Monastyrskyi Island

Monastyrskyi Island (Ukrainian: Монастирський острів) is an island within the boundaries of the Sobornyi district of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro near the right bank of the Dnipro river.

Monastyrskyi Island
Native name:
Монастирський острів
Monastyrskyi Island with a church and steep cliffs
Geography
LocationDnieper River
Area0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Highest pointN/A
Administration
Ukraine
Dnipro
Demographics
Population0

It is covered with granite rocks to the west which gradually turns into a sandy spit in the east of the island.

Part of the island belongs to the Taras Shevchenko city park. The island is connected to the city by a pedestrian bridge in its northern part.

In 1958 a monument to Taras Shevchenko was installed on the island.[1] There is also a memorial cross to the Byzantine monks, erected in 1994.[2]

In 1999 an Orthodox church of St. Nicholas was built on the northern part of the island.

Archeology

In 1961 there were found several scraps and sharpener of ancient Stone Age by archaeologists.[3]

References
  1. "В Днепропетровске есть подземное царство и «захоронен» Сталин?". kp.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. "Памятный крест византийским монахам в Днепропетровске. Парковый комплекс имени Т. Г. Шевченко. - Путеводитель по Днепропетровcкой области". tourdnepr.com. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. "Исследование памятников палеолита на территории Приднепровья | Днепропетровский национальный исторический музей". 2018-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-07.

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