Kyiv
Kyiv Київ Kyiv | |
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Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°ECoordinates: ![]() | |
Municipality | Kiev Ceety Municipality |
Foondit | 5t century |
Raions | |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Vitali Klitschko |
• Heid o Ceety State Admeenistration | Vitali Klitschko |
Area | |
• City | 839 km2 (324 sq mi) |
Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
Population (15 Julie 2013) | |
• City | [1] | 2,847,200
• Density | 3299/km2 (8,540/sq mi) |
• Metro | [2]o the Kiev metropolitan aurie | 3,375,000
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 01xxx-04xxx |
Area code(s) | +380 44 |
License plate | AA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT) |
Website | www.kmv.gov.ua |
Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ) or Kiev, is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Ukraine, locatit in the north central pairt o the kintra on the Dnieper River.
Kyiv is an important industrial, scienteefic, educational an cultural centre o Eastren Europe. It is hame tae mony hie-tech industries, heichher education institutions an warld-famous historical laundmerks. The ceety haes an extensive infrastructure an heichlie developed seestem o public transport, includin the Kiev Metro. Kyiv wis clessifee'd as a Beta global ceety as o 2004.
The name Kyiv is said tae derive frae the name o Kyi, ane o fower legendary foonders o the ceety (brithers Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, an sister Lybid). Durin its history, Kyiv, ane o the auldest ceeties in Eastren Europe, passed throu several stages o great prominence an relative obscurity. The ceety mey hae been foondit in the 5t century as a tradin post, aiblins pairt o the land o the early Slavs. It gradually acquired eminence as the centre o the East Slavic civilization, becomin in the tent tae twalt centuries a poleetical an cultural caipital o Rus', a medieval East Slavic state. Completely destroyed durin the Mongol invasion in 1240, the ceety lost maist o its influence for the centuries tae come. It wis a provincial caipital o marginal importance in the ootskirts o the territories controlled bi its pouerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy o Lithuanie, follaed bi Poland an Roushie.
The ceety prospered again durin the Roushie Empire's industrial revolution in the late 19t century. Efter the turbulent period follaein the Roushie Revolution o 1917, frae 1921 onwards Kyiv wis an important ceety o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, an, frae 1934, its caipital. Durin Warld War II, the ceety again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years remainin the third lairgest ceety o the Soviet Union. Follaein the collapse o the Soviet Union an the Ukrainian unthirldom o 1991, Kyiv remained the caipital o Ukraine.
Internaitional relations
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Honour
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica is named efter the ceety o Kiev.[29]
Gallery
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St. Michael's Kirk
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Gowden Yett
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Pechersk Lavra
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Pechersk Lavra
References
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- ↑ "Kraków otwarty na świat". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 19 Julie 2009.
- ↑ "Kyoto City Web / Data Box / Sister Cities". www.city.kyoto.jp. Retrieved 14 Januar 2010.
- ↑ "Twin towns of Minsk". © 2008 The department of protocol and international relations of Minsk City Executive Committee. Archived frae the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
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- ↑ "Twin cities of Riga". Riga City Council. Archived frae the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 27 Julie 2009.
- ↑ "Twinning Cities: International Relations" (PDF). Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 16 Februar 2008. Retrieved 23 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "Tbilisi Municipal Portal – Sister Cities". © 2009 – Tbilisi City Hall. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2013. Retrieved 16 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "Miasta partnerskie Warszawy". um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta. 4 Mey 2005. Archived frae the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ↑ "Yerevan Municipality – Sister Cities". © 2005–2009 www.yerevan.am. Archived frae the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2009. freemit airtin in
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(help) - ↑ Kiev Peninsula. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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