Donetsk Museum of Local History

The city "Historical and Local History Museum" in the city of Donetsk in the Rostov region opened recently, in 2005. The opening of the museum was timed to the fiftieth anniversary of the city. The city has a rich history, once Donetsk was founded by the Don Cossacks. The year of the birth of the city was 1681, then the city was a village and was called Gundorovskaya.

In 1955, the city was named Donetsk by the North Donets River of the same name. The whole history of the city of Donetsk is reflected in the new museum. The museum has 9 halls in which you can trace the history of the city from the year of its birth. The city is developing, it has industry, cultural objects, and all this is also represented in the museum. The museum has many ancient household items, items belonging to the Cossacks, collected documents, photographs, books.