Pokrov, Ukraine

Pokrov (Ukrainian: Покров [poˈkrɔu̯] (listen)), formerly Ordzhonikidze (Ukrainian: Орджонікідзе) is a small city and mining town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated within Pokrov municipality as a city of oblast significance. Its population is approximately 38,570 (2020 est.).[1]

Pokrov

Покров
City of regional significance
Skyline of Pokrov
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°40′N 34°3′E
CountryUkraine
OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast
First settled1883
Area
 • Total26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total38,570
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Websitehttps://pkrv.dp.gov.ua

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 Boris Mozolevski. 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 Solona River. 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.[2] Since 2 April 2016, after it was officially renamed by the Ukrainian parliament, the city is officially named Pokrov.[3]

Notable residents

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

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. (in Ukrainian) Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization. Ukrayinska Pravda. 15 May 2015
    Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes, Interfax-Ukraine. 15 May 2015
    Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015)
  3. (in Ukrainian) ORDZHONIKIDZE WITH A NEW NAME. IN UKRAINE DEKOMUNIZUVALY MORE THAN 150 SETTLEMENTS, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (2 April 2016)
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