Shevchenkovsky district ( Ukrainian Shevchenko district ) - the second largest of 9 districts of the city of Kharkov , located in the northern part of the city . Established in 1932 . Named in honor of the poet and artist Taras Shevchenko . Until 2016, it was called Dzerzhinsky in honor of Felix Dzerzhinsky , at whose initiative in the area was built Gosprom . One of the two central districts of Kharkov.
| Shevchenko district | |
|---|---|
| Kharkov | |
| Year of foundation | 1932 |
| Square | 62.0 km² |
| Population ( 01/01/2013 ) | 231,641 [1] people. |
| Population density | 4909 people / km² |
| The head of administration | Kotkovsky Vladimir Romanovich |
| Metro stations | " Victory " " Alekseevskaya " " 23 August " " Botanical Garden " " Scientific " " Gosprom " " University " |
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The oldest part of the district, which is related to modern Kharkov, the University Hill , was settled in a new way and built up on the site of an old Russian Kharkov settlement in the middle of the 17th century (between 1630 [2] and 1653 [3] years).
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General Information
The housing stock covers 22% of the area, and the population is 15% of the total population of the city. There are 1055 residential buildings with a total area of 3973.0 thousand sq.m.
In the area there are Liberty Square , a monument to Taras Shevchenko , the Gosprom building, a large number of educational institutions. In the years of the Soviet Union, Kharkiv ranked first in the number of universities located in it, much of which is located in the Shevchenko district. One of the features of the area is that there are no large industrial enterprises.
The Lopan River with the Alekseevsky Reservoir and Meadow Park, the Lozovenka River (left tributary Lopani), Alekseyevka (left tributary Lopani), Sarzhinka (left tributary Lopani), Sarzhin Brook (right tributary Sarzhinka) flow through the district.
In the area is Sarzhin and Aleksiyev (the longest in the city) yars.
History
The district was originally named in honor of F.E. Dzerzhinsky , after whom the central city square was also named (since 1996, Svoboda Square) located in the district. On the square is the famous Gosprom , whose construction was carried out with the assistance of Dzerzhinsky. On February 3, 2016, the district was renamed Shevchenkovsky in honor of the poet T. G. Shevchenko , whose monument and garden are located in the district.
The district includes a significant part of the city center, residential areas Pavlovo Pole , Shatilivka , Alekseyevka .
The founding day of the Shevchenkovsky (Dzerzhinsky) District is November 1, 1932 (counting down from the date of the first session of the Dzerzhinsky District Council, which took place that day).
Education and Science
In the district there are buildings of eighteen higher educational institutions, among which are:
- Kharkiv National University. V.N. Karazina
- Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
- Kharkiv National Medical University
- Kharkiv National University of Economics
- Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
- Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I.P. Kotlyarevsky
- Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy
- Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture
- Kharkiv State University of Food and Commerce
- Kharkov branch of the Ukrainian Academy of Banking
Schoolchildren are trained in 33 general education schools , of which 2 are private and 1 is evening. There are 18865 pupils in total (for the 2007–2008 academic year). There are 24 kindergartens.
On the territory of the Shevchenko district there are 52 scientific and technical organizations, such as
- Scientific and Technical Complex "Institute of Single Crystals" NAS of Ukraine
- Physico-Technical Institute of Low Temperatures them. B.I. Verkin NAS of Ukraine
- UkrGNTC "Energostal"
- AOZT "Tyazhpromavtomatika"
- AT "Tyazhpromelektroproekt"
- Ukrainian Research Institute of Environmental Problems
- Institute "Kharkivproekt"
- Institute "Giprostal"
- Kharkov Observatory
Culture and Leisure
Theaters and Philharmonic
- Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Lysenko
- Kharkiv State Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater named after T. G. Shevchenko
- Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic
Cinemas and concert halls
- Cinema them. A. Dovzhenko
- Cinema "Park"
- Cinema "1st Komsomolsky"
- Cinema Concert Hall "Ukraine"
Museums
- Historical Museum
- Museum of Nature, Kharkiv National University, VN Karazin
- Regional Art Gallery "Art of Sloboda"
Largest Hotels
The largest hotels in Kharkov are also located in the Shevchenko district. These are hotels
- " Kharkov "
- "Kharkov Palace"
- "National" (formerly Intourist)
- "World"
Parks and squares
- Central Park of Culture and Rest. Gorky
- Sad them. T.G. Shevchenko
- Botanical Garden
- Forest park
- Zoo
- Alekseevsky meadow park
- Sarzhin Yar
- Victory Square
Medicine
The level of health in the area is quite high. There are 5 hospitals , a military hospital, 8 polyclinics, a maternity hospital, 4 dispensers, a sanatorium, a regional blood service center and a children's home here.
Also, there are the Research Institute of General and Emergency Surgery, which is one of the largest medical centers of this type in Ukraine, and some other Medina research institutes, such as the Research Institute of Prosthetics , the Research Institute of Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, and some others.
Sports
- Aquarena, Olympic educational and sports complex (swimming pool - the Olympic Palace of water sports and the Spartak-Avangard stadium)
- " Dynamo ", the stadium and the sports complex of the Kharkiv regional organization FSO "Dynamo"
- Sports complex of the Kharkov State Academy of Physical Culture, Pioneer Stadium and a swimming pool
- University sports complex of KhNU "UniFeht"
- Stadium HIRE
- "Star", formerly. sport complex rocket schools CWVKIURV and pool
Attractions
- Freedom Square
- Gosprom
- Monument to T. G. Shevchenko
- Monument to the ball
- Matrimonial Palace
- Glass jet
- Kharkiv Planetarium them. Y. Gagarin
- Monument to the Liberator Soldier
- Monument to the Cossack Kharko
- Monument V.N. Karazin
- University Hill
- Assumption Cathedral
- Pokrovsky Cathedral
- Cable car
- Toy railway
- Kharkov TV Tower
Transportation
The main highways of the district are Sumskaya Streets (along which the border with the Kievsky District is located), Klochkovskaya Street and Nauky Avenue .
See also
- Freedom Square
- Kharkiv National University. V.N. Karazina
- Sarzhin Yar
- Kharkov State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
- Shevchenko Garden
- Kharkov ropeway
- Sports facilities of Kharkov
Notes
- ↑ http://kharkov.comments.ua/news/2013/04/24/124338.html (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is April 25, 2013. Archived March 4, 2016.
- "Description of cities and noble towns in the provinces of the Sloboda province in the years 1767-1773." 1 chapter: "Chronogeographical description of Kharkov ( 1767 )". Provincial office, then the archive of the Kharkov Imperial University . Quoted from: “Kharkov collection. Literary-scientific supplement to the “Kharkov calendar” for 1887 ”Kharkov: 1887 . Page 256–258
- ↑ "Descriptions of the Kharkov governorship of the end of the XVIII century." (The second description - 1787). K: Naukova Dumka , 1991, p. 124