Toretsk
City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toretsk (Ukrainian: Торецьк, IPA: [toˈrɛt͡sʲk]; Russian: Торецк) is an industrial city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Toretsk urban hromada. As of January 2022, its population was approximately 30,914.[3]
Toretsk
Торецьк | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′30″N 37°52′24″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
Hromada | Toretsk urban hromada |
Founded | 1806 |
City rights | 1938[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Civil-military administration |
• Head | Vasil Chynchyk |
Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
Population (July 2024) | |
• Total | ∼5,000[2] |
Postal code | 85200—85279 |
Area code | +380-6247 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | http://toretsk-rada.gov.ua/ |
It has its origins as the hamlet Shcherbynivka (Ukrainian: Щербинівка; Russian: Щербиновка, romanized: Shcherbinovka), built during the mid-19th century developments in coal mining in the Donbas. It developed over the following century with the rise of rail transport, and was renamed to Dzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дзержинськ; Russian: Дзержинск, romanized: Dzerzhinsk) when it was part of the Soviet Union. It received its current name in 2016, during decommunization in Ukraine. 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.