Hretska Square

Hretska Square is a square in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Hretska Square is situated nearby to the shopping center Афіна ТЦ, as well as near the post office Nova Poshta #95.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odesa Academic Drama Theater and Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.

Odesa Academic Drama Theater

Theater building

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The Odesa Oblast Academic Drama Theater is the oldest theatre in southern Ukraine. The theatre was constructed in 1874 at the initiative of A. C. Velikanov, a local merchant. Odesa Academic Drama Theater is situated 120 metres northwest of Hretska Square.

Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Theater building

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The Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is the oldest theatre in Odesa, Ukraine. The Theatre and the Potemkin Stairs are the most famous edifices in Odesa. Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet is situated 520 metres northeast of Hretska Square.

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

Church

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The Transfiguration Cathedral is the Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is situated 350 metres west of Hretska Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odesa and Moldavanka.

Odesa

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Odesa, is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people. Its chief attraction to visitors is the graceful old town, laid out on a grid pattern in the early 19th century, with its many churches, galleries and museums.

Moldavanka

Suburb

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Moldavanka is a historical part of Odesa in the Odesa Oblast of southern Ukraine, located jointly in Khadzhybeiskyi and Prymorskyi urban districts. Before 1820 it was a settlement just outside Odesa, which later engulfed it.