Nyvky

Nyvky () is a neighbourhood in

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. It belongs to Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv. It is surrounded by

Svyatoshyn Sviatoshyn ( uk, Свято́шин, Svjatóshin, ; also or ) is a historical neighborhood and a suburb of Ukraine's capital Kyiv that is located on the western edge of the city area, in an eponymous municipality. Previously it was a dacha ...

(Sviatoshynskyi District) to the west, Shuliavka to the south-east,

Vidradnyi Vidradnyi ( uk , Відрадний) is a neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine. It belongs to Solomianskyi Raion (district) of Kyiv. The name ''Vidradnyi'' is derived from the khutor A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутi ...

(Solomianskyi District) to the south, Syrets to the east, Vynohradar, and Berkivtsi. The name of neighborhood ''Nyvky'' has nothing to do with the river Nyvka which flows in other parts of Kyiv. The Nyvky neighborhood is located to the east from

, at the same time

Nyvka River The Borshchahivka is a river in Ukraine, flowing through the city of Kyiv and suburban Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Irpin Irpin ( uk, Ірпі́нь, ) is a Hero City of Ukraine located on the Irpin River in ...

flows to the west from Svyatoshyn along Borshchahivka settlements chain. The name of the neighborhood has derived rather from a grainfield that was located along the Brest-Litovsky highway (today prospekt Peremohy). In 1850s here was located a

khutir A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутiр, pl. , ''khutory'') is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single- homestead settlement.

Fuzykivka that was established by Fuzyk family from village of Bilychi (today a neighborhood of Kyiv). In 1870s there was a farmstead and a

dacha A dacha ( rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ') or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbu ...

"Nyvky" that was being rented out. In the beginning of the 20th century, khutir Nyvky was part of Bilhorodka

volost Volost ( rus, во́лость, p=ˈvoləsʲtʲ; ) was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe. In earlier East Slavic history, '' volost'' was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ...

, Kyiv county (

uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd; rus, уе́зд, p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( uk, повіт), or Kreis in Baltic-German context, was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the ea ...

). It had 5 homecourts with population of 27 and it also had three brick shops. At that time Nyvky included also such neighborhoods like Vovcha Hora and Rubezhivka. In 1923 the khutir was merged with the city of

. In Nyvky is located

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University The National Pedagogical Drahomanov University is a Ukrainian higher education institution in Kyiv, which has III-IV accreditation level. History 1834 – Pedagogical Institute – the future National Pedagogical Drahomanov University – s ...

, Kyiv Exposition Center, Dynamo football school, Nyvky Park, Park Dubky, Dubovyi Hai Park, Kadetskyi Korpus Liceum, Nyvky City business park, Verkon factory. A

metro station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in t ...

(

Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line The Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line ( uk, Святошинсько-Броварська лінія) is the first line of the Kyiv Metro, dating back to 1960.

) was built here in 1970. Near Nyvky is located

Sviatoshyn Airfield Sviatoshyn Airfield (Ukrainian Аеродром «Святошин»), formerly known as ''Svyatoshino'', is an industrial airfield in Kyiv, Ukraine, located 11 km northwest of city center. It is part of the Antonov Serial Production Plant, su ...

. There is a Rubezhivskyi train station located next to Nyvky Park on the Syrets River. Neighborhoods in Kyiv Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv Prospect Peremohy {{KyivCity-geo-stub