Zaporizhzhya
Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River.
Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052.
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Worth seeing in and around Zaporizhzhya
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Arcual bridge in Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia Arch Bridge is the longest arch bridge in Ukraine. The bridge connects the west bank area of Zaporizhzhia with the north side of Khortytsia Island by spanning the smaller eastern branch of the River Dnieper.
4.3 km · bridge in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 02Slavutych Arena
Slavutych Arena is a football-only stadium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. It is used for football matches and is the home of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.
1.9 km · Ukrainian stadium in the Zaporizhzhia city · Wikipedia - 03Zaporizhzhia National University
The Zaporizhzhia National University is a state-sponsored university in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
6 km · university in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 04Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father, Zaporizhia
The Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father, also called the Co-Cathedral of Zaporizhzhia, is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Zaporizhzhia in the European country of Ukraine. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia which was created in 2002 by bull "Ad plenius prospiciendum" of Pope John Paul II. Its history dates back to April 5, 1998, when he was blessed plot of land for future building by Bishop Stanislaw Padewski.
1.6 km · church building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine · Wikipedia - 05National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic"
The Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University is a Ukrainian state-sponsored university in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine.
6.1 km · National technical university of Ukraine · Wikipedia - 06Classic Private University
The Classic Private University is a university in Ukraine. It was founded as Zaporizhzhia Institute of State and Municipal Administration in 1992.
5.3 km · university in Zaporizhzhia · Wikipedia - 07JSC ZAZ Stadium
JSC ZAZ Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine that belongs to the Zaporizhzhia car-manufacturing plant. The stadium's capacity is 7,233 people.
7.8 km · multi-use stadium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine · Wikipedia - 08Preobrazhenskyi bridges
The Preobrazhensky Bridge is a two bridge crossing over the Dnipro River in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Construction on the bridges began in the spring of 1949 and was completed in 1952.
4.6 km · bridge in Ukraine · Wikipedia - 09New bridges over the River Dnieper
The New Zaporizhzhia Dniper Bridge is a controlled-access highway bridge currently under construction in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Construction of the bridge began in August 2004 with the first span of the bridge opened for public vehicular use in January 2022 after several years of delays.
2.5 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 10Zaporizhzhia Region Universal Scientific Library
Zaporizhzhia Regional Universal Scientific Library is one of the leading libraries in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The library was founded in January 1904.
4.5 km · library in Zaporizhzhia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Khortytsia Island, has a long and rich history. The granite cliffs on the island are also spectacular. Dniproges Dam, the largest dam in Europe when it was built. At the end of Prospekt Lenina. The park nearby offers spectacular views of the dam and Khortytsia island.
- 01Bohuslayev's Technics Museum
- 02Popov Palace Museum
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Where to eat
- 01Pizza City
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Getting to Zaporizhzhya
- Stations
- Zaporizhzhia I, 8 km · Zaporizhzhia river port, 2.2 km
- Krasnodar → Zaporizhzhya430 km · quickest by road, 13h 13m · ₽2,480–3,310
- Chişinău → Zaporizhzhya480 km · quickest by road, 14h 7m · $60–80
- Moscow → Zaporizhzhya895 km · quickest by road, 23h 36m · ₽4,430–5,900
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No local-transport research exists yet for Zaporizhzhya
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Zaporizhzhya. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFor the adventurous or cash-strapped, there are also several daily marshrutkas departing from outside Kyiv train station.
- Get inThere are also many marshrutkas from neighbouring cities.
- Get aroundZaporizhzhia has a convenient public transport system: 13 bus routes 6 tram routes 7 trolleybus routes 64 marshrutka routes Single ride tickets in buses cost 12 грн, in marshrutkas — 12-13 грн, trams and trolleybuses are free.
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Next door to Zaporizhzhya
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- Novoslobidkavillage in Zaporizhia Raion (district), Zaporizhia Oblast (province), Ukraine9.2 km
- Shevchenkivskyi raioncity raion (borough) of Zaporizhzhia6.5 km
- Voznesenivskyi RaionCity raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine6.2 km
- Oleksandrivs'kyi raion of ZaporizhzhyaCity district of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine4.8 km
- Zavodskyi Raionurban district in Zaporizhia Municipality, Ukraine5.8 km