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Slovianoserbsk ( uk, Слов'яносербськ, Slovyanoserbsk; or Slavianoserbsk, russian: Славяносербск, Slavyanoserbsk) is an
urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in Alchevsk Raion of
Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...
in eastern Ukraine. It was the
administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of Slovianoserbsk Raion before the district was abolished in 2020. Its population is ,


History

The settlement was founded by Serbian settlers in 1753. From 1753 to 1764, Slovianoserbsk was the capital of Russian territory
Slavo-Serbia Slavo-Serbia or Slaveno-Serbia ( uk, Слов'яносербія, Slov'ianoserbiia; russian: Славяносербия, Slavyanoserbiya; sr, Славеносрбија / or / ; Slavonic-Serbian: Славо-Сербія or Славено-Се ...
as Podgornoie (russian: Подгорное, Podgornoye; or Pidhirne, uk, Підгірне; 1754–84). In 1764 Slavo-Serbia was transformed into the Donets county and in 1784 the town was renamed into Donetskoie (russian: Донецкое, Donetskoye, link=no; or Donetske, uk, Донецьке, link=no). In 1796, it lost its status of a county seat. 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. Soon after the Ukrainian independence of 1918, Ukrainian form of Slovianoserbsk was adopted as well. A local newspaper is published in the city since March 1939. During World War II, in 1942–1943, the German occupiers operated a Nazi prison in the town. Since 2014, Slovianoserbsk has been controlled by the separatist troops (so-called LNR) and their Russian supporters.


Demographics

According to the 2001 census in Ukraine, the town had 61.72% Russian speakers and 37.54% Ukrainian speakers.


People from Slovianoserbsk

* Yuriy Klymenko (born 1973), Ukrainian politician


References

Urban-type settlements in Alchevsk Raion Slovianoserbsk Raion Populated places established in 1753 Slavo-Serbia Slavyanoserbsky Uyezd {{Luhansk-geo-stub