Sviatohirsk
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Sviatohirsk or Svyatogorsk is a small city in Donetsk Oblast
(province
) of Ukraine
. The population is 5,136 (2001). Before 2003, the city was known as Slovianohirsk or Slavyanogorsk , and before 1964 it was known as Bannovsky or Bannovskoe , so called for the medicinal baths constructed near the Svyatogorsky monastery in the nineteenth century; the current name is derived from the monastery itself. Sviatohirsk is located on the territory of the Sloviansk City Council, 30 km (19 mi) from the town of Sloviansk
, on the banks of the Seversky Donets
River.
Sviatohirsk includes the Holy Assumption Sviatohirsk Lavra
, the Holy Mountains National Park, an historical and architectural reserve, as well as a resort of national importance; thirty objects, among them a monumental sculpture of Artem (F.A. Sergeyev) and a World War II memorial (opened on the day of 40th anniversary of victory) are included in the historic monuments complex of the reserve. The town has been visited by well-known cultural figures, including Hryhorii Skovoroda, Fyodor Tyutchev
, Ivan Bunin, Anton Chekhov
, Maxim Gorky
, Marina Tsvetaeva
, and Ilya Repin.
The development plan of Sviatohirsk provides a significant expansion of the resorts, recreational and tourism network. Within the Sviatohirsk resort are the Holy Mountain sanatorium and hotel-and-tourist complexes. The town carries out a construction and modernisation of recreation departments for children and adults.
Sviatohirsk, along with Donetsk
, Mariupol
, and Makiivka
, will host the European Football Championship, which will be held in Poland and Ukraine in 2012. By that time the town will have an aquapark, a cinema complex with two thousand seats similar to the one in Jūrmala
(Latvia), and a children's recreation complex. In early 2009, a four-star hotel opened. Sviatohirsk also offers the Seversky Donets River, chalk mountains, coniferous and mixed forests, centuries-old oak trees, and clean air.
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The population is 5,136 (2001). Before 2003, the city was known as Slovianohirsk or Slavyanogorsk , and before 1964 it was known as Bannovsky or Bannovskoe , so called for the medicinal baths constructed near the Svyatogorsky monastery in the nineteenth century; the current name is derived from the monastery itself. Sviatohirsk is located on the territory of the Sloviansk City Council, 30 km (19 mi) from the town of Sloviansk
Sloviansk
Sloviansk is a city in eastern Ukraine, an administrative center of the Slovianskyi Raion within the Donetsk Oblast. It was founded in 1676, and has a population of 129,600.-History:...
, on the banks of the Seversky Donets
Seversky Donets
Seversky Donets is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine and then again through Russia to join the Don River, about from the Sea of Azov...
River.
Sviatohirsk includes the Holy Assumption Sviatohirsk Lavra
Lavra
In Orthodox Christianity and certain other Eastern Christian communities Lavra or Laura originally meant a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center...
, the Holy Mountains National Park, an historical and architectural reserve, as well as a resort of national importance; thirty objects, among them a monumental sculpture of Artem (F.A. Sergeyev) and a World War II memorial (opened on the day of 40th anniversary of victory) are included in the historic monuments complex of the reserve. The town has been visited by well-known cultural figures, including Hryhorii Skovoroda, Fyodor Tyutchev
Fyodor Tyutchev
Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev is generally considered the last of three great Romantic poets of Russia, following Alexander Pushkin and Mikhail Lermontov.- Life :...
, Ivan Bunin, Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
, Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
, Marina Tsvetaeva
Marina Tsvetaeva
Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva was a Russian and Soviet poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russian literature. She lived through and wrote of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Moscow famine that followed it. In an attempt to save her daughter Irina from...
, and Ilya Repin.
The development plan of Sviatohirsk provides a significant expansion of the resorts, recreational and tourism network. Within the Sviatohirsk resort are the Holy Mountain sanatorium and hotel-and-tourist complexes. The town carries out a construction and modernisation of recreation departments for children and adults.
Sviatohirsk, along with Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
, Mariupol
Mariupol
Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...
, and Makiivka
Makiivka
Makiivka, also spelled Makiyivka is an industrial city located in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast , from the capital Donetsk. As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city's population is 389,589 inhabitants, of these 178,475 are men and 211,114 are women. It is an important steel...
, will host the European Football Championship, which will be held in Poland and Ukraine in 2012. By that time the town will have an aquapark, a cinema complex with two thousand seats similar to the one in Jūrmala
Jurmala
Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
(Latvia), and a children's recreation complex. In early 2009, a four-star hotel opened. Sviatohirsk also offers the Seversky Donets River, chalk mountains, coniferous and mixed forests, centuries-old oak trees, and clean air.