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Dnipropetrovsk is a huge city almost in the middle of Ukraine located on both banks of the River Dnipro.
Three of the city districts lie on the left bank and on the banks of the River Samara and five districts lie on the right bank of the Dnipro.
Kirov District is the central one where the main streets, avenues and squares are located:
Pushkin Avenue, Liberty Avenue,
Lenin Embankment, Victory Embankment,
Gagarin Avenue, Kirov Avenue.
The three Dnipro bridges connect the two parts of the city:
the Amur Bridge,
the Central Bridge
the Kaydak Bridge.
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History and Present
The city was founded in 1776 as New Russia Territory and was called Yekaterinoslav in 1802 in honor of the Empress Catherine the Second.
The Bolsheviks renamed the city in honor of their fellow countryman, an outstanding Soviet statesman, the Ukrainian Prime Minister Grigory Petrovsky (1878 – 1958).
Now there are debates about renaming of the city.
There is one variant: Sicheslav - in honor of the Cossack Sich (state) that was located on the Dnipro rapids and island in the 16th - 18th centuries.
Now the city is a large river port, an industrial and a cultural center. There are a number of small islands on the Dnipro, among them Green Island between the Amur bridge and the Central Bridge, Monastery Island, Feinberg Peninsula, etc. You can find lots of places for outings, especially if you have or hire a yacht on the river.
There is an underground called the Metro on the right bank of the Dnipro that consists of only six stations and connects the railway station with the western residential areas of the city:
Railway Station >>> Metro Builders Station >>> Metallurgists Station >>>
Factory Station >>> Liberty Avenue Station >>> Communars Station.
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Some Useful Information
The city is famous for many things:
- its old Transfiguration Cathedral dating back to the 19th century, - Potyomkin Palace dating back to the end of the 18th century,
- a lot of new hotels, cafes and restaurants.
“Grand Hotel Ukraine” in Korolenko Street is the most luxurious modern hotel. www.grand-hotel-ukraine.dp.ua Some useful links about the city: If you travel to this city on business, you can inquire at: - the International Cooperation Center: (056) 744 70 90; - Dnipropetrovsk Business Center at 19 Marx Avenue: (056) 474 598; - “Kominfo” at 77 Marx Street : (056) 778 05 80. Besides, there are some official websites and here is one of them:
www.gorod.dp.ua
(city);
Some useful telephone numbers in Dnipropetrovsk, just in case:
- Taxi: 002, 053, 054, 064, 057, 410 505 (“Troyka”), 474 521 (“Private Taxi”);
- City information: 45 35 69;
- Ambulance: 056, 42 20 14;
- Railway station: 009, 50 22 94, 42 28 70;
- Airport information: (0562) 39 00 21;
- Bus Terminal: (056) 778 40 90, (0562) 42 59 18;
- River Terminal: 49 82 09.
Have a safe trip!
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Thu Feb 26, 2009 17:26 UTC
I didn't know about Grigory Petrovsky! But if Dnepropetrovsk gets another name - uphhh, I don't know whether it would be better, hahah! | deecat Fri Apr 18, 2008 06:55 UTC
Love your introductory page with background information, history, and helpful websites. | matcrazy1 Tue Oct 24, 2006 20:57 UTC
Good intro! I will visit Dnipropetrovsk and Potyomkin Palace sooner or later, maybe it will be back Yekaterinoslav or Sicheslav that day. | Guenter66 Mon Jul 4, 2005 20:46 UTC
Your links and phone numbers gave me an excellent help and had an enormous value for my travel to Dnepropetrovsk |
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