Krasna Hora Красна Гора | |
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| Coordinates:48°39′52″N38°01′06″E / 48.66444°N 38.01833°E /48.66444; 38.01833 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Bakhmut urban hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 584 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84536 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
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Krasna Hora (Ukrainian:Красна Гора;Russian:Красная Гора,romanized: Krasnaya Gora) is anrural settlement inBakhmut Raion,Donetsk Oblast, easternUkraine. The name is derived from the local red clay deposit, which is used for production of bricks.[3] Administratively, it is part ofBakhmut urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[4] Population:584 (2022 estimate).[2] Since 2023, it has been under Russian occupation.
Krasna Hora has its origins in a ceramics factory named "Krasna Hora" that was built in 1906. Initially, onlyseasonal employees worked in the plant, but by the 1930s, barracks were built for permanent workers to live. These workers were migrants fromKharkiv Oblast to the north. DuringWorld War II, the Krasna Hora factory was occupied byNazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. The brick factory was completely destroyed during the occupation. It was eventually restored in 1944. Actual houses began to be built in the area in 1949, and it received official rural settlement status in 1964 under the name Krasna Hora.[3]
On 30 October 2014, theCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine placed Krasna Hora on a list of settlements within theAnti-Terrorist Operation Zone, a term used to identify Ukrainian territoryoccupied byRussian forces andtheir proxies during thewar in Donbas.[5]
During theeastern Ukraine campaign of the full-scaleRussian invasion of Ukraine, Krasna Hora was attacked by Russian forces anew. In summer 2022, electricity and water services were completely knocked out. There were still many elderly people living in the village then.[6] Krasna Hora came under direct assault amid the battles for Soledar and Bakhmut. Geolocated footage from 11 February 2023 showed Russian troops walking around freely in parts of the town, indicating that Ukrainian troops likely withdrew from the settlement.[7][8]
There is akindergarten in the town.[3]
| Historical population | |||||
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| Year | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2022 |
| Pop. | 800[3] | 800[3] | 700[3] | 690[3] | 584[2] |
| ±% | — | +0.0% | −12.5% | −1.4% | −15.4% |
