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Cherkasy
Черкаси
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Coat of arms of Cherkasy
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Cherkasy is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy
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Cherkasy is located in Ukraine
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Cherkasy
Cherkasy (Ukraine)
Coordinates:49°26′40″N32°03′35″E/ 49.44444°N 32.05972°E/49.44444; 32.05972
CountryUkraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
RaionCherkasy Raion
HromadaCherkasy urban hromada
First mentioned1286
City status1795
Government
•MayorAnatoliy Vasyliovych Bondarenko[uk][1](For the Future[1])
Area
• Land69 km2(27 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
(2022)
• Total269,836
[2]
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Postal code
18000 – 18499
Area code+380 472
Licence plateCA, IA
Sister citiesBydgoszcz,Sumgait,Santa Rosa
Websitechmr.gov.ua/
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Cherkasy(Ukrainian:Черкаси,pronounced[tʃerˈkɑsɪ]ⓘ) is a city in centralUkraine.Cherkasy serves as theadministrative centreofCherkasy Oblastas well asCherkasy Raionwithin the oblast. The city has a population of269,836 (2022 estimate).[2]

Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in thehistory of Ukraine.The city was the centre of the land of theCossacks;its citizens took part inKhmelnychchynaandKoliivshchynaCossack and peasant rebellions.

The city is located on the right bank ofDnieper River(specifically at theKremenchuk Reservoir), about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital,Kyiv.Cherkasy is divided into 2urban districts:Sosnivskyi (with Orshanets village) and Prydniprovskyi. It hosts the administration ofCherkasy urban hromada,one of thehromadasof Ukraine.[3]In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.

Geography

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Location

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Cherkasy is situated on the high right bank of theDnipro River,in the middle of theKremenchuk Reservoir.Relief of the historical part of the city was influenced byZamkova (Castle) mountain,whereCherkasy Castlewas situated.[4][5]The major part of Cherkasy occurs aslowlands.

The city occupies an area of 69 km2(26.6 sq mi). The city's length is 17 km (10.56 mi) along theKremenchuk Reservoir,while its widest point is only 8 km (4.97 mi).

From the north-west, Cherkasy is surrounded by forest. Known asCherkasy Forest,it is the biggest (28,500 hectares or 70,400 acres) natural pine forest in Ukraine.[6]

Climate

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View from Hill of Glory on the Rose Valley and water reservoir.

Theclimateof Cherkasy is mild continental, with mild winters and warm summers.[7]

The average temperature in the city is +7.7 °C (45.9 °F). Winters are usually cold and snowy (the average January temperature is −5.9 °C (21.4 °F)). Summers are dry and warm (the average temperature in July is +19.8 °C (67.6 °F)), with occasional highs reaching +35 °C (95 °F).

Climate data for Cherkasy (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.1
(55.6) 		5.0
(41.0) 		0.2
(32.4) 		13.0
(55.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		1.4
(34.5) 		9.0
(48.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		8.3
(46.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		3.6
(38.5)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 30.0
(1.18) 		29.9
(1.18) 		35.2
(1.39) 		34.7
(1.37) 		48.5
(1.91) 		72.5
(2.85) 		63.2
(2.49) 		55.8
(2.20) 		54.5
(2.15) 		42.6
(1.68) 		40.5
(1.59) 		36.2
(1.43) 		543.6
(21.40)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 14.7
(5.8) 		11.1
(4.4) 		5.5
(2.2) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.2
(0.9) 		15.0
(5.9) 		48.5
(19.2)
Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 6.6 7.4 6.8 7.1 8.6 7.5 5.8 7.1 6.0 6.5 7.1 83.3
Averagerelative humidity(%) 84.1 81.8 77.0 68.1 64.0 69.6 69.6 68.2 73.6 78.8 85.0 85.7 75.5
Mean dailydaylight hours 8.7 10.2 11.9 13.8 15.4 16.2 15.8 14.4 12.6 10.8 9.1 8.3 12.3
Averageultraviolet index 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 3 2 1 1 3
Source 1:NCEI[8]
Source 2: World Weather Online(Snow-UV 2009-2023)[9]Weather Atlas(Daylight)[10]

