The Chechelivskyi District () is an

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of the city of

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, in southern

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. It is located in the city's center on the southwestern outskirts and the right-bank of the

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History

According to archeological finds, in the

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period (7—3 thousand ''

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'') human settlements appear near the in what is now the Chechelivskyi District. The district was known as the 5th court district of Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro's former name) when it was first created on 1 December 1897. After the

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, the district was renamed into the Zavodskyi District and in 1917 the Brianskyi District after the same Briansk Factory (today, Petrovsky Metallurgical Factory). From 1920 to 1923 the district was named the Fabrychno-Chechelivskyi District. In 1923 its name was changed again, this time to the Chechelivskyi District. In 1925 it became known as the Krasnohvardiiskyi District. In 1963 the eastern portions of the district were annexed to the newly formed Zhovtnevyi District. In 1973 some additional territories of the Zhovtnevyi and Krasnohvardiiskyi districts were also annexed to the newly formed Babushkinskyi District. On 26 November, 2015, according to the order of Acting Mayor, to comply with

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, Krasnohvardiiskyi District was renamed to Chechelivskyi District. It is now named after , the commanding officer of the

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garrison during the reign of

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Population

Language

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

Neighborhoods

* Chechelivka * Shliakhivka * Krasnopillia * Shevchenko * Verkhnii

Gallery

File:Pryozernyi.jpg, A shopping mall in Chechelivskyi District File:12 квартал.JPG, File:Dnipropetrovs'k Schepkina 8 01 (YDS 5749).jpg, Shchepkina Street File:Titova Street (Dnepropetrowsk).jpg,

References

External links

* at the Dnipro City Council website Urban districts of Dnipro States and territories established in 1897 1897 establishments in Ukraine 1897 establishments in the Russian Empire {{Dnipropetrovsk-geo-stub