Serebrianka, Donetsk Oblast

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Serebrianka, Sriblianka
Серебрянка, Сріблянка
Village
48°55′03″N 38°08′03″E / 48.9175°N 38.134167°E / 48.9175; 38.134167
Country Ukraine
Province Donetsk Oblast
District Bakhmut Raion
Founded1753
Area
 • Total4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (01.01.2017)
 • Total869
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84520
Area code+380 6274
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Serebrianka (Ukrainian: Серебря́нка) or Sriblianka (Ukrainian: Сріблянка) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 129 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city, on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets river, that separates the village from Luhansk Oblast. The village was founded in 1753 by Serb settlers of the Slavo-Serbia colony.[citation needed]

In May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, attempts of Russian forces to cross the river near the village were repelled by Ukrainian military.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1,100. The linguistic composition was:[2]

Native languages in Serebrianka
percent
Ukrainian
88.5%
Russian
11.0%
Hungarian
0.2%
Others
0.4%

References

  1. ^ "Ukrainian artillery destroys armored personnel carriers of occupiers on banks of Siversky Donets near Serebryanka by direct hits. VIDEO". censor.net. Censor.NET. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

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