John James Hughes
John James Hughes (1814 – 17 June 1889) was a Welsh engineer, businessman and founder of the city of Donetsk.
Is Luhansk part of Russia?
listen), UK: /-ˈɡæn-/, US: /-ˈɡɑːn-/; Russian: Луганск, romanized: Lugansk, IPA: [lʊˈɡansk]), also known as Lugansk and formerly known as Voroshilovgrad (1935–1958 and 1970–1990), is a city in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia in the disputed Donbas region.
What is Donetsk famous for?
Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy industries (predominantly steel production, chemical industry, and coal mining) determined the city’s challenging ecological situation.
Is it safe to travel to Luhansk?
The FCDO advise against all travel to Donetsk oblast and Luhansk oblast. Since 30 March, there has been a substantial Russian military build-up near Ukraine’s eastern border and in illegally annexed Crimea. You should monitor travel advice regularly.
What is the history of the city of Donetsk?
^ Donetsk was founded in 1869 as a workers’ settlement Yuzovka around the metallurgical factory of the Welshman John Hughes. The settlement was established in lands of Yevdokim Shydlovsky, who received them upon destruction of the Zaporizhian Sich in 1775.
What is the population of donovy in Ukraine?
Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк [dɔˈnɛtsʲk]; Russian: Доне́цк [dɐˈnʲɛtsk]; former names: Aleksandrovka, Hughesovka, Yuzovka, Stalino (see also: cities’ alternative names)) is an industrial city in Ukraine on the Kalmius River. The population was estimated at 929,063 (2016 est.) in the city, and over 2,000,000 in the metropolitan area (2011).
What is the history of Yuzivka?
In 1872 an ironworks was founded there by a Welshman, John Hughes (from whom the town’s pre-Revolutionary name Yuzivka was derived), to produce iron rails for the growing Russian rail network. Later steel rails were made. The plant used coal from the immediate vicinity, and both coal mining and steel making developed rapidly.
What does doneck stand for?
Donetsk, also spelled Doneck, formerly (until 1924) Yuzivka or Yuzovka, also spelled Iuzovka, (1924–61) Stalino, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River.
