Donetsk, Rostov Oblast

Donetsk (Донецк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 km west of Volgograd. Population:   38,000 (1970). It was previously known as Gundorovka.

History
The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955. A museum called the Donetsk Museum of History and Ethnography was built in the city in 2005.

Administrative status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.