Verkhnodniprovsk
Verkhniodniprovsk
Верхньодніпровськ | |
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 WW2 memorial in Verkhniodniprovsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country Oblast Raion |  Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk OblastVerkhniodniprovsk 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 | АЕ |
| Website | http://www.vdn.dp.ua/ |
Verkhniodniprovsk (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ, pronounced [βɛrxnʲɔdnʲipˈrɔwsʲk]; 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 River into the Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir at the Dnieper River. Population: 16,885 (2013 est.)[1]. 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 Dnipropetrovsk.
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 -
Verkhniodniprovsk church -
Downtown Verkhniodniprovsk -
An old house -
Air troops monument
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
- "City history" (in Russian).
- "Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy" (in Ukrainian).
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