Solomianskyi District

Solomianskyi District (Ukrainian: Солом'янський район, romanized: Solomianskyi raion) is a district in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Located in the western part of the city, in the basin of Lybid river, Dniepr's tributary. Named after village of Solomianka that became part of Kyiv in 1858. Established as a district in 1921. Reogarnized in 2001. An area of the district was settled since the Middle Ages. The so-called mount of Batu Khan who invaded Kyiv in 1240 is located within the district.

Solomianskyi District Солом'янський район
Urban district in Kyiv
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Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kyiv City Municipality
Area
• Total	40.05 km2 (15.46 sq mi)
Population
• Total	280,400
• Density	7,000/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 3 (EEST)
Website	http://solor.gov.ua/

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	190 165	67.51%
Russian	85 809	30.47%
Other[a]	5 690	2.02%
Total	281 664	100.00%

a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

Neighbourhoods

• Hrushky (Грушки) — hamlet of the 19th century. During 1871–1902 it belonged to nobleman K. Hrushko (hence got its name).
• Karavaievi Dachi (Караваєві Дачі, "Karavaiev's cottages") — area of border outposts outside of Kyiv in the XII—XIII c. In 1872 it was purchased by Russian doctor Vladimir Karavayev.
• Vidradnyi Відрадний
• Shuliavka (Шулявка) — mentioned under 1146 in the Hypatian Codex. In the 18th century this area was a residence of the Orthodox metropolitan bishops of Kyiv.
• Batyieva Hora (Батиєва Гора) - former village, now historical neighbourhood, where Batyievi caves, remains of the Zarubyntsi culture, were found

Education

• Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Gallery

• 
  Solomianska Street looking east
• 
  Solomianska street, with the Kyiv Court of Appeals building in the background
• 
  Protasiv Yar Street
• 
  Traffic junction at Sevastopolska Square

External links

• solor.gov.ua - Solomianka Raion administration website (in Ukrainian)
• Солом`янка in Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv (in Ukrainian)