Horishni Plavni

Horishni Plavni Горішні Плавні
City of regional significance
Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Horishni Plavni Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Horishni Plavni
Flag of Horishni Plavni Flag Coat of arms of Horishni Plavni Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Комсомо́льськ, Комсомо́льськ-на-Дніпрі
Horishni Plavni Horishni Plavni on the map of Ukraine
Horishni Plavni Horishni Plavni on the map of Ukraine
Coordinates:
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Founded	1960
Town status	1972
Area
• Total	7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population (2015), including subordinated villages
• Total	52,098
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2, UTC+3
Postal code	39800-39890
Area code(s)	+380 5348
Website	komsomolsk.ws/index.php/Заглавная_страница

Horishni Plavni (Ukrainian: Горішні Плавні, before 2016 known as Komsomolsk-on-Dnieper, Ukrainian: Комсомо́льськ-на-Дніпрі, Komsomolsk-na-Dnipri or simply Komsomolsk, Ukrainian: Комсомо́льськ), is a purpose-built mining city in central Ukraine, located on the left bank of the Dnieper river. Horishni Plavni is a city of regional significance of Poltava Oblast, practically conurbated with the larger neighboring city of Kremenchuk. Population is 52,098 (2015 est.). There is a rumor that local authorities still using name Komsomolsk, ignoring decommunization (it is known, that if something is banned in Ukraine it doesn't mean that ban is going to be strictly obeyed; for example, cars often parking in the "No Parking" area, some drivers ignoring the "do not enter" sign and so on).

Outline

Founded in 1960 as Komsomolsk-na-Dnipri, the city was purposely planned and built as the residential and civic area for the Poltava Mining and Extraction Combinat (now controlled by the Ferrexpo) - the most important iron ore-mining company in Ukraine. 80% of the city residents are employed by the mining industry. There are two gigantic open pit mines and several spoil tips on the city territory, to the north-east and south of the residential area.

The industry is served by several railway stations. However, the passenger service was discontinued and the city relies on intercity and suburban bus links. The combinat operates its own freight river port.

Due to the profitability of mining, small city of Horishni Plavni usually ranks high in all-Ukraine city rankings of birth rate, living standards, (un)employment and housing.

On 15 May 2015 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a bill into law that started a six months period for the removal of communist monuments and the mandatory renaming of settlements with a name related to Communism. On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Komsomolsk as Horishni Plavni and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

See also

• Kostyantin Zhevago

External links

• Media related to Category:Komsomolsk at Wikimedia Commons
• Komsomolsk's wiki
• Ferrexpo corporate web site
• Law of Ukraine "On the change of city boundaries for the city of Komsomolsk, Poltava Oblast" (Ukrainian)