Nova Kakhovka

Nova Kakhovka Нова Каховка
Aerial view of Nova Kakhovka.
Coat of arms
Map of Ukraine with Nova Kakhovka highlighted.
Nova Kakhovka Location of Nova Kakhovka
Coordinates: 46°46′N 33°22′E / 46.767°N 33.367°E / 46.767; 33.367Coordinates: 46°46′N 33°22′E / 46.767°N 33.367°E / 46.767; 33.367
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Kherson Oblast Nova Kakhovka City Municipality
Founded	28 February 1952
Government
– Mayor
Area
– Total	222.7 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	72,700
– Density	363/km2 (940.2/sq mi)
Postal code	74900
Area code(s)	+380 5549
Website	novakahovka.com.ua

Nova Kakhovka (Ukrainian: Нова Каховка, Russian: Новая Каховка) is a city in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine, recognized as the Monument of Architecture,^[1] and was part of the Great Construction Projects of Communism.

It is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast, and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir. It is also the site of the Tavria Games, (Ukrainian: Таврійські ігри, translit. Tavriys'ki ihry), the most popular annual international music festival in the region.

The current estimated population is around 52,611 (as of 2001), with an urban population of 75,392.

The Building of Culture in Nova Kakhovka.

History

Nova Kakhovka was founded on 28 February 1952, in the place where, from 1891, the village Klyucheve had existed. It was in direct proximity of the established dam of the Kakhovka Hydro Electric Station (1947-1948), and was built to house the plant's construction workers. Since its founding, the city has been called Nova Kakhovka, or New Kakhova, in deference to the city of Kakhovka located 15 km (9.3 mi) away. After the construction of the power plant was finished, most of the workers stayed in Nova Kakhovka. The city of Nova Kakhovka is recognized as one of the most successful colonization sites of the Ukrainian South in recent years and earned a title of the Perl of Lower Dnieper (Official website of the city).

Landsat image of Nova Kakhovka.

Geography

The city is sometimes referred to as an oasis, because it was built on an area where sand was plentiful. During the construction of the city, the parks and sod were built and lain on the sandy ground. Also, the architectural plans were developed to build streets and squares in the way they would harmonize perfectly with the shoreline of the reservoir.

Modern Nova Kakhovka

Economy and transport

The economic activities in Nova Kakhovka are engineering (electrotechnology) and power production. Near the city the large North Crimean Canal begins, via which the southwest of the Kherson Oblast and the entire northern part of the Crimea are supplied with water coming from the Dnieper River.

An alley in the Park of Stepan Faldzinsky

The city is located between Kherson in the west and Melitopol in the east on the European route E58, which runs from Odessa to Rostov-on-Don near the city. The city contains a non-electrified, one lane railroad, an airport, a water route to the Black Sea, and a port which is located on the southwest part of the Khakovka Reservoir.

Administrative divisions

The Nova Kakhovka city has a small city and an urban type village within it, as well as eight small villages in the outlying area.

• Small towns and urban type villages: Tavriysk, Dnipryany
• Villages and rural type settlements: Korsunka, Maslivka, Novy Laheri, Obryvky, Pischane, Plodove, Raiske, Topolivka

Cities attractions

• Park of Stepan Faldzinsky, the Park Architecture Monument, is named after the native Polish of Podolie, the agrarian Stepan Faldzinsky who created the green oasis at the Oleshky Sands.

View of Nova Kakhovka

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  The administrative center of Nova Kakhovka

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  "The Central" Shopping Centre, former "Children's World"

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  Triumphal arch over Nova Kakhovka locks

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  The shoreline in Nova Kakhovka

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  The Park of Glory

Twin towns

according to this city's page, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (France).

References

1. ^ Official website

External links

• (Ukrainian) Оfficial city website
• (Ukrainian) Unnoficial city website with newests photos
• (Russian) Unofficial city portal
• (Russian) City photos
• (Ukrainian) Tavria Games Festival