Verkhnodniprovsk

Verkhniodniprovsk Верхньодніпровськ
WW2 memorial in Verkhniodniprovsk
Flag Coat of arms
Verkhniodniprovsk Location of Verkhniodniprovsk
Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°ECoordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°E
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine  Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Verkhniodniprovsk Raion
Founded	1779
City rights	June 5, 1806
Government
• Mayor	Gennadiy Mykolayovych Lebid'
Population (2001)
• Total	16,976
Postal code	51600
Area code(s)	+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
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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

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

External links

• "City history" (in Russian).
• "Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy" (in Ukrainian).