The Dnepropetrovskaya region

The Dnepropetrovskaya region resides in the steppe zone of the Central Ukraine, the city of Dnepropetrovsk is its administrative centre. The region is one of the largest and most developed industrial centres in Ukraine, iron industry and related heavy industries, cosmic sector are particularly developed; approximately 70% of the area is engaged in agriculture. The Dnieper, the biggest river in Europe, flows on the territory of the region. In the time of Kievan Rus the border with migrant tribes was established on the territory of the region. The area became empty after Mongolo-Tatars invasion. The territory belonged to Zaporozhskiy troops (Zaporozhskaya Sech) since 15 century. After Ukraine became a part of the Moscow state (1654), the Cossacks were annihilated by order of the Russian empress Catherine II. In 1783 Catherine II established serfdom and undivided rule of Russia started. In 1802 Katerinoslavskaya province was established. Nowadays, the Dnepropetrovskaya region attracts tourists by historical and architectural monuments, such as Samara cloister, Potemkin Palace, the Trinity cathedral, museums, and historical heritage of Zapozhskie Cossacks which include places of great battles near Zheltye Vody and Knyazheskie Bueraki, the homestead of Galushkovka in Petrikovka. Moreover, there are more than 100 reserves that take the area of 30 000 acres. The mud cure resort of the steppe zone based on mud and brine of the coastal salt lake situated in Novomoskovskiy district attracts people interested in leisure and cure. The table water “Znamenskaya” is also put on sale there.