Zaporizhia Запоріжжя
The dam of the DneproGES power plant as it's seen from Khortytsia. Great Khortytsia Island (Хортиця Хортица Khortitsa) is a large island on the Dnieper which played a vital role in the history of Ukraine
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Map of Ukraine with Zaporizhia highlighted.
Zaporizhia Location of Zaporizhia
Coordinates: 47°50′0″N 35°10′0″E / 47.83333, 35.16667
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast Zaporizhia City Municipality
Founded	1770
Government
- Mayor	Yevhen Kartashov
Area
- Total	358 km² (138. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' " For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Zaporizhia Oblast (Запорізька область translit Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population (2007)[1]
- Total	790,000
- Density	2,253/km² (5,835. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi)
Postal code	69000-
Area code(s)	+380 61
Website: www.meria.zp.ua

Zaporizhia (Ukrainian: Запоріжжя, translit. Zaporizhzhia, Russian: Запорожье, translit. Zaporozh'ye, Polish: Zaporoże) is a city in south-central Ukraine, which rests on the banks of the Dnieper River. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. The romanization or latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin letters. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Romanization of the Russian alphabet is the process of transliterating the Russian language from the Cyrillic alphabet and Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zaporizkyi Raion (district) within the oblast. Zaporizhia Oblast (Запорізька область translit Oblast (во́бласць oblast о́бласт oblast о́бласть област/ oblast; oblasť област о́бласть is a type of Administrative division For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი The city itself is directly subordinate to the oblast, and is located approximately 70 km (43 mi) from the city of Dnipropetrovsk. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is

Zaporizhia was formerly referred to as Aleksandrovsk (Russian: Александровск), after the commander of the first Russian Army, Prince Alexander Golitsyn, but was renamed in 1921 to Zaporizhia (literally, "behind the cataracts", referring to the Dnieper cataracts near Khortytsia). Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Russian Ground Forces (Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации tr Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Great Khortytsia Island (Хортиця Хортица Khortitsa) is a large island on the Dnieper which played a vital role in the history of Ukraine It is currently the sixth largest city in Ukraine and has a current estimated population of 790,000 (as of 2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Zaporizhia is an important industrial center of Ukraine, particularly a home for:

• famous hydroelectric power plant known as "DnieproGES";
• ZAZ, the country's main car manufacturing company;
• Motor-Sich design-bureau and production company, the world-famous aircraft engine manufacturer. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (or DniproHES) is the largest Hydroelectric power station in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. ZAZ or Zaporizhia Automobile Building Plant ( Ukrainian: ЗАЗ, Запорізький автомобілебудівельний завод is the The Motor Sich Public Joint Stock Company in Zaporozhye is among the largest in the world and the only enterprise in Ukraine manufacturing engines for airplanes An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input

The city was very much an 'engineering city' during Soviet times, with all the consequences in terms of pollution that might be expected. The move to market economy since the independence of Ukraine has seen the demise of some of these concerns. This has improved the air quality. Although Zaporizhia is not regarded as a particularly attractive city, Dnieper River cruise ships make it one of their scheduled stops in order to visit Khortytsia Island. Great Khortytsia Island (Хортиця Хортица Khortitsa) is a large island on the Dnieper which played a vital role in the history of Ukraine

Contents 1 History 2 Economy and transport 2.1 Industry 2.2 Electricity generation 2.3 Transport 3 Sister cities 4 Footnotes 5 External links

History

Archaeological finds in the area suggest that Scythian nomads were living here about 2 to 3 thousand years ago. The Scythians or Scyths (Σκύθες Σκύθοι were an Iranian speaking people of horse-riding Nomadic pastoralists who dominated the Pontic In XV-XVII centuries this place was famous of cossac's fortress Zaporizka Sich. In 1770, Russian government established new fortress at the Dnieper River, named Aleksandrovsk. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Until the beginning of the 20th century Aleksandrovsk was a small town. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The city was named Aleksandrovsk until 1921 when the city's name was changed to Zaporizhia. During and after the World War II years, the city was the location of prisoner-of-war camps. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

