Large regional center 95 km north of Luhansk. It was founded in 1686 on an elevated place on the left bank of the Aydar River as a watch town Belsky on the southern borders of Russia. Since 1709, the Staraya Belaya settlement was subordinated to the Ostrogozhsky Cossack capital regiment, then it became the district town of Starobelsk. In the second floor. XIX century. the Trinity Convent was founded. At the same time, the Nicholas Church was founded in memory of the izpator Nicholas I. According to legend, the treasures of Nestor Makhno are hidden in the Starobelsk catacombs. During the World War II, the city was the capital of Ukraine for several days. It is also the first city in Ukraine liberated from the Nazis. In honor of the soldiers-liberators, a monument was erected, next to whi ...
Luhansk Regional Museum of Local Lore
Museum / gallery
Luhansk Regional Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest museums in Donbass. In March 2015, the museum was moved from Luhansk to the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Starobilsk. The museum is located in the premises of a former craft school, built in 1895 at the expense of the noblewoman Domna Demenkova, and is an architectural monument of the XIX century. The only museum space houses historical materials and artifacts of the region from ancient times to the present day. The use of innovative information technologies, the introduction of modern museum techniques, allows you to comfortably get acquainted with the collection.
Administrative status | city |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1686 |
Region | Luhansk |