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Starobilsk
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Starobilsk (; ) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The modern settlement was founded in 1686, and it was granted city status in 1938. The city has a population of As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has been under Russian occupation since 28 February 2022.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Starobilsk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Starobilsk university.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Building of the Luhansk National University
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Starobilsk.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Starobilsk gerb.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Luhansk Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Starobilsk Raion
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1686
- Settlement.established_title1
- City Status
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1938
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 15947
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Старобільськ
- Population
- 16267
- Area
- 13.32
- Elevation
- 63
- Official website
- stb.loga.gov.ua
- Image
- Starobilsk university.jpg
- Dialing code
- 6461
- Licence plate code
- BB
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- Commons category
- Starobilsk
- postal code
- 92700
- inception
- 1686-00-00
- native label
- Старобельск
- time of earliest written record
- 1686-00-00
- P8168
- Illinizas
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Origin
- Modern era
- Prison camp for Polish POW officers
- 21st century
- Russian occupation
- Demographics
- Historical population data
- International relations
- Twin cities
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- External links
Starobilsk (; ) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The modern settlement was founded in 1686, and it was granted city status in 1938. The city has a population of As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has been under Russian occupation since 28 February 2022.
== History == === Prehistory === Presumably, Starobilsk traces its heritage to the settlement of Bielska Sloboda which originally might have been named after Okolnichy Bogdan Belsky of Litvin Bielsky family who at that time was a subject of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
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