Brovary

Brovary Бровари
Flag Coat of arms
Brovary Map of Ukraine with Brovary
Brovary Map of Ukraine with Brovary
Coordinates: 50°30′00″N 30°46′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev Oblast
Raion	Brovarskyi Raion
Government
• Mayor	Temporary Absent
Population (2010)
• Total	94 000
• Density	2,534/km2 (6,563/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	07400—07409
Area code(s)	+380 4594
Website	http://www.brovary.kiev.ua/

Brovary (Ukrainian: Бровари) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kiev. It is the administrative centre of the Brovarskyi Raion (district). Brovary is an ancient town, firstly mentioned in 1630. Its name translated from Ukrainian means "brewers". The city also houses a train station.

International ill-fame came to the city in 2000 after one of its apartment blocks was hit by a stray surface-to-surface missile launched from a neighbouring army shooting range in Honcharivs'ke. Three people were killed.

Today, Brovary is Ukraine's shoe-making capital with dozens of such companies located here. At Brovary, there is also a broadcasting centre for long and shortwaves. The longwave transmitter, which works on 207 kHz, uses as antenna two 259.6 m (852 ft) tall guyed mast radiators each equipped with a cage antenna at their lower part. Brovary is also an important sport centre of Ukraine. Several world and Olympic champions were born and/or began their career here. Ukraine's national mint facility is located in Brovary.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns — Sister cities

Brovary is twinned with:

City	Country	Year of Signing
Fontenay-sous-Bois	France	1989
Shchyolkovo	Russia	1992
Slutsk	Belarus	1992
Rockford, Illinois	United States	1995

External links

• Missile blasts Ukraine flats (BBC).
• History of broadcasting in Brovary