Kurenivka

Kurenivka is a historical neighbourhood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Podil, Obolon, Priorka, and Syrets.

Type: Suburb
Description: historical neightbourhood in Kyiv
Also known as: “Kurenevka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Babi Yar monument and Pochaina railway station.

Babi Yar monument

Monument

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Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II.

Pochaina railway station

Railway station

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Pochaina railway station is a train station in the Petrivka neighborhood of Kyiv, next to the Dnieper River, on the Kyiv Urban Electric Train Line. The railway station is an aboveground train station and rail yard within walking distance of the underground Pochaina metro station for connecting services on the Obolonsko–Teremkivska line.

St. Cyril’s Church

Church

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The St. Cyril's Monastery is a medieval monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery contains the famous St. Cyril's Church, an important specimen of Kievan Rus' architecture of the 12th century, and combining elements of the 17th and 19th centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obolon and Podil.

Obolon

Suburb

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Obolon is a historical locality which includes a residential area, along with an industrial park within Ukraine's capital Kyiv that is located on its northern side, in an eponymous city district - the Obolonskyi District. Obolon is situated 3½ km northeast of Kurenivka.

Podil

Suburb

Podil or Podol, also known in English as the Lower City, is a historic neighborhood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on a floodplain terrace over the Dnieper between the Kyiv Hills and the lower stream of Pochaina River. Podil is situated 4 km southeast of Kurenivka.