Donske, Donetsk Oblast
Donske
Донське | |
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  Donske Location of Donske within Donetsk Oblast#Location of Donske within Ukraine  Donske Donske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′58″N 37°32′07″E / 47.51611°N 37.53528°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 4,562 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85722 |
| Area code | +380 6244 |
Donske (Ukrainian: Донське) is an urban-type settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 4,562 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
The town was founded in 1939 after the discovery of a zirconium deposit in the area. The settlement of Donske was known as Zircon for this very reason up until 1956.[3] Since 1959 it is the center of the village of Rad.[4]
References
- ^ "Donske (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Прокурашко, М. В. (2008-12-12). "Донське". esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ "Донське, Волноваський район, Донецька область » Історія міст і сіл Української РСР" (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-06-02.
