Obolonskyi District ( uk, Оболонський район, ''Obolons'kyi raion'') is an
urban district
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of the
Ukrainian
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capital
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Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
. Obolonskyi District encompasses territories far beyond of its historical neighborhood sharing the same name. It was formed on 3 March 1975 and initially called as Minskyi District. In 2001 it was renamed to its historical name. Its current population is 290,000 inhabitants.
Overview
During
Soviet
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rule of
Ukraine
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, Kyiv had 14 administrative districts. In the early 21st century, a new law was passed and the city's administrative division was reorganized into 10 districts with different borders and new names.
The Obolonskyi District encompasses the territories of the former Minskyi District and is still sometimes referred to by that name. It also includes the former town of
Pushcha-Vodytsia
Pushcha-Vodytsia (also Pushcha-Voditsa, uk, Пуща-Водиця; russian: Пуща-Водица) is a historic neighbourhood, climate resort and an urban-type settlement (1981-2001) in the northwestern part of Kyiv ( Obolon Raion). Located wi ...
that used to be part of the
Podilskyi District
The Podilskyi District ( uk, Подільський район) is an urban district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Its population was 177,563 at the 2001 census. The district takes its name from the historic Podil neighborhood which it inclu ...
. The name ''Obolon'' comes from the Old-
Ukrainian
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word ''оболонь'' → ''болонь'' → ''болоньє'' (''obolon' '' → ''bolon' '' → ''bolon'ye''), which roughly translates as "
flood plain
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" or an area that is being engulfed by water. The district was built up in the 1970s as a
microdistrict
Microdistrict, or microraion (russian: микрорайо́н, ''mikrorajón''), is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Socialist st ...
in Kyiv on the Obolon sands to satisfy the growth of the city. Due to the composition of the soil at the time, the majority of the buildings were at most nine stories tall, and few trees were planted when compared to other parts of the city. That and few other reasons originally made the district not very prestigious.
With the second construction period (2000–2005), the district has seen new, comfortable apartment buildings constructed closer to the
Dnieper
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river and has become an attractive residential area. The new apartments are also much more expensive, although still cheaper than in the central parts of Kyiv. The district was connected by
metro
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in the 1980s, with a station ''Obolon'' opened on 5 November 1980.
A
yachting
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club for both kids and adults was opened in around 1990, and recently many of the Obolon lakes were cleaned up in order to make the area more attractive. The area closer to the
Dnieper
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river is a popular relaxation place for Kyiv residents. The area is also well known for the beer factory ''
Obolon CJSC''.
Park Natalka is among recreational spaces favored by Kyiv residents. It is located along the Dnieper river.
Major neighborhoods
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Obolon, a
residential area
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
(masyv) and an
industrial zone of the Kyiv city. It is located between
Dnieper
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The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and B ...
river,
Stepan Bandera Avenue
Stepan ( uk, Степань; pl, Stepań; he, סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:
The ...
,
Verbova Street, and Dehtyarenko Street.
* Kurenivka, an area towards the downtown of Kyiv. In the 17th century it used to be a suburb of the Kyiv city where the Kyiv Cossack Kosh was garrisoned. Its name is derived from one of the cossack's military formations,
kurin
Kurin ( uk, курінь, translit=Kurin') has two definitions: a military and administrative unit of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Black Sea Cossack Host, and others; and of a type of housing (see below).
In the administrative definition, a kurin us ...
(
company
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). In the 18th century there was built the Petropavlivska Church that in the Soviet times was destroyed and rebuilt under one of the industrial buildings. Kurenivka also became famous for a massive tragedy of the
Kurenivka mudslide in 1961.
* Priorka, it is believed to be settled by monks (
prior
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s) of the
Dominican Order
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on the road to
Vyshhorod
Vyshhorod ( uk, Ви́шгород) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (region) in central Ukraine, situated immediately north of Kyiv city, the national capital, and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It is on the right (western) bank of the Dnieper r ...
. Since 1834 the settlement was incorporated into the Kyiv-city.
* Minsky masyv, a
residential area
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
(masyv) of Kyiv. It is located between
Shevchenko Square,
Minsk Parkway, Konradyuk Street, Maiorov Street, Panch Street, Polyarna Street. The area also contains "sub-neighborhood" Kyn-Grust.
Gallery
File:IMG 2283-1.JPG, The sign when entering the district
File:Obolon embankment.jpg, Obolon embankment
File:Bank of the Dnieper River in the Obolon area. Kiev, Ukraine.jpg, Bank of the Dnieper River
See also
*
Subdivisions of Kyiv
Subdivisions of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into urban districts (raions) and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods. Kyiv is divided in two halves split by Dnieper, th ...
References
External links
Brief history of the Obolonskyi and Minskyi Districts*
obolonrda.gov.ua– Obolonskyi District administration website
*
Unofficial Kyiv Metro site– Information about the ''Obolon'' metro station
*
Оболоньin ''Web Encyclopedia Kyiv''
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Urban districts of Kyiv