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54-553: Named after the city of Kryvyi Rih, the basin occupies the western part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , as well as some small parts of the neighboring Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv oblasts , in a valley of Inhulets and Saksahan rivers (both are tributaries of the Dnipro ). It stretches by a narrow strip (2–7 km) from north to south almost for 100 km from the town Zhovti Vody ( lit.   ' Yellow Waters ' ) to latitudes of

108-404: A Ternivsky meteorite crater is located. It is 11 km (6.8 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated at 280 ± 10 million years ( Permian ). The crater is not exposed at the surface. The Dnieper Upland contains a number of minerals including iron , manganese , granite , graphite , brown coal , and kaolin . Kryvbas is an important economic region, specializing in iron ore mining and

162-510: A raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , Ukraine . It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Three abolished raions, Krynychky , Piatykhatky , and Verkhniodniprovsk Raions , as well as Kamianske Municipality , Zhovti Vody Municipality , and the city of Vilnohirsk , which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance , were merged into Kamianske Raion. The administrative center of

216-639: A large metropolitan area called Kryvyi Rih Metropolitan Region . Ranked by population, the oblast's 13 largest municipalities are: There are eight over-Dnieper bridges and dozens of grade-separated intersections. Several new intersections are under construction. European route E105 cross Left-bank Dnipro from North to South. Highway M04 (Ukraine) and Highway M18 (Ukraine) cross River Dnieper and Dnipro from West to East, entering Kryvyi Rih. Overall, roads are in poor technical condition and maintained inadequately. Cisdnieper Railway (NDZ), headquartered in Dnipro,

270-434: A significant difference across different survey results, as even a small restating of a question switches responses of a significant group of people. The speaking of Surzhyk instead of Russian or Ukrainian is wide and viewed negatively by nationalist language activists. Because it is neither the one nor the other, they regard Surzhyk as a threat to the uniqueness of Ukrainian culture . Petrykivka painting , originating from

324-645: Is a component part of the Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) company. CDR's route map includes all the railroads in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia , Kharkiv , Kherson oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea . As of 2008, Cisdnieper rail system included 3,275 km (2,035 mi) of track, of which 93,3% were electrified. The CDR consists of five sections (directions), the Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, and Crimea directions. There are 244 railway stations in

378-671: Is a major industrial centre of Ukraine. It has several facilities devoted to heavy industry that produce a wide range of products, including cast-iron , rolled metal, pipes, machinery , different mining combines, agricultural equipment , tractors , trolleybuses , refrigerators, different chemicals and many others. The most famous and the oldest (founded in the 19th century) is the Metallurgical Plant named after Petrovsky. The city also has big food processing and light industry factories. Many sewing and dress-making factories work for France , Canada , Germany and Great Britain , using

432-419: Is an oblast (province) in simultaneously southern, eastern and central Ukraine , the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a population of about 3,096,485 (2022 estimate), approximately 80% of whom live centering on administrative centers : Dnipro , Kryvyi Rih , Kamianske , Nikopol and Pavlohrad . The Dnieper River runs through

486-560: Is centered in the Dnipro ( Golden Rose Synagogue ) and Kryvyi Rih area, and emerged during a wave of Jewish immigration. There are 20 cities and towns on the Dnieper River . Major population centers today result from historical factors — with the advent of the iron development took place predominantly along the Kryvyi Rih and Dnipro , a city located on the Dnieper . Kryvyi Rih is the center of

540-853: Is no snow and the wind blows hard, it feels extremely cold. A mix of snow and rain happens usually in December. The tender climate, mineral sources, and the curative mud allow opportunities for rest and cure within the region. Here there are 21 health-centers and medicated pensions, 10 rest homes, recreation departments and rest camps for children. The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has splendid flora and fauna . Here, there are more than 1700 kinds of vegetation, 7500 kinds of animals (including elk , wild boar , dappled deer , roe , hare , fox , wolf , etc.) There are also 114 park and nature objects, including 15 state reserves; 3 nature memorials, 24 local parks; 7 landscape parks; 3 park tracts, which altogether make up approximately 260 square kilometres. 217 rivers flow within

