schools (29,700 students, 7,000 teachers), 55 kindergartens (5,700 children), 19 out of 25 houses of culture and clubs, 7 parks, 29 libraries, 7 cinemas. Infrastructure and environment Despite the fall of communism a statue of Lenin still stands in a central square bearing his name. Horlivka is well served by CNG-buses (see Natural gas vehicle), but much of the city's Soviet-era infrastructure shows signs of deterioration. By contrast, a number of modern shops and a new cathedral (completed 2014) in the town center indicate some rejuvenation. On the eastern side of Horlivka there is an abandoned chemical plant which used to produce toxic explosives and has been reported to be in a dangerous condition. Mining activity has resulted in large spoil tips being visible around the city, but a tree planting project and ongoing forestry maintenance has revitalised an area to the north. The city was severely damaged during the War in Donbas. Administrative division The city is divided into three city districts: Mykytivka, Kalinin, and City Center. The city municipality also includes several towns and villages. Most of populated places belongs to the City Center district, while Hladosove, Holmivsky and Zaitseve is part of Mykytivka district. urban-type settlements: Holmivsky, Zaitseve, Panteleymonivka villages: Mykhailivka, Ryasne hamlets: Hladosove, Ozeryanivka, Piatykhatky, Stavky, Fedorivka, Shyroka Balka Notable people from Horlivka Sergei Baranov, Russian volleyball player Yuriy Boyko, Ukrainian politician Valeriy Horbunov, Ukrainian and Soviet football player Jinjer, Ukrainian metal band Nikolai Kapustin, Russian composer and pianist Alevtin Osipov, former Kazakh professional football player Ihor Petrov, Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player Aleksandr Ponomarev, Soviet Ukrainian football player and manager Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrainian chess player Serhii Rebrov, Ukrainian footballer Oleksandr Savanchuk, Ukrainian football striker Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet defector Mykyta Shevchenko, Ukrainian football goalkeeper Evgeny Ukhanov, Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Volkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut International relations Horlivka is twinned with: Barnsley, United Kingdom, since 1987 Pensacola, United States Buffalo, United States, since 2007 Notes References External links Gorlovka Portal Gorlovka Vedi Video of Gorlovka Yellow Pages of Horlivka Things to do in Horlivka Cities in Donetsk Oblast Populated places established in 1867 Yekaterinoslav Governorate Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Populated places established in the Russian Empire Holocaust locations in Ukraine 1779 establishments in the Russian Empire Horlivka Raion