Pokrov, Ukraine

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Pokrov Покров
City of regional significance
Skyline of Pokrov
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°40′N 34°3′E / 47.667°N 34.050°E / 47.667; 34.050Coordinates: 47°40′N 34°3′E / 47.667°N 34.050°E / 47.667; 34.050
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion	Nikopol Raion
First settled	1883
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	38,111
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Website	https://pkrv.dp.gov.ua

Pokrov (Ukrainian: Покров [poˈkrɔu̯] (listen)), formerly Ordzhonikidze (Ukrainian: Орджонікідзе) is a small city and mining town in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Its population is approximately 38,111 (2021 est.).^[2]

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 . 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  [uk]. 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 residents[]

• Dasha Astafieva, January 2009 Playboy Playmate

Gallery[]

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  Pokrov park

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  Downtown

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  Apartment blocks

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  Taras Shevchenko monument

See also[]

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

References[]

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