594-758: Is the Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Combine (KZRK), the biggest subterranean mining public company in Ukraine. SC Kryvbas is a professional basketball club. Achievements of the team are winning the Ukrainian Basketball League in 2009, and winning the Higher League in 2003 and 2004. Since 2010 the team is active in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague . Recently built Dnipro-Arena has a capacity of 31,003 people. The Dnipro-Arena hosted

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648-628: Is the longest city in Europe. Steel companies of the region (except Mittal Steel-owned Kryvorizhstal) are controlled by either the Privat Group or the SCM . From the 1990s until 2004, these once united and state-owned industries went through a hard and scandal-ridden process of privatization. Being a business oligarch entity, Privat Group controls some prominent Ukrainian media, maintains close relations with politicians and sponsors professional sports. Key businesses of

702-585: Is today the city of Dnipro. At this time there appeared a new force, the Cossacks - armed free men not subject to any feudal lord - who soon came to dominate the region. They later became known as Zaporozhian Cossacks , from Zaporizhzhia , the lands south of Naddniprianshchyna (Zaporizhzhia translates to "the Land Beyond the Rapids "). This period of raids and fighting caused considerable devastation and depopulation in

756-610: The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game between Ukraine and England on 10 October 2009. The Dnipro Arena was initially chosen as one of the Ukrainian venues for their joint Euro 2012 bid with Poland. However, it was dropped from the list in May 2009 as the capacity fell short of the minimum 33,000 seats required by UEFA . Dnipropetrovsk has a regional federation within Ukrainian bandy and Rink Bandy Federation. Historically, Dnieper Ukraine comprised territory that roughly corresponded to

810-590: The Dnipro river with total area of 300 sq km. Kryvbas is a major center of heavy industry in Ukraine. The region has major deposits of iron ore and some other metallurgical ores. To exploit them, first mining international companies were founded there in the late 19th century, but then were replaced by several larger ones founded in the middle of the 20th century, most of them were located in Kryvyi Rih. The Kryvyi Rih city itself has 45 iron ore mines, 41 quarries , 89 stockpiles , 26 collapse and displacement zones in

864-782: The Kinburn foreland and Ochakiv , all locations of the Imperial Russian Army. In December 1796, Emperor Paul I re-established the Novorossiysk Governorate, mostly with land from the former Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty . In 1802, this province was divided into the Nikolayev Governorate (known as the Kherson Governorate from 1803), Yekaterinoslav Governorate , and the Taurida Governorate . The capital of

918-659: The Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts on the north, the Donetsk Oblast on the east, the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts on the south, and the Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad oblasts on the west. Historically, it is located in the region of Zaporizhzhia . The Black Sea Lowland covers about half of the territory of the oblast, where it lies only within the west bank of the Dnieper. In Terny ,

972-720: The Pontic steppe ; the area became known as the "Wilderness" or the " Wild Fields ". In 1635, the Polish government built the Kodak fortress above the Dnieper Rapids at Kodaky , partly as a result of rivalry in the region between Poland, Turkey and the Crimean Khanate , and partly to maintain control over Cossack activity (i.e. to suppress the Cossack raiders and to prevent peasants moving out of

1026-517: The President of Ukraine . Since July 2020, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast consists of the following seven raions: Its population in 2004 was 3,493,062, which constituted 5.3% of the overall Ukrainian population. At the 2001 census, the ethnic groups within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were: the groups by native language: A Pew survey of Dnipropetrovsk residents' religious self-identification showed

1080-473: The Soviet Union . It is a large state-owned company located in Dnipro . Dniproavia , an airline, has its head office on the grounds of Dnipropetrovsk International Airport . The region possesses major deposits of iron ore and some other metallurgical ores. To exploit them, several large mining companies were founded here in the middle of the 20th century. Most of them are located in Kryvyi Rih itself, which

1134-667: The 15th century, Tatar tribes inhabiting the right bank of the Dnieper were driven away by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . However, by the mid-15th century, the Nogai (who lived north of the Sea of Azov ) and the Crimean Khanate invaded these lands. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanate agreed to a border along the Dnieper, and farther east along the Samara River , i.e. through what