The city's Khortytsia Island which faces modern Zaporizhia across the Dnieper River, was one of the historic locations for the Zaporizhian Sich - the main fortress capital of the Cossack state (the Zaporozhian Host) and the Cossack Hetmanate republic. Zaporizhian Sich (Запорізька Січ Zaporiz'ka Sich) original Slavonic name "Zaporizhska Sich'" was the center of the Dnieper Cossacks Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for The Zaporozhian Cossacks (Запорожці Zaporozhtsi,were Cossacks who lived in Zaporizhia, in Central Ukraine The Hetmanate or officially Viysko Zaporozke (Гетьманщина Het’manshchyna; Військо Запорозьке Viys’ko Zaporoz’ke A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its

In 1789 Mennonites from Prussia accepted an invitation from Catherine II of Russia and settled in what became the Chortitza Colony, northwest of Khortytsia island. The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496&ndash1561 though his teachings were a relatively Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Chortitza Colony was a Russian Mennonite settlement northwest of Khortitsa Island and is now part of Zaporizhia, Ukraine. Great Khortytsia Island (Хортиця Хортица Khortitsa) is a large island on the Dnieper which played a vital role in the history of Ukraine Mennonite-owned mills and factories were built in Alexandrovsk and later appropriated by the Communist government. Alexandrovsk may refer to Alexandrovsk Russia, a town in Perm Krai, Russia Alexandrovsk, name of the town of Polyarny Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based After the Russian Revolution many Mennonites immigrated, fled as refugees, or were deported from the area. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Currently few Mennonites live in Zaporizhia. Mennonite buildings still exist in the area and in the other main Mennonite colony center, current day Molochansk. Molochansk (Молочанськ is a city in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. ^[2]

Economy and transport

Industry

After the end of the Russian Revolution, the city became an important industrial center. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them The presence of cheap labor and the proximity of deposits of coal, iron ore, and manganese created favorable conditions for large-scale enterprises of the iron and mechanical engineering industry. Today Zaporizhia is an important industrial centre of the region with heavy industry (particularly metallurgy), aluminium, and chemical industry. Metallurgy is a domain of Materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their WikipediaNaming In the city cars, avia motors, radioelectronics are manufactured. The port of Zaporizhia is an important place of transshipment for goods from the Donbass. Donets Basin, also known as Donbas or Donbass (Донецький басейн usually abbreviated to Донбас translit Zaporizhstal, Ukraine's fourth largest steel maker, ranks 54th in the world and is based in the city. Zaporizhstal, is Ukraine 's fourth largest Steel maker with an annual capacity of 4

Electricity generation

Zaporizhia also has a big electricity generating complex fueled by industrial demand. The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station are located near the city, in addition to fossil fuel power plants. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is the largest Nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world after the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (or DniproHES) is the largest Hydroelectric power station in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe.

Transport

Public transport is provided by buses, minibuses, tramway, river transport, and railway. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The city has two railway stations, Zaporizhia #1 and #2. Zaporizhia #1 is the central station and located in the southern part of the city. It is easily accessible by taxi and minibus. Located along the Simferopol-Moscow transit route, there is convenient ground transportation to the north and south of Zaporizhia. Simferopol (English pronunciation ˌsɪmfəˈroʊpəl (Сімферополь Симферополь Aqmescit literally The white mosque) is the Capital of the Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of

The city's sole airport operates both domestic and international flights. Zaporizhia International Airport ( Ukrainian Міжнародний аеропорт Запоріжжя) is the international Airport that serves The neighbouring city of Dnipropetrovsk also has an airport with more frequent international flight service. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is

Sister cities

Zaporizhia is currently twinned with:

• Linz, Austria, since 1983
• Oberhausen, Germany, since 1986
• Belfort, France
• Lahti, Finland
• Randers, Denmark

Footnotes

External links

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