Melitopol

The city has three universities:

The city has three universities:

Melitopol places of interest

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The cathedral was built in 1815-1831. It was named in honor of Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. Originally, the church was built of wood. Later, it was rebuilt in stone. Alexander Nevsky Street, 5.

St. Savva Monastery. The monastery is one of the newly formed Ukrainian monasteries. The construction of the monastery began in May 1995. In 2005, the construction was completed. Vorovsky Street, 45.

The natural monument “Kamennaya Mogila” (“Stone Grave”). It is located 2 km from Mirnoye village and 10 km from the city. “Stone Grave” is a 12 meters height heap of stones covering about 30,000 sq. meters. The object has a shape of a mound (“mogila” on Ukrainian), hence the name of the monument.

“Kamennaya Mogila” has 87 grottoes and caves; thousands of ancient drawings and symbols (petroglyphs) can be found in 65 of them. The chronology of petroglyphs covers a vast period from the late Paleolithic era to the Middle Ages (from the 24-22 thousand years BC to the 10th-12th centuries).

No remains of human settlements were found near the place or in close proximity to it. On this basis, researchers concluded that “Stone Grave” was used exclusively for religious purposes, as a sanctuary.

In September 2008, the reserve received a national status. Since that time, its official name is the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve “Kamennaya Mogila”.

Melitopol is a unique city where many ethnicities and nationalities have coexisted in harmony for over 200 years. When taking into consideration, that within only a few hundred kilometres constant conflicts between the Tartars and the local population of the Crimea are possible, the importance of this achievement can hardly be exaggerated.

Ethnic and national groups are completely integrated in the city’s social and political life. Language and traditions are maintained and nourished by individual groups but involvement of the broader community is sought in all their activities.

The climate is moderately continental with hot, dry summers, frequent droughts, relatively cold winters with little snow.

The average annual temperature is +9.4 degrees Celsius. The average air temperature in the coldest month (January) ranges from -3.5 to -4.5 degrees C, the warmest - (July), from +22.5 to +23.5 degrees C.

Today, Melitopol is a rapidly developing scientific and industrial center of the southeastern Ukraine. Also, food and light industries are developing. There are bakeries, confectionery, meat and fish processing plants, and others.

The city has three universities:

• State Pedagogical University,
• Taurian State Agro-technical University,
• Institute of Ecology and Social Technologies.

Melitopol is a city located in Zaporozhye region of Ukraine. The frontier settlement of Novooleksandrivka grew up in the late 18th century, and in 1841 it became the city of Melitopol. The centre of a fruit-growing area, Melitopol has been the site of engineering plants and light industries.