Novi Petrivtsi

Novi Petrivtsi
Нові Петрівці
Village
Novi Petrivtsi
Location of Novi Petrivtsi, Kiev Oblast
Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 30°26′47″E / 50.623056°N 30.446389°E / 50.623056; 30.446389Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 30°26′47″E / 50.623056°N 30.446389°E / 50.623056; 30.446389
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Kiev Oblast
District Vyshhorod Raion
Area
 • Total 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 7,700
Area code(s) +380 04596

Novi Petrivtsi (Ukrainian: Нові Петрівці) is a big village just to the north from Kiev.

Next to the village is located famous territory of the former Mezhyhirya Monastery that in 2008-09 was in the epicenter of a big political scandal.

To the south of the village is located a water reservoir of the Kiev Hydro-Accumulating Power Station and the city of Vyshhorod that is adjacent to Kiev.

Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych private residence Mezhyhirya is located near the village.[1][2][3][4]

A training facility of the Internal Troops of Ukraine is also located near the village. It is currently being used to train new recruits for the National Guard of Ukraine.[5]

References

  1. ↑ (in Ukrainian) Янукович заявляет, что он - законный владелец резиденции «Межгорье» Yanukovych said that he - the rightful owner of the residence Mezhyhirya, UNIAN (7 August 2009)
  2. ↑ (in Ukrainian) На "Межигір'я" рушила колона автомобілів: активісти хочуть заблокувати президента On the way to the residence of the President of activists stopped by the Berkut, Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (1 December 2013)
  3. ↑ Euromaidan activists depart for Mezhyhirya residence, Interfax-Ukraine (6 December 2013)
  4. ↑ Yanukovych’s smooth ride to Mezhyhirya mansion, Kyiv Post (19 August 2010)
  5. ↑ "Ukraine's New Force Seeks to Harness 'Maidan' Spirit". The Moscow Times. 20 March 2014.


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