Sevastopol Ukraine city

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Sevastopol Ukraine city overview

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Sevastopol (other spellings Sevastopil, Sebastopol, Sebastopil) is a city, seaport and railway station of Crimea, southern Ukraine, in the southwestern Crimean Peninsula on the southern shore of the long, narrow Akhtiarskaya Bay, which forms a magnificent natural harbor.

The territory, where central part of Sevastopol city is located, is mountainous with large number of deep sea, well protected bays, that have favorable navigable waterways and transport landfalls.

Almost subtropical climate, combined with large number of sand and pebble beaches, warm sea and picturesque landscapes, is the most valued component of Sevastopol city territory.

Sevastopol Ukraine city population - 380,000 (2007).
Sevastopol Ukraine city land area - 1,079 sq. km.
Sevastopol Ukraine city phone code - +380-692.
Sevastopol Ukraine city postal codes - 99000-99699.

Sevastopol city view

Sevastopol city bay view

Sevastopol Ukraine city history

The historical heritage of Sevastopol city is extremely interesting. Founded on the territory of antique Chersonese, where in 988 Kievan prince Volodymyr was converted to Christianity, Sevastopol stands out as the place of imperishable orthodoxy teachings of Apostle Andrey and traditions of the creators of Cyrillic alphabet Cyril and Mephody.

West of Sevastopol stood ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus, founded in 421 BC. Originally a republic, Chersonesus (Heracleotic Chersonese) became, in turn, part of the Kingdom of Pontus, of Crimean Bosporus, of the Roman Empire, and of the Byzantine Empire.

In 988 or 989 Prince Vladimir of Kiev captured the town and was baptized there. He restored it to Byzantium, but it later passed to Empire of Trebizond and declined into insignificance. In 1783 Russia annexed Crimea and began the construction of naval base and fortress Akhtiar, which was named Sevastopol the following year.

Since 1804 Sevastopol was the main port of Chernomorsky (Black Sea) Navy of Russia. In 1808 commercial port was opened in Sevastopol city. From October 1854 to September 1855, during Crimean War (1853-1856), British-French armies laid siege to Sevastopol, which had been strongly fortified. According to Paris Peace Treaty of 1856 Sevastopol was declared to be a demilitarized city.

Sevastopol city scenery

Sevastopol city architecture

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The severely damaged Sevastopol was reconstructed after Crimean War and by 1871 it became Russian navy base again. The growth of Sevastopol was stimulated by coming of the railway in 1875. The transfer of commercial harbor to Feodosiya in 1894, however, was a serious setback. Since then Sevastopol's principal function was as a major naval base and fortress. Soviet power was established in Sevastopol city in 1917.

During World War II Sevastopol again underwent a siege, this time for a month, by the Germans from June to July 1942. For 250 days Sevastopol city was defended by citizens together with Soviet Army troops and Navy. Sevastopol was reduced to rubble, but, after liberation in May 1944, the city was again reconstructed. In 1965 Sevastopol received the status of Hero-city.

Under the Soviet times Sevastopol was a "closed city". The Decree of Ukrainian Government of 1995 "opened" Sevastopol and allowed the foreigners and foreign ships to come into the city.

Sevastopol city streets

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Sevastopol Ukraine city economy

Sevastopol city industry: machine-building, food processing, consumer goods industry.

Sevastopol city fishermen

Sevastopol city hotel "Morskoy"

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Sevastopol Ukraine city main attractions

There are up to 1,800 historic memorials in Sevastopol city of Ukraine. Among which are the world famous Chersonese Taurica, Panorama of the Heroic Defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855, Crimean War Memorial.

Among the memorials of Sevastopol stormy history are several monuments devoted to various defenses of the city and a vast panorama 377 ft (115 m) long of Crimean War siege.