Novomoskovsk, Ukraine

Novomoskovsk Новомосковськ
City
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Novomoskovsk Location of Novomoskovsk
Coordinates: 48°38′N 35°13′E / 48.633°N 35.217°ECoordinates: 48°38′N 35°13′E / 48.633°N 35.217°E
Country Oblast Municipality	Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk oblast Novomoskovsk
Founded	1672
City status	1784
Government
• Mayor	Serhiy Moroz
Area
• Total	36 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	70 547
• Density	959/km^2 (2,480/sq mi)
Postal code	51200-51214
Area code(s)	+380-5693

Novomoskovsk (Ukrainian: Новомосковськ, pronounced [nɔwɔmɔsˈkɔwsʲk]; Russian: Новомосковск) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Administratively, Novomoskovsk is incorporated as the city of oblast significance and serves as the administrative center of Novomoskovsk Raion (district) which it does not belong to. Population: 70,787 (2013 est.)^[1]. In 2001, the city's population was 72,439.

Novomoskovsk is located predominantly on the right bank of Samara River, which is one of the left confluents of Dnieper River. Until 1782, when the city has got its current name, it was known as Samar, Samara, or Samarchyk. The city is located 27 kilometres from the oblast capital, Dnipropetrovsk.

The city is famous for the Holy-Trinity Cathedral, built in 1778 by Yakym Pohrybniak from wood without any nails.

Gallery

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  Novomoskovsk monastery
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  Former synagogue building in Novomoskovsk
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  St. Nicholas Cathedral
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  Novomoskovsk Technical Institute
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  Stalinist architecture
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  A residential building in downtown Novomoskovsk

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

External links

• (Ukrainian) Official city website
• The murder of the Jews of Novomoskovsk during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.