Novoshepelychi

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.

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Type: Locality
Description: former village in Chornobyl Raion, Ukraine
Also known as: “Novo-Shepelichi”, “Novo-Shepelychi”, “Novoshepelichi”, and “Novoshepelychі”

Places of Interest

Highlights include City Park and Avanhard Stadium.

City Park

Park

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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. City Park is situated 3 km southeast of Novoshepelychi.

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. Avanhard Stadium is situated 2½ km southeast of Novoshepelychi.

Yaniv railway station (former)

Railway station

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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. Yaniv railway station (former) is situated 4 km southeast of Novoshepelychi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pripyat and Yaniv.

Pripyat

Town

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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. Pripyat is situated 3 km southeast of Novoshepelychi.

Yaniv

Locality

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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. Yaniv is situated 4 km southeast of Novoshepelychi.