Ecology

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The ecological situation in the city is quite stable. The cumulativepollutionindex as of 2008is 7.56, average with other Ukrainian cities. The main pollutant in the city is"Azot" plant,so the nearby area (south-east part of the city) is the most polluted.[11]The downtown area is heavily polluted as well, due to hightrafficvolume. The city itself is mostly clean of nuclear pollution from theChernobyl disaster,although the northernmost part of Cherkasy may have been influenced a little.[12]

Demographics

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According to the newest data, the number of inhabitants of Cherkasy is 284,479 as of 1 October 2015.[13]This number is decreasing because of rising mortality rate, socio-economic situation, and thesuburbanisationprocess in the region.

This diagram shows the changes of population in Cherkasy:

According to the2001 census,Ukrainiansmade up 83.31% of the population,Russians13.14% andJews0.55%.[14]46.4% are males, 53.6% are females.[15]According to the data provided by the municipal health care department, teens under 14 encompass 15% of the population while pensioners are 19%, which indicates the prevalence of aging citizens as compared to younger citizens.

Language

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Distribution of the population bynative languageaccording to the2001 census:[16]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 231 441 79.05%
Russian 54 677 18.68%
Other[a] 6 643 2.27%
Total 292 761 100.00%
aThose who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

According to a survey conducted by theInternational Republican Institutein April-May 2023, 80 % of the city's population spoke Ukrainian at home, and 18 % spoke Russian.[17]

History

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Early history

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The history of Cherkasy has not been thoroughly explored. The year of establishment is considered by historians to be 1286 on theKievan Rus'territory. There are few facts about the beginning of the city, but it is documented that Cherkasy existed in the 14th century. The first record about Cherkasy dates from 1305 in theGustynskiy Chronicle,which is the Kievan Rus' chronicle. The city is mentioned as an existing city among other Kievan Rus' cities, includingKiev,Kaniv,ZhytomyrandOvruch.

The city became one of the centres of theCossack movement.Citizens took part in theKhmelnychchynaof 1648-1657 and in theKoliivschynaof 1768–1769. The city was influenced by the cruel social and economical experiments ofSovietauthorities and byWorld War II.In 1954 Cherkasy became the administrative centre ofCherkasy Oblast(province), the youngest oblast of Ukraine.

Under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

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Dmytro Baida-Vyshnevetskiy,Cherkasy headman
Ostap Dashkevych,Cherkasy headman

In the 1360s the city entered a new period in its development, becoming a part of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania.Cherkasy became an important defender of the southern borders of the Grand Duchy. In 1384 the city was recognized as a fortified town on the southern edge (of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), forming along withVinnytsia,Bratslav andKanivpart of a defensive line againstCrimean Tatars.The city started to be ruled by a headman (starosta).

From the end of the 15th until the beginning of the 16th centuries, the post ofCherkasy headman[uk]was held by the prominent persons of that time –Bogdan Glinskiy[ru](in office: 1488–1495),Kmyta Oleksandrovych[uk](in office: 1494–1500), Vasyl Dashkevych (Ukrainian:Василь Дашкович Глинський,in office: 1504–1507),Andriy Nemyrovych(in office: 1511–1514),Ostafiy Dashkevych(in office: 1514–1535), Vasyl Tyshkevych,Dmytro Baida-Vyshnevetskiy(in office: 1550–1553) etc.

During the 15th and 16th centuries Cherkasy was one of the main centres that helped the Cossacks in the peopling of the Ukrainian south. Citizens took part in military campaigns against Tatars and Turks, including operations led byIvan Pidkova(died 1578). New Cherkasy Castle, built in 1549–52 on the place of the old one, was the centre of city life.

