Donetsk

Donetsk was founded by the Don Cossacks in 1681 as the village of Gundorovka. Since the end of the 19th century. — mining village Gundorovka. In 1955 it was renamed Donetsk. Name by location on the river Seversky Donets. The area of the city is 11,000 hectares. The population as of January 1, 2006 was 994.8 thousand people. The city is located at the north-eastern spurs of the Donetsk Ridge on the Seversky Donets River. In Donetsk there is a customs checkpoint "Donetsk" — "Izvarino" on the border with Ukraine. The federal highway M21 (Dnepropetrovsk-Volgograd) passes through Donetsk. Having the status of the regional center of Ukraine, Donetsk plays an important role in the political and socio-economic life of our state. Many events are connected with Donetsk that have had a significant impact on various aspects of life in Ukraine. The history of the city is an integral part of the history of our country. Modern Donetsk is a large industrial, administrative, cultural, educational and educational center, whose population exceeded one million people. This is a city with a developed transport infrastructure, a wide network of various supermarkets and many wonderful places of recreation. It has a unique Botanical Garden (the Garden area is 270 hectares; the first place in Europe). The city has a five-star hotel, currently the only one in the country (at the beginning of 2006)