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1188-617: The 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022 onwards). During the Russian invasion, the cities of Dnipro , Kryvyi Rih , and Nikopol , among other locations in the region, were bombed by Russia. Russian troops also shelled the village of Ternove and surrounding areas. Reports from Ukrainian military groups suggest this village - along with Berezove, Novoheorhiivka and Zaporizke -

1242-717: The Dnipro-Donets depression. In the geological structure of the region, the breeds come from the archaea, the Proterozoic , the Paleozoic , the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic . In the 6th to 8th centuries AD the first settlements of Slavs appeared on the banks of the Dnieper within the region. During the period of Kievan Rus' (9th to 12th centuries AD) the Dnieper River functioned as one of

1296-467: The NDR system. More than a dozen elektrichka stops are located within the city allowing residents of different neighborhoods to use the suburban trains. The cities of Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih are served by a local sales-tax-funded bus, tram, metro and trolleybus systems. Dnipro International Airport and Kryvyi Rih International Airport are the only international airports. The airport of Dnipro serves as one of

1350-598: The Ukrainian SSR. During the 1991 referendum , 90.36% of votes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast favored the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine . A survey conducted in December 2014 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found 2.2% of the oblast's population supported their region joining Russia, 89.9% did not support the idea, and the rest were undecided or did not respond. The city of Dnipropetrovsk

1404-751: The Verkhovna Rada voted to officially amend the Constitution, thus granting state sanction to the name change. Later that year the Constitutional Court officially approved the change. The oblast's administrative centre and largest city, Dnipro , had had the unofficial name "Sicheslav" (commemorating the Zaporizhian Sich ) in 1918–21 during the Ukrainian War of Independence . Since then, the renaming process has stalled (as of 2023 ), for reasons such as

1458-748: The Yekaterinoslav Governorate was the city of Yekaterinoslav (modern Dnipro). It was located within the former lands of the Zaporizhian Sich . The governorate bordered to the north with the Kharkov Governorate and Poltava Governorate , to the west and southwest with the Kherson Governorate , to the south with the Taurida Governorate and Sea of Azov , and to the east with the Don Host Oblast . Olexander Paul (1832–1890) discovered iron ore and initiated smelting, and this became

1512-435: The area of Ukraine within the expanding Russian Empire . Ukrainians sometimes call it Great Ukraine (Velyka Ukraina). Historically, this region is tightly entwined with the history of Ukraine and is considered the heart of the country. Ukrainian (67,0%) and Russian (31,9%) language are both used, with Russian being more common in cities, while Ukrainian is the dominant language in rural communities. These details result in

1566-516: The area). On the night of 3 or 4 August 1635, the Cossacks of Ivan Sulyma captured the fort by surprise, burning it down and butchering the garrison of about 200 West European mercenaries under Jean Marion. The fort, rebuilt by French engineer Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan for the Polish government in 1638, had a mercenary garrison. Kodak was captured by Zaporozhian Cossacks on 1 October 1648, and

1620-574: The area, including 55 rivers which are longer than 25 km, the major one being the Dnieper , which crosses through the center of the oblast. Also flowing through the region are two major reservoirs, the Kamianske and Dnieper , while the former Kakhovka Reservoir was drained in 2023 following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and the subsequent restoration of the Great Meadow . A major channel in

1674-513: The company employed about 37,000 people. 4 Iron Ore Enrichment Works of Metinvest are a large contributors to the UA's balance of payments . The third giant – Evraz mining company. The oblast has several colleges and universities: Region houses the Ukrainian Premier League football club, FC Dnipro . This club, commonly seen as representing the city at large, holds a record for being

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1728-482: The core of a developing a mining district. In 1874 Emperor Alexander II initiated the founding project of a railway, running 505 kilometres (314 mi). This enabled transportation directly to the nearest factories and greatly sped up the development of the region. On 1 August 1925, the Yekaterinoslav Governorate administration was discontinued, and in 1926 the city of Yekterinoslav was renamed Dnipropetrovsk after Ukrainian Soviet leader Grigory Petrovsky . Before