Under Polish rule, Khmelnytsky Uprising

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HetmanBohdan Khmelnytsky

After theUnion of Lublinin 1569 Cherkasy became a part ofPoland.Cherkasy Regiment, which was created in 1625, played a big role in history of the city. During theKhmelnytsky Uprisingthe regiment became administrative-territorial subdivision (until 1686). During that time Cherkasy's Regiment was one of the most powerful military units and took part in all of the battles for Bohdan Khmelnytsky army. After a successful campaign, Khmelnytsky in 1654 signed an alliance with Muscovy at Pereyaslav. The war ended in 1667 with theTruce of Andrusovo.Cherkasy remained part of Poland, but territories east of the Dnieper River includingleft-bank UkraineandZaporizhiawere secured for Muscovy. While in the Polish Kingdom the city was a seat of the county (powiat) which belonged to a greater unit – theKyiv Voivodeshipof theLesser Poland Provinceuntil 1793. In 1768 during theKoliyivshchynaturmoils the city was severely damaged and pillaged. In 1791 the city gainedMagdeburg rights.It was aroyal cityof Poland. After theSecond Partition of Polandthe city was incorporated into the Kievan Guberniya ofImperial Russia.

19th – early 20th centuries

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City plan as of 1826

Since the beginning of the 19th century the city was planned by Russian architect, civil engineer and town planner of Scottish descent, William Heste. After the second division of Poland in 1793, Cherkasy became part of the Russian Empire. From 1797 it was apovitovetown ofKyiv Governorate.In the second half of the 19th century the city experienced a great economical growth. After the railroad appeared in the city, a lot of new industrial enterprises were built. Sugar, tobacco, metalwork, mechanical engineering and trade industries were at peak development at that time. ArchitectWilliam Hestemade a general development plan for the city, which involved building square blocks with straight streets.

Ukrainian War of IndependenceandUkrainian–Soviet War

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Monument toHolodomorvictims

After theOctober Revolutionin 1917 Cherkasy fell underBolshevikcontrol. After that, however, the city changed its ruler at least 18 times – during the civil war it was conquered by hetmanPavlo Skoropadskyi,then again by Bolsheviks, later byNykyfor Hryhoriv.On 1 January 1920, the city finally and for a long period fell under Soviet rule. As with all villages and towns in the area, it was a victim of man-made famine in 1932–1933 (Holodomor) and aGreat Purge(a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union organised by Joseph Stalin in 1936–1938).

Memorial to the Warriors of the 254th Infantry Division, Liberators of Cherkasy

The Second World Wardamaged the city greatly. On22 June 1941,German bombers attacked Cherkasy. For two months soldiers defended the city, but on 22 August, the invaders took the city. On 14 December 1943, Cherkasy was liberated from the German invaders. After the end of the war, the city began to recover after being almost obliterated. According to5-year plans,the city began to re-develop its economy, infrastructure and socio-cultural sphere. In 1954 the city became the administrative centre ofCherkasy Oblast(province), the youngest among other oblasts inUkraine.In the 1960s Cherkasy became the chemical giant of theUkrainian SSR,after "Azot" (the biggest nitrogen fertilizer producing plant), "Khimvolokno" (artificial fiber manufacturing plant), "Khimreaktyv" (chemical reagents for military purposes) and many others were built in the city. In 1961 a Kremenchuk hydro power plant was built, forming the Kremenchuk Water Reservoir, which Cherkasy is now standing on. This makes the city a big transport hub, serving the longestdykein Ukraine (15 km) with rail and road on it.

Independence from the Soviet Union

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Since gaining independence, industry in the city has declined, along with the number of citizens and living standards. A lot of big and powerful factories and plants were privatized but couldn't survive in a competitive market. Some enterprises changed their profile – several (3) factories and plants around the city were united under the "Bogdan Corporation"and started production of buses and cars. Some of the companies remained working and became successful, like"Azot". On 28 November 2008, the monument of Lenin was removed from the central square. This caused different reactions in different people. Now the central square, formerly called "Lenin Square", is called "Soborna Square" (Cathedral Square). The square was recently renovated. In 2009, Cherkasy airport received International Airport status (IATA:CKC –ICAO:UKKE).

