Zaporozhye
My native city
is the city of Zaporozhye. It is very dear to me, because I was born here.
Zaporozhye is situated in the south of Ukraine. It's territory stretches for
about 50 square kilometres. The city is divided into two parts by the river
Dnieper. The population of Zaporozhye is approximately 900 thousand people. Our
city is then 225 years old. Primary it was a town of Alexandrovsk. But when the
Dnieper HydroElectric Power Station the Dneproges was built here it was
renamed. And since that time on the Dneproges is one of the places of interest
of our city. By the way there are not so many places of interest in Zaporozhye.
But if you want to go sightseeing around the city I advise you to visit the
Historical Museum on the island of Chortitsa and the Museum of Local Lore,
you'll enjoy splendid sights of the Dnieper-river and of Nature reserve on the
Chortitsa island, you will be impressed by the ancient oak tree which is 800
years old. They say that the Zaporozhye Cossacks used to rest under its
branches. If you make a tour about the city, you'll see that its streets are
long and beautiful. The main street of the city the Lenin Avenue stretches for
about 15 kilometres. Zaporozhye is an industrial centre. It is famous for its
steel-making plants and factories, such as Zaporozhstal, Dnieprospetstal, and
other.
There are two
universities, three academies and a great number of colleges in Zaporozhye. We
have here a drama theatre, the theatre of young spectator and a circus. There
are many cinemas, restaurants and cafes in Zaporozhye.
The Zaporozhye
district has its history. In the 17 century the Zaporozhye Cossacks lived on the
territory of our district. The Cossacks were freedom-loving people who defended
the boundaries of Russia. Their camp was situated on the island of Chortitsa
and it was called Zaporozhskaya Sech. The Cossacks were very skilful warriors.
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