Verkhniodniprovsk
Verkhnodniprovsk
Верхньодніпровськ | |
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![]() WW2 memorial in Verkhniodniprovsk | |
Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°E | |
Country Oblast Raion | ![]() ![]() Verkhniodniprovsk Raion |
Founded | 1779 |
City rights | June 5, 1806 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gennadiy Mykolayovych Lebid' |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 16,976 |
Postal code | 51600 |
Area code | +380 5658 |
Licence plate / 04 | АЕ |
Website | http://www.vdn.dp.ua/ |
Verkhniodniprovsk (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ, pronounced [werxnʲod⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔu̯sʲk]; Russian: Верхнеднепровск) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of the Verkhniodniprovsk Raion (district). The city is located at confluence of the Samotkan into the Kamianske Reservoir at the Dnieper. Population: Template:Ua-pop-est2019 In 2001, the population was 16,976.
Transport
The city is located 13 km (8 mi) from train station named Verkhniodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, 25 km (16 mi) north-west from Kamianske, 73 km (45 mi) north-west from Dnipro.
Famous people
Verkhniodniprovsk was the birthplace of politician Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1972 to 1989.
Gallery
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Dnieper River in Verkhniodniprovsk
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Verkhniodniprovsk church
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Downtown Verkhniodniprovsk
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An old house
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Air troops monument
References
External links
- "City history" (in Russian).
- "Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy" (in Ukrainian).