Shakhty, Russia
Шахты
Shakhty is a town of 221,312 people in Rostov, Russia, founded in 1805.
Why visit Shakhty
Townapedia lists 49 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 102 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Шахтинский драматический театр («Пласт»), Memorial to the Victims of Fascism, Monument to Alexander II and Парк Культуры и Отдыха «Александровский».
Weather in Shakhty
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About Shakhty
Shakhty (Russian: Шахты, IPA: [ˈʂaxtɨ], Ukrainian: Шахти) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, 75 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2023 Census, its population was 222,500.
From the Wikipedia article Shakhty (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Шахтинский драматический театр («Пласт»)
Cinema and theater · 1.2 km
Театр Пласт
143 улица Шевченко, Шахты
Museums and landmarks49
Memorial to the Victims of Fascism
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Historic site in Rostov Oblast, Russia
Monument to Alexander II
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Monument in Shakhty, Russia
Monument to Taras Shevchenko
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Monument in Shakhty, Rostov region, Russia
The Shakhty Museum of local lore
Museum · 1.2 km
Museum in the city of Shakhty, Russia
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Памятник Солдату-освободителю
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
улица Шевченко, Шахты
Краеведческий Музей
Museum · 1.2 km
149 улица Шевченко, Шахты
В. И. Ленину
Monument and historic site · 1.5 km
Памятник Ленину,стоит во дворе.Его постоянно красят серебрянкой,так что видок у него классный весьма.Местная достопримечательность.
37 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes102
Вафли Есть
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Kebab, Chicken, Ice Cream, Waffle, Hot Dog, Pancake, Гонконгские Вафли, Корндог, Кофе С Собой · 1.2 km
102 улица Шевченко, Шахты
Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Витязь
Restaurant · 4.2 km
1В Шоссейный переулок
Open in Google Maps · +7 (86360) 2-04-04, +7 (928) 162-40-30
90 more on the map.
History
In the beginning of the 19th century sergeant-major Popov founded on the Grushevka River a Cossack stanitsa of Alexandro-Grushevskaya (Александро-Грушевская). While the exact reasoning behind this name is unclear, it is possible that the name was given in honor of Emperor Alexander I. Twelve Cossacks and fourteen peasant serfs lived in the stanitsa at that time. By the mid-19th century, fifty-seven coal mines operated in this area. In 1867, it was granted town status and renamed Gornoye Grushevskoye Poseleniye (Горное Грушевское Поселение). The name was changed to Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (Александровск-Грушевский) in 1881.
By 1914, the population had reached 54,000. The main source of income was coal mining, which had been carried out in that region since the end of the 18th century. The population was poor, but the town had rail, telegraph and telephone networks, electricity and plumbing as well as libraries, hospitals and a post office. 1917 saw the city change hands three times, until it was taken on April 28, 1919, by the Don Army, under General Aleksandr Fitskhelaurov. For twenty months it was independent of the Bolsheviks, but was ravaged by typhoid.
From the History section of Shakhty on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay12
Churches and places of worship14
Church of Michael the Archangel
Church · Russian Orthodox · 7.6 km
23 5-й переулок, Каменоломни
Храм Святителя Николая Чудотворца
Church · Russian Orthodox · 7.7 km
177 улица Платова
Церковь евангельских христиан-баптистов
Church · Baptist · 2.8 km
26 Путепроводный переулок, Шахты
Церковь князя Владимира
Church · 5.3 km
177 улица 10 лет за Индустриализацию, Шахты
Shopping90
Gas and EV charging53
Schools, colleges and libraries77
Шахтинский региональный колледж топлива и энергетики имени академика П. И. Степанова
School · 1.1 km
116 улица Шевченко, Шахты
Healthcare102
Map of Shakhty
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Getting there and nearby towns
Platov International Airport (ROV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Kamenolomni 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Ayutinskiy 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Novosvetlovsky 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Mayskiy 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Gornyy 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Talovyy 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Novoshakhtinsk 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Krasnyy Sulin 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Sokolovo-Kundryuchenskiy 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Novocherkassk 34 km south, about 34 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Покровский собор г Шахты, Rost.galis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник Александру II (Шахты), Sumuis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Каменоломни2, Astr72, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы фасад, Елена Вайнер, Public domain
- ШРКТЭ, Dmitry89, CC0
- Главный корпус ЮРГУЭС, Dmitry89, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Памятник Солдату-освободителю (Шахты), Sumuis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Аютинский (Шахты) - Церковь Николая Чудотворца(4), GennadyL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Институт ДГТУ в г. Шахты, Ru8636, CC BY-SA 4.0
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