Siversk or Seversk is a city in Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...

 (province

Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts , one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status".- Overview :...

) of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 situated 99km north of Donetsk

Donetsk

Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...

. It had a population of 12,608 in 2010. There are some industrial factories located within the raion, notably the Stroidetal brick factory. Siversk is a former sovhoz by the name of Yamskyi. The town was founded in 1913 because of the operation of the dolomite

Dolomite

Dolomite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg2. The term is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone....

mine near the railway station of Yama built in 1910. The town received city status in 1961 and was renamed Seversk in 1973.

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population of Siversk

1989*	2001*	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
14,019	14,393	13,478	13,253	13,112	12,916	12,742	12,608