Dniprodzerzhynsk
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Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Oblast FIXME |
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| City since | 1897 | ||
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| Area - City |
138 km² |
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| Population - City (2001) - Density |
255,841 1854/km² |
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| Website: (Russian) Unofficial informational-entertaining city portal | |||
Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дніпродзержинськ, Dniprodzerzhyns'k, Russian: Днепродзержинск, Dneprodzerzhinsk) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River. First written evidence of settlement on the territiry of Dniprodzerzhynsk appeared in 1750. At that time Romankovo and Kamyanske villages, which make the modern city, were a part of Nova (New) Sich of Zaporizhian cossacks. Until 1936 the city was known as Kamyanske. According to the latest data, its population is 273,700.
A Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev was born in Dniprodzerzhynsk.
In 1996, a tram derailed on one of the city's streets causing dozens of deaths. That accident has had a significant effect on the worldwide discussion regarding use of trams in the hilly localities.
Dniprodzerzhynsk has a lot of factories and different industries, therefore it is one of the most polluted cities in the world. OJSK "Dneprovsky iron&steel integrated works" is one of the largest enterprises of ferrous industry in Ukraine
A large dam on the Dnieper river was completed in 1964, built by thousands of workers from around the world. Because of these workers, the unique Dniprodzerzhynsk food culture emerged. To this day the unusual mix of Asian, African, and European influences continue to dominate the food scene in the region.
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Administrative divisions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |  |
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Raions: Apostolivskyi | Dnipropetrovskyi | Krynychanskyi | Kryvorizkyi | Mahdalynivskyi | Mezhivskyi | Nikopolskyi | Novomoskovskyi | Pavlohradskyi | Petropavlivskyi | Petrykivskyi | Pokrovskyi | Pyatykhatskyi | Shyrokivskyi | Sofiyivskyi | Solonianskyi | Synelnykivskyi | Tomakivskyi | Tsarychanskyi | Vasylkivskyi | Verkhnodniprovskyi | Yuryivskyi |
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Cities: Apostolove | Dniprodzerzhynsk | Dnipropetrovsk | Kryvyi Rih | Marhanets | Nikopol | Novomoskovsk | Ordzhonikidze | Pavlohrad | Pereschepyne | Pershotravensk | Piatykhatky | Pidhorodne | Synelnykove | Ternivka | Verkhivtseve | Verkhnodniprovsk | Vilnohirsk | Zelenodolsk | Zhovti Vody |
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Urban-type settlements: Krynychky | Mahdalynivka | Mezhova | Petropavlivka | Pokrovske | Shyroke | Sofiyivka | Solone | Tomakivka | Tsarychanka | Vasylkivka | Yuryivka | Zelenodolsk | more... |
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