Kremenchuk
Sign in to saveKremenchuk (; , ; also Kremenchug, ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnieper River. The city serves as the administrative center of Kremenchuk Raion and Kremenchuk urban hromada within Poltava Oblast. Its population is approximately ranking 31st in Ukraine. In 2001, the Ukrainian government included the city in the list of historical settlements.
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Kremenchuk is an industrial city in central Ukraine located on the Dnieper River that serves as the administrative center for its surrounding region in Poltava Oblast. The city is historically significant—designated as a historical settlement by the Ukrainian government in 2001—and is one of Ukraine's larger urban centers by population.
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Kremenchuk (; , ; also Kremenchug, ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnieper River. The city serves as the administrative center of Kremenchuk Raion and Kremenchuk urban hromada within Poltava Oblast. Its population is approximately ranking 31st in Ukraine. In 2001, the Ukrainian government included the city in the list of historical settlements.
Although not as large as some oblast centers, Kremenchuk has a large industrial center in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. A KrAZ truck plant, the Kremenchuk Oil Refinery of Ukrtatnafta, the Kriukiv Railway Car Building Works, and Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant, in nearby Svitlovodsk, are located in or near Kremenchuk. Highway M22 crosses the Dnieper over the dam of the power plant.
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1571 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthCities in Poltava OblastCities of regional significance in UkraineGeography articles needing translation from Ukrainian WikipediaHistoric Jewish communities in UkraineHolocaust locations in UkraineKremenchukPopulated places established in 1571Populated places on the Dnieper in UkraineWaPoCheckDates