1782-487: The fields of mines, 15 tailings dams , 27 spelestological objects (opened old adits, drifts, mines, winzes , failed wells, etc.), 6 energy, 5 metallurgical, 28 machine-building and 5 chemical enterprises. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is the largest and most up-to-date steel company in the region, and in the country. It includes ore facilities and a major steel mill (the only one in the city). Other ore companies supply their raw materials to either AMKR or steel mills outside

1836-471: The following distribution of affiliations: Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) 47.5%, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate 10.7%, Roman Catholic 1.3%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 0.8%, Protestantism 32.3%. The oblast has one of the most balanced percentage of religious people in the nation mainly due to large number of ethnic groups. The Jewish community

1890-487: The group (including the PrivatBank itself) are based in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which is regarded as its "homeland". Group's founding owners are natives of Dnipropetrovsk and made their entire career there. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih , owned by ArcelorMittal since 2005 is the largest private company by revenue in Ukraine, producing over 7 million tonnes of crude steel, and mined over 17 million tonnes of iron ore. As of 2011,

1944-427: The hubs for Dniproavia . The airport has non-stop service to over 20 destinations throughout Ukraine and Turkey , as well as to Vienna and Tel Aviv . Kryvyi Rih International Airport provides limited commercial air service. The oblast is situated in the steppe region. Forests in the oblast occupy about 3.9% of the oblast's total territory. The average temperature in the winter balances from −3 to −5 °C and in

1998-470: The introduction of oblasts in 1932, the Ukrainian SSR comprised 40 okrugs , which had replaced the former Russian Imperial guberniya (governorate) subdivisions. In 1932 the territory of the Ukrainian SSR was re-organized into oblasts. The first oblasts were Vinnytsia Oblast , Kyiv Oblast , Odesa Oblast , Kharkiv Oblast , and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Soon after that, in the summer of 1932, Donetsk Oblast

2052-578: The invasion. However, as of September 2022 , there has been no further ground fighting and the oblast remains completely under Ukrainian control. The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by

2106-670: The main trade corridors of medieval Eastern Europe, part of the route "from the Varangians to the Greeks" , which connected the Baltic Sea region with the Crimea and with the capital of Byzantium , Constantinople . The Dnieper also served as a major route for transporting the armies of Kyiv princes on their way to the Byzantine coastal cities in the early 9th and late 9th centuries. At the beginning of

2160-463: The middle of the 20th century. Most of them are located in Kryvyi Rih itself, which is the longest city in Europe (roughly 67 km (42 mi) in a straight line from one end to another). Much of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast is located within the boundaries of the Ukrainian Shield and only the northern regions and the extreme eastern part of the territory are confined to the south-eastern side of

2214-407: The most advanced technologies, materials and design. Dnipro also formerly dominated in the aerospace industry since the 1950s: engineering department Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and construction at Pivdenmash . Pivdenmash , the former Yuzhmash , is a manufacturer of space rockets , agricultural equipment , buses , trolley buses , trams , wind turbines , and satellites that was inherited from

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2268-434: The oblast. The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is located by most part in eastern Ukraine (like Dnipro Raion and other eastern more raions), though it has some parts in central (like Kamianske Raion ) and southern ( Nikopol Raion ) Ukraine. The area of the oblast (31,974 km ) comprises about 5.3% of the total area of the country. Its longitude from north to south is 130 km, from east to west – 300 km. The oblast borders

2322-765: The only Soviet team to win the USSR Federation Cup twice; since independence they have gone on to win the Ukrainian Championship once and the Ukrainian League Cup three times. Kryvyi Rih was home to the football team Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih . FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih is a club based in Kryvyi Rih. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian First League . It is part of the Sports Club Hirnyk which combines several other sections. The club's owner

