Pokrov, Ukraine

Pokrov (Ukrainian: Покров, IPA: [poˈkrɔu̯] ⓘ), formerly Ordzhonikidze (Орджонікідзе) until 2016, is a small city and mining town in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pokrov urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is approximately 37,493 (2022 estimate).[2]

Pokrov
Покров
City of regional significance
Skyline of Pokrov
Skyline of Pokrov
Flag of Pokrov
Flag
Pokrov is located in Ukraine
Pokrov
Pokrov
Pokrov is located in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pokrov
Pokrov
Coordinates: 47°39′12″N 34°5′3″E
Country Ukraine
OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast
RaionNikopol Raion
First settled1883
Area
 • Total26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total37,493
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Websitehttps://pkrv.dp.gov.ua

History
Scythian Golden Pectoral found near Pokrov.

In 1971, a large Golden Pectoral was discovered on the site of Tovsta Mohyla near Pokrov by the Ukrainian archaeologist Borys Mozolevskyi. It probably belonged to a Scythian chieftain of the 3rd century BC, but was likely made by Greek artisans of the Crimean peninsula.

The city was established in 1956 when several miner settlements of the Ordzhonikidze Mine were merged into a city. Previously, in 1883 a Russian engineer-geologist Valerian Domger discovered rich deposits of manganese ore in a basin of the Solona River. Since that time, mining towns such as Prychepylivka (today – Hirnytske) started to appear in the area. In 1886, in place of the modern city were created Pokrovski quarries. Pokrov is located on the site of the 17th century Chortomlyk Sich.

On 15 May 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six months period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements with a name related to Communism.[3] Since 2 April 2016, after it was officially renamed by the Ukrainian parliament, the city is officially named Pokrov.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Pokrov was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Pokrov Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Pokrov Municipality was merged into Nikopol Raion.[5][6]

Notable people

See also
  • Privat Group (corporation in control of the city's industry)

References
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  1. "Покровская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. (in Ukrainian) Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization. Ukrayinska Pravda. 15 May 2015
    Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes, Interfax-Ukraine. 15 May 2015
    Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015)
  4. (in Ukrainian) ORDZHONIKIDZE WITH A NEW NAME. IN UKRAINE DEKOMUNIZUVALY MORE THAN 150 SETTLEMENTS, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (2 April 2016)
  5. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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