Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (russian: Ка́менск-Ша́хтинский) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Rostov Oblast, located on the
Seversky Donets River
The Seversky Donets () or Siverskyi Donets (), usually simply called the Donets, is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine (Kharkiv, Done ...
. Population:
History
It was founded by
Cossack settlers in 1686 and was granted town status in 1927.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #340-ZS] As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.
[Law #236-ZS]
Economy
Once a major coal-mining center of the eastern Donets coal basin, it now an important producer of artificial fibers and mining machinery as well as glass.
European route E40
European route E40 is the longest European route, more than long, connecting Calais in France via Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with Ridder in Kazakhstan near the border with R ...
passes through Kamensk-Shakhtinsky. The Kamensky chemical plant is located at the city.
Gallery
File:Kamensk_Church.jpg, Church of the Intercession
File:КАМ Мачта РТПС.jpg,
See also
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Monument to railwaymen
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of Kamensk-ShakhtinskyKamensk-Shakhtinsky Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast
Don Host Oblast