Stele ‘Pripyat’
Stele ‘Pripyat’ is a memorial in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Stele ‘Pripyat’ is situated nearby to Abandoned Arts Center, as well as near the scenic viewpoint High radiation place.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Yaniv railway station (former).
Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Ingmar Runge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. ChNPP is located near the abandoned city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine, 16.5 kilometres northwest of the city of Chernobyl, 16 kilometres from the Belarus–Ukraine border, and about 100 kilometres north of Kyiv. Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 km east of Stele ‘Pripyat’.
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. Yaniv railway station (former) is situated 1½ km northwest of Stele ‘Pripyat’.
New Safe Confinement
Building
Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Safe Confinement is a structure put in place in 2016 to confine the remains of the number 4 reactor unit at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Ukraine, which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. New Safe Confinement is situated 1½ km east of Stele ‘Pripyat’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaniv and Pripyat.
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.
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.
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 5 km northwest of Stele ‘Pripyat’.
Stele ‘Pripyat’
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Припять 1970”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.38847° or 51° 23′ 19″ northLongitude
30.07701° or 30° 4′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9G3G93QG+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 279474455OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Stele ‘Pripyat’” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Стела ‘Прип’ять’”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abandoned Arts Center and High radiation place.
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