Kryvyi Rih
City in Ukraine
Kryvyi Rih, also transliterated as Krivoy Rog, is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metropolitan... Wikipedia
Area: 166 mi²
Population: 634,780 (2017)
Administrative HQ: Kryvyi Rih City Hall, Ploshcha (Square) Molodizhna
Area code: +380 56(4)
City status: 1919
Demonym(s): Kryvorozhanyn, Kryvorozhanka, Kryvorozhany
Elevation: 84 m (276 ft)
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What does Kryvyi Rih mean?
Kryvyi Rih, which in Ukrainian literally means 'crooked horn' or 'curved cape', was the name originally given in the 18th century to the general area of the present city by Zaporozhian Cossacks.
Is Kryvyi Rih the longest city?
Situated in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the city of Kryvyi Rih is almost 100 km long but only 20 km wide and is considered to be the longest city in Europe.
What is the history of Kryvyi Rih?
Founded as a village by Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 17th century, it had only 2,184 inhabitants in 1781. In 1881 a French company began to work the local iron-ore deposits, and a railway was constructed to the Donets Basin coalfield in 1884. After that date Kryvyy Rih became a significant iron-mining city.
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KRYVYI RIH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
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a city in SE Ukraine: founded in the 17th century by Cossacks; iron-mining centre; iron- and steelworks. Pop: 658 000 (2005 est).
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