Donetsko-Yuryevsky ironworks

industrial site, Alchevsk, Ukraine

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The Donetsko-Yuryevsky ironworks was founded in 1895 in Alchevsk, Ukraine, marking the city's establishment. This industrial site became a significant integrated iron and steelworks, with major expansions occurring in the 1950s and 1960s. Alchevsk developed into a key center for bituminous coal mining, alongside coke-chemical and metalworking industries. The broader Donbas region, where Alchevsk is located, is recognized for its substantial coal reserves and is a major industrial and mining area in southeastern Europe.12

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…with the establishment of the Donetsko-Yuryevsky ironworks. The plant developed into a large, integrated ironworks and steelworks, which was expanded greatly in the 1950s and ’60s. The city has been a major bituminous-coal mining centre, with coke-chemical and metalworking industries. Pop. (2001) 119,193; (2005 est.) 116,954.
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…with the establishment of the Donetsko-Yuryevsky ironworks. The plant developed into a large, integrated ironworks and steelworks, which was expanded greatly in the 1950s and ’60s. The city has been a major bituminous-coal mining centre, with coke-chemical and metalworking industries. Pop. (2001) 119,193; (2005 est.) 116,954.
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