Pecherskyi District

Pecherskyi District is an urban district of , the capital of . It lies within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: raion of city in Ukraine with 131,000 residents
  • Description: district of Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Pechersk Raion”, “Pecherskiy Rayon”, “Pechersky”, and “Pecherskyi Raion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War and Paton Bridge.

Museum
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The is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pecherskyi District of , the capital of , on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the .

Bridge
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is one of the bridges across the Dnipro in , named after its constructor Evgeny Paton. Built between 1941 and 1953, it is one of the world's first all-welded bridges and the longest bridge in Kyiv, having a length of 1,543 metres.

Museum
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The is a museum in , showcasing the culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art. The museum was founded on a private collection of Ivan Honchar shortly after his death in 1993.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berezniaky and Nova Zabudova.

Suburb
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is a historical neighbourhood, on the left bank of , the capital of . Estate construction began there in 1967. is located in the neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a historical neighbourhood in central , the capital of . It is situated on the right bank of , in the valley between Lybid river and Pechersk plateau. is situated 3½ km west of Pecherskyi District.

Suburb
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is a man-made island and neighbourhood surrounded by a canal, the Rusanivs'kyi Kanal. The canal is an artificial distributary of the Dnieper River.

Pecherskyi District

Latitude
50.419° or 50° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
30.566° or 30° 33′ 58″ east
Population
131,000
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
Open location code
9G2GCH98+JC
Geo­Names ID
697796
Wiki­data ID
Q1585799
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Pecherskyi District” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պեչերսկի ռայոն”
  • Belarusian: “Пячэрскі раён”
  • Catalan: “raion de Petxersk”
  • Cebuano: “Pechersk Raion”
  • Chinese: “佩切爾斯克區”
  • Chinese: “洞窟区”
  • Chuvash: “Кейӳн Печера районĕ”
  • Chuvash: “Печера районĕ”
  • Czech: “Pečerský rajón”
  • Dutch: “Pechersk”
  • Esperanto: “Peĉerskij distrikto”
  • Estonian: “Petšerski rajoon”
  • Finnish: “Petšersk”
  • Finnish: “Petšerskin piiri”
  • Finnish: “Petšerskyin piiri”
  • French: “raïon de Pechersk”
  • French: “raïon de Petchersk”
  • French: “Raïon de Petchersk”
  • French: “raïon de Petcherskyï”
  • German: “Petschersk”
  • German: “Rajon Petschersk”
  • Hebrew: “פצ’רסק”
  • Hungarian: “Pecserszki kerület”
  • Hungarian: “Pecserszkij rajon”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Pečers’k”
  • Japanese: “ペチェールシク区”
  • Macedonian: “Печерски реон”
  • Manx: “Slyst Pecherskyi”
  • Northern Frisian: “Petschersk (Distrikt)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Petschersk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Petsjersk Rajon”
  • Polish: “Rejon peczerski”
  • Portuguese: “Pecherskyi”
  • Russian: “Печерский район Киева”
  • Russian: “Печерский район”
  • Scots: “Pechersk Raion”
  • Slovenian: “Pečerski rajon”
  • Spanish: “Raion de Pechersk”
  • Spanish: “Raión de Pechersk”
  • Swedish: “Petjerskyj rajon”
  • Swedish: “Petjerskyj-distriktet”
  • Tatar: “Печер районы”
  • Turkish: “Peçersk (rayon)”
  • Turkish: “Peçersk”
  • Ukrainian: “Печерський район”
  • Urdu: “پیچرسکئی ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Pechersk”

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