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Slovianoserbsk

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Also known as Slavyanoserbsk

Slovianoserbsk (; or Slavyanoserbsk, ) is a rural settlement in Zymohiria urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, on the Donets river. Its population is ,

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Slovianoserbsk
Settlement.native_name
Слов'яносербськ
Settlement.settlement_type
Rural settlement
Settlement.image_shield
Slowjanoserbsk Wappen 1811.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Luhansk Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Alchevsk Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Zymohiria urban hromada
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1753
Settlement.established_title1
City Status
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
7659
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Славяносербск
Area
4.97
Elevation
68
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Kafejo Korona en la urbo Slavjanoserbsko.jpg
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native label
Славяносербск
Commons category
Slovianoserbsk
inception
1753-00-00
postal code
93701
topic's main category
Category:Slovianoserbsk
twinned administrative body
Kolašin
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • People from Slovianoserbsk
  • References

Slovianoserbsk (; or Slavyanoserbsk, ) is a rural settlement in Zymohiria urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, on the Donets river. Its population is ,

== History == The settlement was founded by Orthodox Christian settlers from the Balkans as part of the Slavo-Serbia colony in 1753. It was originally a military settlement known as Pidhirne (; ), its purpose to protect the southern frontier of the Russian Empire from Tatars. It was granted town status in 1784 and renamed to Donetske (; ). It was the county seat of Donets county from 1764 to 1796. thumb|Plan of Slavyanoserbsk, Ekaterinoslav province, 1817 In 1817, due to frequent floods, the town was moved, and renamed to Slovianoserbsk. Also in 1817 it became again a county seat, and both the town and county were renamed to Slavianoserbsk. In 1870, the town had a population of 3,156. It hosted three annual fairs in the late 19th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Slovianoserbsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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