Novi Petrivtsi
Novi Petrivtsi
Нові Петрівці | |
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  Novi Petrivtsi Location of Novi Petrivtsi, Kyiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 30°26′47″E / 50.623056°N 30.446389°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| District | Vyshhorod Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,700 |
| Area code | +380 04596 |
Novi Petrivtsi (Ukrainian: Нові Петрівці) is a big village just to the north from Kyiv.
Next to the village is located famous territory of the former Mezhyhirya Monastery that in 2008-09 was in the epicenter of a big political scandal.
To the south of the village is located a water reservoir of the Kyiv Hydro-Accumulating Power Station and the city of Vyshhorod that is adjacent to Kyiv.
Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych private residence Mezhyhirya is located near the village.[1][2][3][4]
A training facility of the Internal Troops of Ukraine is also located near the village. It is currently being used to train new recruits for the National Guard of Ukraine.[5]
Notable People
- Serhiy Starenkyi (born 1984), is a football player of Desna Chernihiv, Oleksandriya, Lviv and Arsenal Kyiv.
References
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya, UNIAN (7 August 2009)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) На "Межигір'я" рушила колона автомобілів: активісти хочуть заблокувати президента On the way to the residence of the President of activists stopped by the Berkut, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (1 December 2013)
- ^ Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence, Interfax-Ukraine (6 December 2013)
- ^ Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion, Kyiv Post (19 August 2010)
- ^ "Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit". The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.
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