About Dnipropetrovsk

The city of Dnipropetrovsk (Ukr.) or Dnepropetrovsk (Rus.) is situated on the Dnieper River (Dnepr or Dnipro) in East-Central Ukraine, and has a population of, ~ 1.1 million. Large and beautiful, it is the main city of East-Central Ukraine.

The old fortress settlement has existed since the middle of the 16th century. The new town was founded in 1776 by the Russian Prince, Potemkin by order of Catherine II, Empress of the Russian Empire and was called Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) from 1776 to 1926. During 1918 the town’s name was Sicheslav (The Glory for Sich’/Fortress of Cossacks).

Dnipropetrovsk has been the major center of the steel industry from the beginning of the 20th century until the present. It has also dominated in the space-building industry since the 1950s.

Dnipropetrovsk was closed for foreigners in the Soviet era, due to its rocket plant. For visitors now the rocket museum is one of the highlights. Rockets are laid out in sections in the car park. Other sights include the history museum, the musical fountain.

Today, the city is the major trade, finance and industrial center of Eastern and Central Ukraine and third city in the country by population. There are 11 universities, academies and institutes in Dnipropetrovsk. Dnipropetrovsk National University provides educational service of training high qualified staff in IT sphere.

Useful Information

Hotels

Transport

- airport

Dnipropetrovsk International Airport is an airport located 15 kilometres (8 NM) southeast from the city center of Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine. It can be reached along Zaporojie highway till the fork of the road “Airport” or by bus №60, 109 from the Central railway station.

- railway

Dnepropetrovsk train station

Address: 11 Petrovskogo square

Phone number: (0562) 332-253

- bus station

Auto-station “Central”

Address: 10 Kurchatova street

Phone numbers:
inquiry office: 1588,  778-40-90
supervisory service  778-41-40, 373-24-15

dispatcher of arrival  778-39-85

- subway

The Dnepropetrovsk Metro runs from 05:30 until 23:00. A fare is 1.5 UAH or about $0.19 USD.

- taxi

Shown below is a list of Dnepropetrovsk taxi companies. The average fare, in town, is about 20-25 UAH ($2.50-$3.25 US).

Restaurants

Fast-Food

Restaurants

Prices: $- Inexpensive● $$- Moderate ● $$$ - Expensive

Medical care

Riamed medical aid

Address: Chkalova Street

Phone numbers: 006,  770-35-03, 362-36-20-06, 785-08-71

Oxford medical

Address: 7 Glinki Street

Phone Number: 732-00-00

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Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00-20:00

Saturday 9:00-17:00

LLC SRI “Klinika Medicor”

Address: 17 Shevchenko Street

Phone numbers: 33-57-47, 33-51-51

medical emergency service: 15-58

Hours: 24/7