Novomoskovsk, Ukraine

Novomoskovsk (Ukrainian: Новомосковськ, romanized: Novomoskóvs’k, IPA: [ˌnɔwomoˈskɔu̯sʲk]; Russian: Новомосковск [nəvəmɐˈskofsk]) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Administratively, Novomoskovsk is incorporated as the city of oblast significance and serves as the administrative center of Novomoskovsk Raion (district) which it does not belong to. Its population is approximately 70,357 (2020 est.)[1] .

Novomoskovsk Новомосковськ
City
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Novomoskovsk Location of Novomoskovsk Novomoskovsk Novomoskovsk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°38′N 35°13′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Municipality	Novomoskovsk
Founded	1672
City status	1784
Area
• Total	36 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	70,357
• Density	2,000/km^2 (5,100/sq mi)
Postal code	51200-51214
Area code(s)	+380-5693

Novomoskovsk is located predominantly on the right bank of Samara River, which is one of the left confluents of Dnieper River. The city is located 27 kilometres from the oblast capital, Dnipro.

The city is famous for the Holy-Trinity Cathedral, built in 1778 by Yakym Pohrybniak from wood without any nails.

In the past it was also known as Samara.[2]

Gallery

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  Novomoskovsk monastery
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  Former synagogue building in Novomoskovsk
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  St. Nicholas Cathedral
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  Novomoskovsk Technical Institute
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  Stalinist architecture
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  A residential building in downtown Novomoskovsk

See also

• Samar, Dnipro

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
2. Mikhail Levchenko. Hanshchyna (Ганьщина Україна). Opyt russko-ukrainskago slovari︠a︡. Tip. Gubernskago upravlenii︠a︡, 1874.

External links

• (in Ukrainian) Official city website
• The murder of the Jews of Novomoskovsk during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.