About Zaporozhye

Zaporozhye or Zaporizhia is a city in south-eastern Ukraine situated on both banks of the Dnieper River. With approximately 820,000 inhabitants, it is an important industrial center that serves as a rail junction and transshipment port for goods produced in the Donets Basin. Zaporozhye is home to a major steel industry, a large hydroelectric power plant (Dnieproges), the country's largest auto manufacturer (ZAZ), and a world renowned manufacturer of airplane engines (Motor-Sitch).

The city has a proud history due to its association with an autonomous Cossack stronghold of the 16th to 18th centuries. Called the Zaporizhian Sich, it was an impregnable fortress (sich) on the nearby Khortitsa Island. The site of the former fortress can still be visited today and is a proud reminder of Cossack society and the long Ukrainian struggle for self-determination.

The present day city was founded as a Russian fortress in 1770. Originally known as Aleksandrovsk, the city saw rapid industrialization at the end of the 20th century and further growth with the construction of the hydroelectric station (1928-1932).

Such growth has also facilitated Zaporozhye's development as a major educational center. The city is home to the Zaporizhia State University, plus numerous technical institutes, research facilities, and medical schools. Today it is said that one in every four residents is either a student or a scholar.

Useful Information

Hotels

Transport

- airport

Zaporozhye International Airport (OZH)

Address: 12 km from Zaporozhye (south-east)

Phone number:  60-46-09

- railway

Zaporozhye-1 Train Station

Address: 2 Lenin ave

Phone numbers: 005 (within Zaporozhye), 380 (612) 244 060 (outside of Zaporozhye)

- river terminal

Zaporozhye River Terminal

Address:12 Leonova str.

Phone: 380 (612) 159 380

- bus station

Zaporozhye-1 Bus Station (Central Station)

Address: 22, Lenin ave

Phone: 380 (612) 244 046

- taxi

 Shown below is a list of Zaporozhye taxi companies. The average fare, in town, is about 20-25 UAH ($2.50-$3.25 USD).

Restaurants

Fast food

Restaurants

Prices:$- Inexpensive● $$- Moderate ● $$$ - Expensive

Medical care

Aibolit (emergency medical care for children), LLC (emergency and extreme medical care)

Address: 69 Artema street

Phone numbers: 213-26-90, 224-03-03

“DIA Service” (medical diagnostic company), LLC ( emergency and extreme medical care)

Address: 12, Panfilovzev street

Phone numbers:213-26-90, 224-03-03

“Lavka Jizni”, medical center, LLC

Address: 570A, Ukrainskaja street, room number 23

Phone numbers:  701-53-15, 701-11-03, (050) 341-80-17

“Med-Presije” PE ( emergency and extreme medical care)

Address: 41, Gvardeysky blvd.

Phone number:  222-77-03, 270-77-03