Sviatohirsk

Sviatohirsk
Святогірськ
City
View of the St. Nicholas Church and the St. Andrew Chapel of the Holy Mountains Lavra
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Sviatohirsk
Location of Sviatohirsk within Donetsk Oblast
Sviatohirsk
Location of Sviatohirsk within Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°2′9″N 37°33′57″E / 49.03583°N 37.56583°E / 49.03583; 37.56583
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionKramatorsk Raion
HromadaSviatohirsk urban hromada
First mentioned16th century
Government
 • MayorVolodymyr Rydakil
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
4,226

Sviatohirsk (Ukrainian: Святогірськ, IPA: [sʲwʲɐtoˈɦirsʲk]; Russian: Святогорск, romanized: Svyatogorsk, IPA: [svʲɐtɐˈɡorsk]), formerly Slovianohirsk (Ukrainian: Слов'яногірськ), is a city in the northern part of Donetsk Region in Ukraine. It stands on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River, 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the city of Sloviansk. The population is 4,226 (2022 estimate). The 16th-century Sviatohirsk Lavra Monastery is located in the city.

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