Vesela Hora, Luhansk Oblast

Vesela Hora
Весела Гора
Village
Local church
Local church
Vesela Hora
Location of Vesela Hora within Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°42′42″N 39°14′59″E / 48.711667°N 39.249722°E / 48.711667; 39.249722Coordinates: 48°42′42″N 39°14′59″E / 48.711667°N 39.249722°E / 48.711667; 39.249722
Country Ukraine
Province Luhansk Oblast
District Slovianoserbsk Raion
Founded 1765
Area
 • Total 1.657 km2 (0.640 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Population (2001 census)
 • 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

Vesela Hora (Ukrainian: Весела Гора; Russian: Весёлая Гора) is a village in Slovianoserbsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 30 km NNW from the centre of Luhansk, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets river.

The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[1]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 1197 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Кабмин назвал города Донбасса, подконтрольные сепаратистам" (in Russian). korrespondent.net. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ↑ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua


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