Until 18 July 2020, Cherkasy was designated as acity of oblast significanceand belonged toCherkasy Municipalitybut not to Cherkasy Raion even though it was the centre of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four, the city was merged into Cherkasy Raion.[18][19]

The city has occasionally seen Russian air strikes and missile attacks as a result of theRussian invasion of Ukraine,but has so far been untouched by ground-based warfare.

Transportation

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Cherkasy International Airport

Public transportation

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Public transportationis represented bytrolleybusesandbuses.Trolleybuses started serving the city in 1965, and now are operating on 10 routes, from approximately 6 am till 11 pm. The fleet is old, and mostly consists ofZiU-9andZiU-10vehicles. Recently, 3 new trolleybuses (manufactured byLAZ) appeared in the city. Buses are mostly represented with "Etalon","Bohdan",and"PAZ"buses. Cherkasy City Bus is the authority that controls the buses in the city, it consists of several private contractors which actually operate the transport system.

  • Cherkasy trolleybus LAZ E183
    Cherkasy trolleybus LAZ E183
  • PAZ-3206
    PAZ-3206
  • Cherkasy-made "Bohdan" bus in the street
    Cherkasy-made "Bohdan" bus in the street
  • Cherkasy trolleybus ACSM-321
    Cherkasy trolleybus ACSM-321

Roads

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View from bridge (P10) over railway and H16

Cherkasy is a bigtransport hubdue to its location in the centre of the country. Two major automobile routes go through the city –H16(Uman-Zolotonosha,national route) andP10(Kaniv-Kremenchuk,regional route). There is a 4-lane highway between Cherkasy andSmila(which is a part of Cherkasy Urban Agglomeration). The roads are in poor technical condition and road maintenance is poor.

Railways

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Cherkasy railway station

TheCherkasy railway stationis the mainrailway stationthat serves the city. The city also has a railway stop, and both are operated by the state-ownedUkrzaliznytsiacompany. Cherkasy has regular connections to neighbouring cities with smalldiesel trains.Major routeOdesa-Moscowpasses through Cherkasy. One of the most important railway junctions in Ukraine, is located 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Cherkasy, in the city ofSmila,where theKyiv–Dniproand Odesa–Moscow rail routes cross.

Air and Water transport

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As Cherkasy is located on the bank ofKremenchuk reservoir,it has a small riverport. The previously extensive riverboat service along theDnieperfeaturing theRaketa hydrofoilships no longer exists, limiting river transport to cargo and tour boats and private pleasure craft. There is also acargo portlocated in the city.

Cherkasy International Airportis located on the western edge of the city. It handles chartered flights around Ukraine, because Boryspil airport in Kyiv handles most of Ukraine's International flights. In addition, Cherkasy airport is used as the alternative airport forBoryspilin case of unforeseen situations and adverse weather conditions.

Economy

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Cherkasy is an important economic centre of Ukraine. The city is presented with different industries, but traditionally the greatest development was reached in chemical industry, automotive industry and food industry. Total yield, generated by Cherkasy industries was near ₴7,894.3 billion, or 64% of total income of Cherkasy Oblast.

Main industry enterprises of Cherkasy:

JSC "AZOT"
  • Chemical industry:JSC "AZOT" (chemical fertilizers production), plant "Aurora" (paints and varnishes production), LLC "Cherkasy Autochemical Plant".
  • Light industry:Silk combine "Cherkasy Silk combine", shoe factory "Laventa", sewing factory, named by Lesia Ukrainka, producer of medical and personal care products of cotton-gauze «Vatfarm» Ltd.
  • Mechanical engineering:JSC "CherkasyElevatorMash", 3 plants of "Bogdan" corporation – a car assembling plant ( "Hyundai" assembling), a truck assembling plant ( "Isuzu" assembling) and a bus construction plant ( "Bogdan" assembling), JSC "Temp" (production of food industry equipment), "Photoprylad" (optical parts producing).
  • Food industry:distillery LLC "Buasson-Elit" Belvedere Group, corn-processing and milling plant LLC "Altera Azteka Milling Ukraine", milk-processing plant JSC "Iuria", confectionery "Svit Lasoschiv", meat processing plant "ChPK", mechanized bakery LLC "CherkasyKhlib".
  • Timber and furniture industry:LLC "Marelli", furniture factories "Romira" and "PM-plus".
  • IT business:uCoz, InfoLand, In-Agro, QATestLab, SPD-Ukraine,ChallengeSoft.
  • Internet-providers:McLaut, Fregat, Volia-cable, Ukrtelecom.

