Toretsk
Торецьк | |
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 Church of St. Macarius in Toretsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Toretsk .svg) Toretsk | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E / 48.39167°N 37.87333°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Toretsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1806 |
| City rights | 1938[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Civil-military administration |
| • Head | Vasil Chynchyk |
| Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population 2013 population was 35,296 | |
• Total | ~1,600 (October 2024)[1] |
| Postal code | 85200—85279 |
| Area code | +380-6247 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://toretsk-rada.gov.ua/ |
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Toretsk (Ukrainian: Торецьк, IPA: [toˈrɛt͡sʲk]; Russian: Торецк) is an industrial city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Toretsk urban hromada. As of January 2022, its population was approximately 30,914.[3]
It has its origins as the hamlet Shcherbynivka,[a] built during the mid-19th century developments in coal mining in the Donbas region. It developed over the following century with the rise of rail transport. Between 1936–2016, the city was named Dzerzhynsk[b] after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Cheka. The city received its current name in 2016, as a result of decommunization laws.
Toretsk has seen fighting and shelling during the protracted Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014, which has depopulated and heavily damaged the infrastructure of the city over the years.
- ^ "Russian forces enter Toretsk as battles rage in Donetsk region". Euronews. 2024-10-08.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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