Rubishne

Rubishne

Рубіжне

Rubishne

Basic data

Oblast :

Luhansk Oblast

Rajon :

District-free city

Height :

55-90 m

Area :

33.76 km²

Residents :

60,416 (2012)

Population density :

1,790 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes :

93000

Area code :

+380 6453

Geographic location :

49 ° 1 ' N , 38 ° 23' E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 '0 " N , 38 ° 22' 54" E

KOATUU :

4412500000

Administrative structure :

1 city

Mayor :

Olexander Wassylowytsch Chomenko

Address:

пл. Леніна, 2
93011 м. Рубіжне

Website :

http://www.rubizhne.lg.ua/

Statistical information

Rubishne

Rubishne ( Ukrainian Рубіжне ; Russian Рубежное Rubeschnoje ) is a city of regional importance in eastern Ukraine . With 60,416 inhabitants (November 2012) it is the eighth largest city in Luhansk Oblast .

Residential area in the city

Rubizhne is known for its chemical and pharmaceutical plants and factories. The headquarters of Microkhim , the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of substances and drugs for cardiology, is located in the city, as is Rubezhnoye Pipe Plant , one of the largest plastic pipe plant manufacturers in Ukraine.

history

Urban development began with a train station built in 1904. In 1915 the first chemical plant was built in the city and in April 1930 Rubishne was declared a city. Since 1940 it has had the status of an independent city. The city was occupied by Wehrmacht troops on July 10, 1942 and liberated by the Red Army on January 31, 1943 . In the summer of 2014, during the war in Ukraine , the city was occupied by separatist units from the Lugansk People's Republic , but these were driven out by anti-terrorist units of the Ukrainian army.

geography

The city is located in the Donets Basin on the left bank of the Donets near the cities of Sjewjerodonetsk , Lysychansk and Kreminna about 85 km northwest of the Luhansk Oblast center .

The length of the city is 8.5 km in north-south direction and the width from west to east is 6 km. The surface of the urban area is relatively flat and lies in a range from 50 to 90 meters above sea level.

climate

The city is located in a strongly continental climate zone with fairly dry summers and snowy winters with an unstable snowpack. The average temperature of the warmest month (July) is 21 to 22 ° C and that of the coldest month (January) is −7 to −8 ° C. The maximum temperature in summer reaches +39.5 ° C, the minimum temperature in some winters reaches down to -34 ° C. Spring frosts occur by mid-April and the first autumn frosts appear in the second half of September. The duration of the frost-free period is therefore 240 to 260 days a year. The average rainfall is up to 284 mm from April to October, with strong annual fluctuations.

population

Demographics

Sources: 1916, 1949: 1959: 1970: 1979: 1989–2005: 2012:

Ethnic composition

According to the 2001 Census of Population of Ukraine, there are two major ethnic groups in the city:

Ukrainians - 60.3%
Russians - 37.3%
Belarusians - 0.7%

Personalities

Raimund Genrichowitsch Piotrowski (1922–2009), Soviet linguist and mathematical linguist
Vladimir Smirnov (1954–1982), Soviet fencer
Fyodor Jemeljanenko (* 1976), Russian sambo and MMA fighter
Oleksandr Kajdasch (* 1976), sprinter
Olha Lyachowa (* 1992), track and field athlete