Education

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Cherkasy National University

Nowadays there are different types of educational institutions in Cherkasy – pre-school (kindergartens), schools, out-of-school andhigher educational institutions.These institutions may be both state-owned and private property.

Pre-school education is represented with 50 kindergartens around the city.

City-owned schools are 21 general schools, 1night school,and 14 new-type schools – 2lyceums,3gymnasiums,collegiate,8 specialized schools. This include First City Gymnasium, City Gymnasium No. 9 and No. 31, Cherkasy Physical and Mathematical Lyceum, Cherkasy Lyceum of Humanities and Law, Specialized School No. 17 (Associated UNESCO school), Cherkasy Collegiate "Berehynia", Specialized Schools No. 3, #13, No. 18, #20, No. 27, #28 and No. 33. Private schools are "Perlyna", school No. 770, and "Sofia".

Out-of-school institutions are Center of Youth Art, Young Sailors Club, Center of Tourism and Sports.

There is a number of post-secondary educational institutions:

Men's gymnasium

There is a number of colleges (both state and private):

Several public libraries are serving the city –Central Library of Lesia Ukrainka[uk],City Library for Youth and Children[uk],Central Oblast Library of Taras Shevchenko[uk].

Culture and recreation

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Cherkasy is a big cultural centre. Several theatres,philharmonic,3cinemas,numerous museums and clubs are serving the city. The city has 3 indoorskating rinks.People can relax in big parks and gardens around the city, they can also visit city'szoo.Cherkasy is among the cities in Ukraine that have their ownplanetarium.

Museums

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Cherkasy Oblast Local History Museum

The biggest museums of Cherkasy are:

  • Cherkasy Oblast Local History Museum – the collection of artifacts from the history, nature, culture, and ethnography ofCherkasy Oblast.
  • "Kobzar"Museum ofTaras Shevchenko– the only museum in the world about one book.
  • Cherkasy Art Museum – big museum where different exhibitions are held throughout the year.
  • Cherkasy Literary Memorial Museum ofVasyl Symonenko.
  • Cherkasy Museum ofVyshyvanka

Theatres and music

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Cherkasy Philharmonic

There are several theatres in Cherkasy, such as:

  • Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Academic Drama Theatre of Cherkasy
  • Cherkasy AcademicPuppetTheater
  • Youth Theater "Suchasnyk"

The city has its ownphilharmonic,which was created in 1955. The big cultural centre is concert hall "Druzhba Narodiv" (Friendship of Nations), where all major concerts are held. Besides, there are numerous local cultural clubs.

The city has 4 modern movie theatres – "Salut" (a very old building, was the first cinema in Cherkasy), "Ukraine", "Dnipro Plaza" and "Lubava".[20]

Recreation

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Park Peremohy (Victory Park) in summer

Cherkasy is famous as agreen city.The main parks are Park Peremohy (Victory Park) with azoo,Sobornyi Park (Cathedral Park), JuvileyniyPark(Jubilee Park), Park Himikiv (Park of Chemists), Dolyna Troiand (Rose Valley), and two children's parks.[21] Traditional places of summer recreation are beaches ofDnipro River.The coastline of the city is as long as 15 kilometres (9 miles), and is usually represented with sand beaches. Infrastructure of the beaches is under development right now, although several recreational complexes are already built. On the northern end of the city, inCherkasy Forest,sanatorium "Ukraine" is situated, along with three-starhotel"Ukraine", and "Kosmos-Bowling" club. There are also several hotels in the city which can accommodate people with different tastes.

