Kurenivka () is a historical neighbourhood in

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, the capital of

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. It is located between the neighbourhoods of

Podil Podil ( ) or Podol ( ), also known in English as the Lower City,Ivankin, H., Vortman, D. Podil (ПОДІЛ)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. is a historic neighborhood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on a floodplain terrace ...

, Obolon, Priorka, and Syrets.

History

Kurenivka has been known since the 17th century as a suburb of the city of Kyiv. Here were located several ''

kurin Kurin () has two definitions: a military and administrative unit of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Black Sea Cossack Host, and others; and of a type of housing (see below). In the administrative definition, a kurin usually consisted of a few hundred ...

s'' of the Kyiv

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Kosh. Some historians attribute the origin of the name with these Cossack camps, with ''kurin'' meaning Cossack caps. Later the suburb became a cottage settlement. With Kyiv's expansion through the centuries, Kurenivka was slowly populated. These inhabitants bought out land, and created their gardens. This had made the area more like a neighbourhood, serving Kyiv with various grocery products. In 1961, the mudslide from upper-located neighborhood hit Kurenivka, resulting in 145 fatalities according to official government reports. During the Battle of Kyiv of

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, Kurenivka was hit by a missile, killing one person, injuring 6 and damaging nearby buildings.

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