Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast

Overview

Alchevsk was founded in 1895 with the establishment of an iron works as the railroad station Yuryivka. However, soon in 1903 it was renamed into Alchevsk in honor of the local Russian oligarch of the Ukrainian descent Aleksey Alchevsky who passed away just prior to that. He was famous for the financial and industrial development of the eastern part of Ukraine and particularly the Donbas region. Later his children as well as his wife have made enormous contribution in the development of the Ukrainian culture through poetry and music. After the establishment of the Soviet regime sometime around the time of Holodomor (there is no concrete evidence) the town was renamed into Voroshylovsk. Between 1957 and 1961 the town's name was changing between Alchevsk and Voroshylovsk several times as the Volroshylov's personality cult was diminishing. Finally, it was decided to name the town as Kommunarsk in honor of the Paris Commune. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the city resumed its former name of Alchevsk in 1991.

Alchevsk (Ukrainian: Алчевськ, translit. Alchevs'k, Russian: Алчевск) is a town in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine. It is separate administrative unit, and is located approximately 45 km from the oblast capital, Luhansk, and right next to the district capital of Perevalsk.

The current estimated population is 120,000 (as of 2004).

Alchevsk is one of the largest industrial centers in the Donbas, and comprises a quarter of the entire oblast's production. The city economy depends on OJSC "Alchevsk Iron & Steel Works" and "Alchevsk Coke-Chemical Plant" companies.

LINC Activites in Alchevsk

Permit One-Stop Shops Enhancement
MOED/LED Partner City
Member of the Central Luhansk Economic Region

Member of the Central Luhansk Economic Region

Regional Strategy Approved

Dec. 23, 2010 — The common regional competitiveness strategy, developed with assistance from USAID LINC, was approved by the local government.

Protocol of Intentions Signed

Dec. 3, 2009 — USAID LINC and the Luhansk Oblast’s cities of Alchevsk, Bryanka and Stakhanov signed the Protocol of Intentions to develop and implement a common regional competitiveness strategy.

TO REVIEW PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTRAL LUHANSK ECONOMIC REGION’S PAGE.

MOED/LED Partner City

Alchevsk adopts the Strategic Plan for Economic Development

May 30, 2008 — Alchevsk adopted the Strategic Plan for Economic Development