Mikrorayon II
Mikrorayon II is a locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Mikrorayon II is situated nearby to the town Pripyat, as well as near the locality Zahalnomiskyi tsentr.Places of Interest
Highlights include City Park and Yaniv railway station (former).
City Park
Park
Photo: Justin Stahlman, CC BY 2.0.
The Pripyat amusement park is an abandoned amusement park located in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away.
Yaniv railway station (former)
Railway station
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yaniv railway station, also named Yanov station, is an abandoned Ukrainian station located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Sometimes referred to as Pripyat station, it lies in the village of Yaniv, south of the city of Pripyat, and is part of the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway.
Avanhard Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avanhard Stadium is an abandoned football stadium in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was built to become the home ground of FC Stroitel Pripyat. Due to the Chernobyl disaster it was never realized.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pripyat and Yaniv.
Pripyat
Town
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad, a type of closed city in the Soviet Union that housed nuclear workers.
Yaniv
Locality
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yaniv is an abandoned village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located south of Pripyat and west of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Novoshepelychi
Locality
Photo: Vertovfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Novoshepelychi was a village near Pripyat, Ukraine, south-west of the Pripyat River basin. After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 the village was contaminated by fallout and subsequently evacuated, and now lies within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Novoshepelychi is situated 3 km northwest of Mikrorayon II.
Mikrorayon II
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Druhyi Mikroraion”, “II Mikroraion”, and “Mikroraion II”
- Location: Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4021° or 51° 24′ 8″ northLongitude
30.05765° or 30° 3′ 28″ eastElevation
115 metres (377 feet)Open location code
9G3GC325+R3GeoNames ID
13697310
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In Other Languages
“Mikrorayon II” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “2-й мікрорайон”
- Ukrainian: “Druhyi Mikrorayon”
- Ukrainian: “II Mikrorayon”
- Ukrainian: “Mikrorayon II”
- Ukrainian: “Другий мікрорайон”
- Ukrainian: “ІІ Мікрорайон”
- Ukrainian: “Мікрорайон ІІ”
Localities in the Area
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