The Solomianskyi District is a
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 ...
in
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
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Located in the western part of the city, in the basin of
Lybid
The Lybid () is a small river in Kyiv, Ukraine. A right tributary of the Dnieper, it flows within the "Right Bank" (original) part of the city, just to the west of the historic center. The Lybid has played an important role in shaping Kyiv's ur ...
river,
Dniepr's tributary. Named after village of Solomianka that became part of Kyiv in 1858. Established as a district in 1921. Reogarnized in 2001. An area of the district was settled since the Middle Ages. The so-called mount of
Batu Khan
Batu Khan (–1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His '' ulus'' ruled over the Kievan ...
who invaded Kyiv in 1240 is located within the district.
Population
Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the
2001 census:
Neighbourhoods
* Hrushky (Грушки) — hamlet of the 19th century. During 1871–1902 it belonged to nobleman K. Hrushko (hence got its name).
* Karavaievi Dachi (Караваєві Дачі, "Karavaiev's cottages") — area of
border outpost
A border outpost, border out post, border observation post or BOPVidradnyi
Vidradnyi () is a neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine. It belongs to Solomianskyi Raion (district) of Kyiv.
The name ''Vidradnyi'' is derived from the khutor with the same name, that has been one of the Kyiv's suburbs in the beginning of the 20th cent ...
Відрадний
* Shuliavka (Шулявка) — mentioned under 1146 in the
Hypatian Codex
The ''Hypatian Codex'', also known as Hypatian Letopis or Ipatiev Letopis, is a compendium of three Rus' chronicle, Rus' chronicles: the ''Primary Chronicle'', ''Kievan Chronicle'' and ''Galician-Volhynian Chronicle''. It is the most important sou ...
. In the 18th century this area was a residence of the Orthodox
metropolitan bishop
In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (reli ...
s of Kyiv.
*
Batyieva Hora
Batyieva Hora () is a former village, and now a neighborhood in the Solomianskyi District of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Dnieper, on the side of the hill above the river Lybid. Burial grounds of Zarubintsy ...
(Батиєва Гора) - former village, now historical neighbourhood, where Batyievi caves, remains of the
Zarubyntsi culture, were found
Education
*
Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Gallery
Solomianska Street.jpg, Solomianska Street looking east
Solomyanka.jpg, Solomianska street, with the Kyiv Court of Appeals building in the background
ProtasivYar.jpg, Protasiv Yar Street
ValeriLobanovskyAvenue.jpg, Traffic junction at Sevastopolska Square
Notes
References
External links
solor.gov.ua- Solomianka Raion administration website
Солом`янкаi
''Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv''
Urban districts of Kyiv
{{KyivCity-geo-stub