Antratsyt

Antratsyt [Antracyt]. Map: V-20, DB Map: Donets Basin and a raion center in Luhansk oblast. The town was founded at the end of the 19th century and was called Bokovo-Antratsyt until 1962. It is known for its anthracite mines and enrichment plants. Antratsyt has a tractor- parts plant, one of the largest greenhouses in Ukraine, a slag-block plant, an asphalt plant, and a mining technical school.

[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 1 (1984).]