Pechersk () is a
historical neighborhood in the city center of
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
, the capital of
Ukraine
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. It is a part of the administrative
Pechersk Raion
Pecherskyi District () is an urban district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It lies within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. The Pechersk (, ) neighborhood is located on the hills adjoinin ...
(
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
). Pechersk is located between the
Lypky
Lypky () is an historic neighborhood of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv located in the administrative Pecherskyi District. The name is derived from a lime tree (Lypa). Lypky is the ''de facto'' government quarter of Ukraine hosting the buildings of th ...
,
Klov and Dnieper hills. Its main streets are Ivan Mazepa Street, Dmytro Hodzenko Street, and Lesia Ukrainka Boulevard.
History
Its name comes from the caves of
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (founded in 1051) existing since ancient times. The settlement began to emerge in the 12th century as the
Pechersk Lavra settlement including areas around the former village of
Berestove. In 16-17th century, Pechersk was a town.
Construction of Old Cave Castle (the administrative center of Kyiv) began in the 1st half of the 18th century followed by New
Pechersk fortress 30 - 40 years later. In the 19th century, the settlement included the former settlement Vasylkivski Rohatky.
The name of Pechersk is present in the name of the Raion, Square, Descent, Boulevard (now Lesia Ukrainka Boulevard), Street (no longer exists) and Novopecherska Street (no longer exists). Pechersk preserves monuments of architecture from the
Kyivan Rus
Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,.
* was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of Russ ...
era and later centuries.
Transport
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Alley of Magdeburg rights
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Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street
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Pecherska (Kyiv Metro)
Gallery
File:Ivan Kushchnik tower, Kiev Pechersk Lavra. - Pechersk 885.jpg, View on Pechersk Lavra with the Old Arsenal to the right
File:Московська 10022012.jpg, Dmytro Hodzenko Street
File:Бульвар и площадь Леси Украинки ночью.JPG, Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard and Square
File:Київська фортеця (Печерськ).JPG, Pechersk Fortress
External links
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Neighborhoods in Kyiv
Hills of Kyiv
Pecherskyi District