Krivoy Rog - City Information

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Krivoy Rog (Ukr:Kryvyi Rih ), city, south central Ukraine, at the confluence of the Ingulets and Saksahan' rivers. Located in a rich iron-mining region, the city is a major transportation, mining, and steel-producing center. Machinery, processed food, and forest products also are manufactured there.

Founded by Zaporozhe Cossacks in the 17th century, the city remained a small settlement as late as the 1780s. Kryvyy Rih and the surrounding region grew rapidly beginning in the 1880s, when railroads made it feasible to exploit the area's high-quality iron-ore deposits. The city soon developed into one of the region's largest producers of iron ore. Urban growth followed the development of new mines, and the city eventually sprawled north 30 km (20 mi) in a narrow strip along the ore deposits. In 1941, during World War II, Kryvyy Rih and its mines were taken by German troops. The city suffered severe damage by the time forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) regained control in 1944. Population 715,000 (1998 estimate).

Krivoy Rog is not a typical tourist destination and there are few hotels. There is an overnight sleeper train from Kiev or you can fly toKrivoy Rog. The Krivoy Rog(also known as Lozuvatka) International Airport after the restoration which had begun in 2002 and finished in 2007 handles charter flights,private planes and flights to Kyiv. Some of Krivoy Rog attractions include: Savior Transfiguration Cathedral, Prospekt Mira Memorial, dedicated to Liberating Soldiers and their sacrifice paid to free the city from Nazi occupation on February 22, 1944, River Boat Station, the city ciscus and others.

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