Pechersk

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Pechers'kyi Raion
Печерський район
The Pechers'kyi Raion on the administrative map of Kiev.
Coat of arms of Pechers'kyi Raion
Area 27 km²
Population 126,200
Pop. density /km²
Mayor S. M. Suschenko
Landmarks Verkhovna Rada, Cabinet of Ministers, Supreme Court, Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kievo-Pecherska Lavra
KM stations Dnipro, Arsenalna, Khreshchatyk, Teatralna
Official website of Pechers'kyi Raion

Pechersk (Ukrainian: Печерськ, Pechers'k) is a neighborhood in Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine, located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper River. Also, the Pecherskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Печерський район) is an administrative district (raion) of the city. Pechersk is the most important cultural area of Kiev and is the location of the legendary Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves), from which it received its name (Pechera in Ukrainian means a cave). Many other historical and architectural monuments are situated here.

Southern outskirts of Pecherskyi Raion (view northwards), spring 2005. Kyiv-Moskovskyi railway station and Chorna Hora neighborhood on the foreground; luxury apartment blocks seen on the background.
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Southern outskirts of Pecherskyi Raion (view northwards), spring 2005. Kyiv-Moskovskyi railway station and Chorna Hora neighborhood on the foreground; luxury apartment blocks seen on the background.

Since 1930s, Pechersk is also the political center of the city and houses many branches of the Government of Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), the offices of the president, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (formerly the Ukrainian SSR cabinet), the Supreme Court of Ukraine close to each other in the Lypky neighborhood of Pechersk. Many other administrative and educational facilities are situated in the district. There are also a few picturesque parks. The Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, the home ground of the Dynamo Kyiv football club, and the Art nouveau House with Chimaeras are also located in Pechersk.

After the declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1991, Pechersk retained and developed its role also becoming a luxury residential area with increased security. The few large industrial companies located in the district are considering to move elsewhere, pocketing a significant profit from the real estate they hold from the times of the Soviet Ukraine (see Kiev Arsenal factory).

One should note that Pechersk often refers to the number of smaller and more distinct historical neighborhoods of Kiev, included in the administrative Pechersk Raion, and only one of such neighborhoods itself bears the name "Pechersk". For example, the premises of Verkhovna Rada, the president, Supreme Court, Central Bank and the Cabinet of Ministers are all located in the Lypky (Lipki) neighborhood.

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Coat of Arms of Kiev Subdivisions of Kiev, Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

Raions: Darnytskyi | Desnianskyi | Dniprovskyi | Holosiivskyi | Obolonskyi | Pecherskyi | Podilskyi | Shevchenkivskyi | Solomianskyi | Sviatoshynskyi

Right Bank Neighbourhoods: Akademmistechko | Baikove | Borschahivka | Chokolivka | Demiivka | Feofania | Holosiiv | Koncha-Zaspa | Korchuvate | Kurenivka | Lukianivka | Lypky | Lysa Hora | Minskyi masyv | Nyvky | Obolon | Pankivschyna | Pechersk | Petrivka | Pyrohiv | Podil | Priorka | Puscha-Vodytsia | Shuliavka | Solomianka | Sovky | Sviatoshyn | Syrets | Tatarka | Telychka | Teremky | Vidradnyi | Vita | Vydubychi | Vynohradar | Yevbaz | Zabaikove | Zamkova Hora | Zhulyany | Zvirynets

Left Bank Neighbourhoods: Bereznyaky | Bortnychi | Bykivnya | Chervonyi Hutir | Darnytsia | Kharkivskyi masyv | Lisova | Livoberezhna | Osokorky | Pozniaky | Rusanivka | Troyeschyna | Voskresenka

Islands: Hidropark | Trukhaniv Island | Rybalskyi Island | Vodnykiv Island
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