandriwsk ( Ukrainian Олександрівськ ; Russian Александровск Alexandrowsk ) is a city in eastern Ukraine with about 12,000 inhabitants.
The place is in the center of the Luhansk Oblast , about 10 kilometers west of the Oblast capital Luhansk , north of the Luhan River.
The town council municipality, which is part of the municipality of Luhansk in the Stadtrajon Artemivsk , also includes the settlements Dzerzhynske ( Дзержинське ) and Teplytschne ( Тепличне ).
Oleksandrivsk was founded in 1772 as Alexandrowka . In 1959 the place was granted the status of an urban-type settlement and was renamed Oleksandriwsk / Alexandriwsk, in 1961 it was finally granted city status.
Since summer 2014, the city has been occupied by separatists from the Lugansk People's Republic during the war in Ukraine .