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Hladkivka, Donetsk — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Old burial mounds and war memorials mark Hladkivka, a district tied to Donetsk in the plains of Donetska Oblast, Ukraine.
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Where to stay in Hladkivka
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Hladkivka keeps no lodging of its own, and visitors drawn to its kurgans and war memorials generally stay in central Donetsk and travel out to this district of Donetska Oblast. The beds are in the city. This small quarter runs to houses and open ground, so the practical base for reaching its memorials sits back in the centre of Donetsk rather than here.
Central Donetsk holds the rooms.
Few places to stay in Hladkivka — most visitors book in Donetsk nearby.
About Hladkivka
What are the main landmarks in Hladkivka?
Hladkivka is a small district on the edge of Donetsk, and its own streets hold little to draw a visitor. The notable sights sit in the centre of the city. Among them are the Alley of Angels, a memorial to children killed in the Donbas conflict, and the Forged figures park in Donetsk, an open-air park of forged metal sculpture.
The Donetsk Region Museum of local history and the Hughes monument in Donetsk stand nearby in the centre. These lie a short ride into town.
What is the history of Hladkivka?
Hladkivka's own history is that of a small settlement drawn into the growth of Donetsk. The city itself began in 1869, when the Welsh ironmaster John Hughes built a metallurgical works on the steppe and gave his name to the settlement of Yuzovka that grew around it. Coal and steel made the place.
The district of Hladkivka lies on the edge of that industrial city, and its story is bound to it. The monuments that record the city's beginnings stand in central Donetsk, among them the Hughes monument in Donetsk and the Monument to Alexander II (Yuzovka), not out here in the quieter streets.
Where is Hladkivka?
Hladkivka lies on the open steppe within the reach of Donetsk, a district of Donetska Oblast, Ukraine, its ground scattered with the Кургани.
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Hladkivka: visitors reaching the kurgans and war memorials of Hladkivka from a base in central Donetsk.
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Updated July 2026