Festivals

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Wood sculptures at "Drevlyandia" festival

The city is famous for its sculpture festivals – "Kryzhtal" (held in winter, sculptures are made of ice), "Drevlyandia" (held in summer, sculptures are made of wood, then placed in parks around the city), and "Zhyvyi Kamin" (held in autumn, sculptures are made of stone). Along with the last, "Cherkasy's Singing Nights" are held in the open-air theatre in park. Since 2003, Cherkasy hosts internationalbikefestival "Tarasova Gora", which gathers bikers from Ukraine, Russia, and other European countries. This is the biggest festival of this kind held in Ukraine.

The city also hosts a music festival (sponsored by Pentax-Richo), that takes the name "Takumar5555", that is the old Pentax brand name, and a play on the city's 55th year of independence.

Mass media

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Cherkasy is a big media market, which is served by several local TV stations, newspapers, and numerous radio stations.

The city is a home to numerous newspapers, among which are "Antenna", "Molod' Cherkashchyny", "Vechirni Cherkasy", "Akcent", "Nova Doba", "Misto", "Cherkasky Kray" etc.

Cherkasy has 5 TV stations – Vikka, Antenna-Plus, Media-Center, Expo-TV, and state-owned Ros'. The city is also covered with nationwide channel broadcasting, like1+1,Inter,ICTV,STB,TET etc..

City's radio stations are mostly nationwide networks broadcast on local frequencies, although some local stations exist. FM radio stations include KISS FM, Hit FM, Radio Luks, Radio Rocks, Shanson, Ros', Era FM, Love Radio, 101Dalmatin, Dobre Radio.

Sports

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See also:Tsentralnyi Stadion (Cherkasy)
Central stadium

Sport life of the city is concentrated in several places, among which are the CentralStadium,Water Sport station, Sport Center "Spartak", "Ukraine"; Sport arena "Budivel'nyk"; "Astra", "Central", "Sokil"swimming pools;2ice rinks.Also, there are sport-entertainment centres, such as "Selena", "Bochka", and "Sportohota" which can usually be found on the bank of theDnipro River.

Every year more than 200 sport events, contests,competitions,tournamentsare held in the city, with total of 10,000 participants. Some contests that were held recently include:

Other sport achievements are:

Architecture and sights

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City Wedding Palace
Kreshchatyk Street in Cherkasy circa 1910, with Slovyanskiy Hotel.

During its whole history Cherkasy was destroyed and rebuilt numerous times. Only few buildings from the 19th century survived. The system of streets and squares in the old part of the city is one of the few monuments to the city-building art of 19th century Ukraine.[24]

  • Scherbina House (Wedding Palace). It was the most luxurious mansion of prerevolutionary Cherkasy. In Soviet times it was known as the "Palace of Happiness" because it was city's registry office. The house was built by entrepreneur A. Scherbina in 1892. From 1970 to the present day the building is used as the Wedding Palace (civil registryagency).
  • The building of former hotel "Slavyanskiy". It was constructed in the late 19th century by means of an entrepreneur Skoryna in a modernist style with elements of pseudo. In Soviet times it was a hotel "Dnepr". Today the building belongs to "Ukrsotsbank".
  • Tsybulsky House (Museum ofKobzar). This historic building located in the centre of the city was built in the middle of the 19th century. In Soviet times museum of one book –"Kobzar"by Shevchenko – was opened there.
  • Castle Hill (Hill of Glory). The memorial complex with a monument "Motherland" is located at the top of the former Castle Hill. At this point, ancient Cossack fort, remains of Cherkasy fortress and Holy Trinity Church were situated. In 1977 all architectural and archaeological sites were completely destroyed during construction of the monument, although the new Holy Trinity Cathedral was constructed nearby.[25]From the top of the hill a panoramic view opens on theKremenchuk Reservoir.
  • Local History Museum. Cherkasy Oblast museum is housed in a modern building, built in 1985 in the historic centre of the city near the Hill of Glory (Castle Hill). Thirty halls of the museum offer sections about nature of the region, archaeology, ethnography, history of the region in the 14th – early 20th century, modern history from 1917 to the present. In total there are about 12 thousand exhibits.
  • Puppet Theatre.Cherkasy Regional Academic Puppet Theater is located in the central part of the city, in a building that is an architectural monument of the 19th century. The building is decorated with mosaics with the heroes of fairy tales.
  • School of Music. The building of Cherkasy Music School of S. Gulak-Artemovsky was built in 1903 as a men's gymnasium. The author of the project was great Kyiv architect of Polish origin V. Gorodetsky. In the second half of the 20th century, after the construction of a modern extension, the building became the home of a music school.
  • Building of the former Slovyanskyi Hotel, now a bank
    Building of the former Slovyanskyi Hotel, now a bank
  • Administration building
    Administration building
  • Cherkasy Philharmonic. The building is located in downtown, and was recently renovated
    Cherkasy Philharmonic. The building is located in downtown, and was recently renovated
  • A building on Vyshnevetskoho street, Cherkasy
    A building on Vyshnevetskoho street, Cherkasy
  • Fire station
    Fire station

