Vakhrusheve Explained

Vakhrusheve
Official Name:Bokovo-Khrustalne
Native Name:Боково-Хрустальне
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Luhansk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Rovenky Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Khrustalnyi urban hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Title1:City Status
Leader Title:Mayor
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:11421
Population Density Km2:auto
Pushpin Map:Ukraine#Ukraine Luhansk Oblast
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:48.1667°N 38.8333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:(+380)
Registration Plate:BB / 13
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Dfb

Vakhrusheve (Ukrainian: Вахрушеве;) or Bokovo-Khrustalne (Ukrainian: Боково-Хрустальне) is a city in Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia. Population:,

History

Vakhrusheve is one of the youngest cities in Luhansk Oblast. The first settlements in the area around the modern city arose in the late 18th century, in the time of the Russian Empire. Some minor mines were built in the early 20th century, but more major development began in 1914. During World War II, the settlements that would later become Vakhrusheve were occupied by Nazi Germany, which tortured and murdered residents of the villages.[1]

In 1954, several local villages were merged into an urban-type settlement named Vakhrusheve, after Soviet statesman Vasily Vakhrushev. Vakhrusheve received city status in 1963.[2] [1]

Since 2014, Vakhrusheve has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.[3] In 2016, it was renamed by the Verkhovna Rada to Bokovo-Khrustalne according to the law prohibiting the names of Communist origin.[4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Вахрушеве, Луганська область . Історія міст і сіл Української РСР . uk.
  2. Encyclopedia: Вахрушеве . Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України . Бацюкова . Л. В. . 2005-02-01 . 4 . Ukrainian . 978-966-02-2074-4.
  3. Web site: http://gkslg.info/files/chisl_0915.pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211939/http://gkslg.info/files/chisl_0915.pdf. dead. 4 February 2016. ru:Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике. Luhansk People's Republic. ru. 21 December 2015.
  4. News: Рада переименовала Торез, Красный Луч, Краснодон, Свердловск и Стаханов . Lb.ua . 12 May 2016 . ru.
  5. Web site: Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення . Ukrcensus.gov.ua . 2022-03-16.