Vesela Hora (Ukrainian: Весела Гора; Russian: Весёлая Гора) is a village in Luhansk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, at about 30 km NNW from the centre of Luhansk, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets river.
Vesela Hora
Весела Гора | |
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 Local church | |
  Vesela Hora Location of Vesela Hora within Ukraine  Vesela Hora Vesela Hora (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′42″N 39°14′59″E / 48.711667°N 39.249722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Luhansk Raion |
| Hromada | Luhansk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1765 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.657 km2 (0.640 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,197 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93730 |
| Area code | +380 6473 |
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The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[1]
Demographics edit
In 2001 the settlement had 1197 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Ukrainian — 26.07%
- Russian — 73.93%
References edit
- ^ "Кабмин назвал города Донбасса, подконтрольные сепаратистам" (in Russian). korrespondent.net. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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