About Dnepropetrovsk city

Dnepropetrovsk (Dnipropetrovsk – in Ukrainian, or just Dnepr how the local dwellers call it) is situated in the average flow of the Dnieper river in central Ukraine. Population 1,028 million people (april 2008). The centre of the Dnepropetrovsk’s agglomeration (Dnepropetrovsk, Dneprozderzhinsk, Novomoskovsk, Podgorodnoye) – more than 1,3 million dwellers. The population of city. The biggest centre of Pridneprovye is the most beautiful city of Ukraine.

A brief history
The constant fortified urban settlements are known from the middle of 16th century. A new city was found in 1776 by grand duke Grigoriy Potemkin according to the order of Ekaterina II and it was called Ekaterinoslav (it was so called in 1776 – 1926). In 1918 the city was called Sicheslav in honour of Cossacks’ Sech. Since 1926 – Dnepropetrovsk. Since the beginning of XXth century till today yhe city is the most important centre of metallurgical industry and mechanical engineering. Since 1950th it is a centre of aerospace and rocket building. The city is the important industrial and commercial centre of Eastern Ukraine.

Infrastructure of the city
There are 11 public Universities and several private ones, National University in the city. Museums: Historical, Art, Literal and others. Since 1995 underground is working. The international airport.

The main facts

1 025 000 – dwellers in July 2008.
• 1776 – the year of founding of the city
• 48° 28’ n. l. , 35° 3’ e. l. – geographical coordinates. The city is situated almost on the same latitude with Paris and on the same longitude with Jerusalem.
• 405 km.? - the area of city.
• 22 km. – the length of city from North to South.
• 33 km. – the length of city from West to East.
• More than 2 200 streets.
• More than 94 000 buildings (addresses).
• 188 m. – the highest point, the top of the hill, the forest area is more Southern than Western.
• 52 m. – the lowest point. The level of water in the Dnieper river.
• 1791 – the year of building of the oldest buildings in city, Voroshilov 8 and 10 street. Also the oldest building is Potemkin’s Palace, built in 1790, now it is called The Palace of Students.
• 123 m. – the height of the highest dwelling house, the complex of Tower in Dzerzhinskiy 35 street.
• 830 m. – the length of the longest dwelling house, Heroes Avenue, 10, housing unit Victory 15. There are two trolley-bus’s stops from one to another side of the house.
• The day of the city is the second Saturday of September.