2376-583: The region and encouraging foreign settlers. The city of Yekaterinoslav (present-day Dnipro) was founded in 1776, not in its current location, but at the confluence of the River Samara with the River Kil'chen' at Loshakivka , north of the Dnieper. On May 8, 1775, after the end of the Russian-Turkish War of 1768 to 1774 , Russian authorities opened a postal station and track which linked Kremenchuk city,

2430-493: The region is the Dnieper-Kryvyi Rih Channel . The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a high industry potential. There are 712 basic industrial organizations, including 20 different types of economic activity with about 473,4 thousand workers. The area also produces about 16.9% of the total industry production of Ukraine. This places the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast second in Ukraine (after the neighbouring Donetsk Oblast ). Dnipro

2484-596: The region. With the exception of AMKR , owned by ArcelorMittal , the steel companies of the region are controlled by either Rudomain LLC or Metinvest . These were once state-owned industries. From the 1990s until 2004, after Ukraine declared independence and worked to establish capitalism, these industries went through difficulties and scandals as they became privatized . A major beneficiation works Kryvyi Rih Mining and Processing Plant of Oxidized Ores (KRMPPOO) ( Ukrainian : Криворізький гірничо-збагачувальний комбінат окиснених руд , romanized :  KGZKOR )

2538-446: The steel industry. It is arguably the main iron ore region of Eastern Europe . Named after the city of Kryvyi Rih , the mining base of the region occupies the southwestern part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as the small neighboring parts of the Kirovohrad and Kherson Oblasts . The region possesses major deposits of iron ore and some other metallurgical ores. To exploit them, several large mining companies were founded here in

2592-452: The summer from 22 to 24 °C. The average annual rainfall is 400–490 mm. During the summer, Dnipropetrovsk oblast is very warm (average day temperature in July is 24 to 28 °C (75 to 82 °F), even hot sometimes 34 to 38 °C (93 to 100 °F). Temperatures as high as 36 °C (97 °F) have been recorded in May. Winter is not so cold (average day temperature in January is −3 to 0 °C (27 to 32 °F), but when there

2646-400: The village of Petrykivka , is known for its distinctive features such as patterns, unusual technique and white background. It was included to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity . The following historical-cultural sites were nominated to the Seven Wonders of Ukraine . Kamianske Raion Kamianske Raion ( Ukrainian : Кам'янський район ) is

2700-409: Was attacked and then occupied for an unknown period of time, evincing that the Russian troops entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian military claimed to have cleared Russian troops from the village on 14 March 2022. It was also reported that Russian troops were pushed from areas near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Kherson Oblast, near the border. Hannivka was occupied, liberated, and shelled during

2754-401: Was formed out of eastern parts of Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. During the Holodomor in the 1930s, more than 200 collective farms in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were put on "Blackboards" which implied a complete blockade of trade and food-aid to villages under-performing in fulfilling grain-procurement quotas; a number representing more than half of all such "Blackboards" throughout all of

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2808-420: Was garrisoned by the Cossacks until its demolition in accordance with the Treaty of the Pruth in 1711. Under the Treaty of Pereyaslav of 1654, the territory came within the sphere of influence of the Moscow-based Tsardom of Russia . In 1774 Prince Grigori Potemkin was appointed governor of Novorossiysk Governorate , and after the destruction of the Zaporozhian Sich in 1775, he started founding cities in

2862-437: Was renamed "Dnipro" in May 2016 as part of the decommunization laws enacted a year earlier. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was not renamed because it is mentioned by name in the Constitution of Ukraine , and the oblast can only be renamed by a constitutional amendment . In April 2018 a group of over a hundred deputies formally initiated a proposal in the Ukrainian Parliament to change the name to Sicheslav Oblast ; in February 2019,

2916-577: Was under construction in the early 21st century in the neighboring town of Dolynska (Kirovohrad Oblast). This hi-tech project is co-funded by the governments of Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia . In January 2022 it was announced that locally based company Rudomain LLC acquired the Ukraine-owned share in the project. 48°00′N 33°25′E  /  48.000°N 33.417°E  / 48.000; 33.417 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( Ukrainian : Дніпропетровська область , romanized :  Dnipropetrovska oblast ),

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