Toretsk

Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E / 48.39167°N 37.87333°E / 48.39167; 37.87333
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Toretsk
Торецьк
Church of St. Macarius in Toretsk
Church of St. Macarius in Toretsk
Flag of Toretsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Toretsk
Coat of arms
Toretsk is located in Donetsk Oblast
Toretsk
Toretsk
Toretsk is located in Ukraine
Toretsk
Toretsk
Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E / 48.39167°N 37.87333°E / 48.39167; 37.87333
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
Founded1806[1]
City rights1938[1][2]
Government
 • MayorVolodymyr Sliptsov[3]
Area
 • Total62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total30,914
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal code
85200—85279
Area code+380-6247
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://toretsk-rada.gov.ua/

Toretsk (Ukrainian: Торе́цьк, IPA: [toˈrɛt͡sʲk]; Russian: Торецк), formerly Dzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дзержинськ; Russian: Дзержинск, romanized: Dzerzhinsk), is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. As of January 2022, its population was approximately 30,914.[4]

History[edit]

"Toretsk is a town of miners" inscription - one of the symbols of Toretsk

The settlement Shcherbynovka was founded in 1806[1] in Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since September 1936.[5]

In October 1938 the urban-type settlement Shcherbynovka became a city Dzerzhynsk, in honor of Felix Dzerzhynsky, founder of the Soviet secret police, and architect of the Red Terror[6] and de-Cossackization of the region.

In 1989, the population was 50,538 people.[2]

In 2013, the population was 35 296 people.[7]

Starting mid-April 2014 Russian-backed paramilitaries captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[8][9] including the former Dzerzhynsk.[10] On 11 July 2014 Ukrainian forces launched strikes against these militias.[11] On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from Russian forces.[12][13][14] Toretsk is only a few kilometers away from the occupied city of Horlivka.[12]

Following the 2015 law on decommunization, the city council has decided on 16 October 2015 to rename the city to Toretsk.[15] The name was approved by the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) on 4 February 2016.[16]

Because of the War in Donbass the city has had its water supply cut multiple times.[17]

Nikolai Ryzhkov, a former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born in the city in 1929.

5-storey residential building after shelling during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, July 28, 2022
Dead civilians on the streets of Toretsk after Russian shelling on August 4, 2022

Demographics[edit]

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001, the majority of residents identified as ethnic Ukrainians and spoke Russian as their first language:[18]

Ethnicity[edit]

First language[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Town entrance in 2008 when it was called Dzerzhynsk

    Town entrance in 2008 when it was called Dzerzhynsk

  • Toretsk Avanhard Stadium

    Toretsk Avanhard Stadium

  • An apartment block in Toretsk

    An apartment block in Toretsk

  • Ukraine Palace of Culture

    Ukraine Palace of Culture

  • Ukraine Palace of Culture interior

    Ukraine Palace of Culture interior

  • Buildings in downtown

    Buildings in downtown

  • Toretsk phenol factory club

    Toretsk phenol factory club

  • Phenol factory building

    Phenol factory building

  • Toretsk railway station

    Toretsk railway station

  • Crying mother monument

    Crying mother monument

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Дзержинск // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.387
  2. ^ a b Дзержинск // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.386
  3. ^ Toretsk mayor suspected of infringing on territorial integrity of Ukraine, UNIAN (17 August 2016)
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  5. ^ № 2683. Дзержинский шахтёр // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.352
  6. ^ Carr, Barnes (2016). Operation Whisper: The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen. University Press of New England. pp. 11–13. ISBN 978-1-61168-939-6.
  7. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.51
  8. ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
  9. ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
  10. ^ "Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency".
  11. ^ "Dzerzhynsk under heavy artillery fire - Jul. 11, 2014". 11 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "War Grinds on: Volunteers doing work of government in Dzerzhynsk - May. 14, 2015". 14 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Separatists retreat from Dzerzhynsk - Jul. 21, 2014". 21 July 2014.
  14. ^ We Can Win After All, The Ukrainian Week (6 August 2015)
  15. ^ "Дзержинск решили переименовать в Торецк".
  16. ^ Decommunisation continues: Rada renames several towns and villages, UNIAN (4 February 2016)
    "Rada de-communized Artemivsk as well as over hundred cities and villages" (in Ukrainian). Pravda.com.ua. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  17. ^ "People in Toretsk struggle as shelling cuts off water supply (PHOTOS) - Nov. 27, 2016".
  18. ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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