Notable people

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Olga Bielkova,2019
Vitaliy Mykolenko,2019

Sport

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Twin towns – sister cities

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Cherkasy istwinnedwith:[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abРезультати виборів у Черкасах: чинний мер Бондаренко залишається на посаді[Results of elections in Cherkasy, incumbent mayor Bondarenko remains in office].24 Kanal(in Ukrainian). 24 November 2020.Retrieved24 November2020.
  2. ^abЧисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022[Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022](PDF)(in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv:State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^"Черкаська територіальна громада"(in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  4. ^Mysteries of the native city: Cherkasy Castle.Vikka. 31 July 2012
  5. ^Cherkasy Castle-Fortress. Khmelnytsky Park in Cherkasy cityArchived7 May 2016 at theWayback Machine.shukach.com. 13 September 2014
  6. ^"Місто Черкаси"(in Ukrainian). Archived fromthe originalon 23 April 2011.Retrieved28 April2011.
  7. ^Клімат Черкас(підготовлено Вишневським В. І.) наwww.meteoprog.ua(Погода в Україні й світі. Прогноз погоди.)
  8. ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010: Cherkasy".National Centers for Environmental Information. Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2021.Retrieved17 July2021.
  9. ^"Cherkasy Annual Weather Averages".World Weather Online.Retrieved14 September2023.
  10. ^"Yearly & Monthly Weather - Cherkasy, Ukraine".Weather Atlas.Retrieved14 September2023.
  11. ^(in Ukrainian)The city council report on ecological situation in the cityhttp://www.rada.cherkassy.ua/ua/newsread.php?view=17&s=1&s1=69Archived10 March 2012 at theWayback Machine
  12. ^(in Ukrainian)The map of nuclear pollution in Ukrainehttp://chornobyl.in.ua/uk/karty-radiacia-ukraina.htmlArchived25 March 2011 at theWayback Machine
  13. ^(in Ukrainian)Чисельність населення (щомісячна інформація),UkrStat Statistics Agency (1 October 2015)
  14. ^"Національний склад міст".
  15. ^"Сайт Державного комітету статистики України. Дані перепису 2001 року".Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2008.
  16. ^"Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України"(in Ukrainian).
  17. ^Восьме всеукраїнське муніципальне опитування Квітень – Травень 2023
  18. ^"Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ".Голос України(in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020.Retrieved3 October2020.
  19. ^"Нові райони: карти + склад"(in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  20. ^"Кинотеатры Черкасс на KINOafisha.ua".Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2009.Retrieved12 August2016.
  21. ^fedir.gontsa.com, Fedir Gontsa -."Сади та Парки розміщені за алфавітом Ландшафтна архітектура Черкащини".Retrieved12 August2016.
  22. ^"1998 EPF Women's European Powerlifting Championships".
  23. ^"Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy".Archived fromthe originalon 1 October 2009.Retrieved26 September2009.
  24. ^"Cherkasy city, Ukraine guide".Retrieved12 August2016.
  25. ^"Discover Ukraine".
  26. ^"Міста-побратими".chmr.gov.ua(in Ukrainian). Cherkasy.Retrieved5 April2020.
  27. ^"Official Website of the Municipality of Ejmiatsin".ejmiatsin.am.
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