The Desnianskyi District is an administrative raion (

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) of the city of

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, the capital of

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. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city on the Left Bank of the

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and is the most populous district of Kyiv. It is also the second largest district, with the total area of ca. 14.2 ha. The Desnianskyi District mainly consists of two

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s –

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and Lisovyi – making it predominantly

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in nature. There is only one clear-cut, (yet small) industrial zone called Kulykove on the border with Dniprovskyi Raion. This fact explains why the district has the lowest number of registered business entities among Kyiv raions. Much like

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, therefore, Desnianskyi District has very little commercial or industrial activity beyond a small amount of retail, oriented toward serving the locals. However, it differs from commuter towns in that it forms part of the city proper and is not regarded as suburb in a classical sense. Still, its currently weak transportation links with the major part of the city on the Right Bank make it appear as a "city inside a city", which is especially true for Troieshchyna microdistrict.

History

The first written reference of the lands that today form part of Desnianskyi District dates back to 1667. Until 1927 the area of the raion belonged to the

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'' of the

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. Since then it became part of the city of Kyiv. In 1932 the area was reorganized under the Petriv (

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) Raion. It was not until 1987 when the area was reorganized into a separate raion partially out of the neighboring

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and was named as the Vatutin Raion.

Troieshchyna

Residential development of what would become known as Troieshchyna microdistrict started in 1966. However it was not until the completion of

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(named Moskovskyi Bridge until 2018) in 1976 that the development became genuinely large-scale.

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:

Gallery

File:Троєщина_панорама.jpg, Troieshchyna microdistrict File:Volhogradska Square in Kiev.jpg, Konotop Battle Square – the centre of Lisovyi microdistrict File:Moskovskyj mist (Kyiv).jpg, Pivnichnyi Bridge – the key transportation link connecting Desnianskyi District with the rest of the city on west bank of the Dnieper File:Troeshchina.jpg,

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in Troieshchyna microdistrict File:Lisovyi avenue in Kiev (the end).jpg, Lisovyi avenue in Kyiv File:View of the Dnieper River from the North Bridge. Kiev, Ukraine.jpg, Pier near the park Muromets

Notes

References

External links

Kyiv City Council Official Webportal

Kyiv City Council Official forum
{{Subdivisions of Kyiv Urban districts of Kyiv