Vesela Hora, Luhansk Oblast

Vesela Hora
Весела Гора
Local church
Local church
Vesela Hora is located in Luhansk Oblast
Vesela Hora
Vesela Hora
Location of Vesela Hora within Ukraine
Vesela Hora is located in Ukraine
Vesela Hora
Vesela Hora
Vesela Hora (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°42′42″N 39°14′59″E / 48.711667°N 39.249722°E / 48.711667; 39.249722
CountryUkraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
RaionLuhansk Raion
HromadaLuhansk urban hromada
Founded1765
Area
 • Total1.657 km2 (0.640 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 • Total1,196
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
93730
Area code+380 6473
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Vesela Hora (Ukrainian: Весела Гора; Russian: Весёлая Гора) is a village in Luhansk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, at about 30 km NNW from the centre of Luhansk, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets river.

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[2]

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  2. ^ "Кабмин назвал города Донбасса, подконтрольные сепаратистам" (in Russian). korrespondent.net. Retrieved 8 October 2015.