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| Sevastopol · Севастополь (soot.) | ||
| Federation subject | Sevastopol | |
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| Residents | 428.753 (2017) | |
| height | 100 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.visitsevastopol.org | |
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Sevastopol (soot.: Севастополь) is a port city on the peninsula Crimea and known as the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Districts
The Sevastopol region (informally also called Greater Sevastopol) covers an area of 864 km² (334 mi²) and is divided into four districts (soot.:Rajon) :
- Gagarin district, (soot.:Гагаринский район), which includes the western part of the Heracles peninsula.
- Lenin district, (soot.:Ленинский район), with its central position on the south side of the Sevastopol Bay.
- Nahimov District, (soot.:Нахимовский район), east of the Lenin District as part of the south and the entire north bank of the Sevastopol Bay with the historic city center of Sevastopol, including the area north of the Flow Belbek.
- Balaklava District, (soot.:Балаклавский район), - the south-eastern part of the region is the most extensive in terms of area - and includes the city of Inkerman and the south / south-eastern part of the area.
- Inkerman City, (soot.:Инкерманский городской совет), is part of the Balaklava District.
background
The region of the federation subject Sevastopol, as an administrative unit in the southwest of the Crimean peninsula, should not be confused with the city of Sevastopol itself. 28 villages and more than 30 settlements without status regulation (agricultural type or special settlements) also belong to the region.
history
The city was founded in 1783 and is located on the southwestern edge of the Crimean peninsula on the foothills of the Tauride Mountains Black Sea. Despite its impressive defense at the time, it was destroyed twice by European bombardments. French and British in 1856 and Germans in 1942. In the 1950s, thousands of workers from all over the Soviet Union rebuilt the city to Stalin's taste. To later disappear for almost five decades, until 1997, as the "Forbidden City" in the fog of the Cold War. The former "Forbidden City" Sevastopol and its region is visited by over 500 thousand tourists every year. Including many Russians and Ukrainians, Western Europeans are still rather rare. The Sevastopol region has been one of the 85 subjects of the Russian Federation since March 21, 2014 and belongs to Crimean Federal District.
More about the history in the Wikipedia article Sevastopol.
Etymology (origin) of the place name
from Greek Σεβαστούπολις (Sevastúpolis).
getting there
Dynamic cardsA visa for Russia is required for EU citizens.
By plane
The closest airport to Sevastopol is:
- The 1 Simferopol International Airport
(IATA: SIP) 11 km northwest of Simferopol, the largest international airport in the Crimea and the recommended airport in terms of price. To continue your journey, take the trolleybus number 2/9 to the main train station from Simferopol where you change to the trains to Sevastopol.
By train
Rail connection from Simferopol.
By bus
In the street
By boat
Port city with overseas connections also to Istanbul about the Black sea.
mobility
There is a well-developed public transport network in the city; in the center itself, most of it can be reached on foot, for example from the panorama to the promenade over the historic boulevard and the Balschaya Morskaya walk (approx. 20 minutes, only recommended in this direction, as it is downhill). Longer distances can be reached with the buses for about 1.5 UAH at the moment. Or you can take the micro-buses, which are sprinters with approx. 8-12 seats, approx. 2 UAH. However, you have to know exactly where you want to go in the microbuses and call the name of the stop in front of the corresponding stop. Recommended only for people with a good knowledge of Russian and for people who know their way around. There are more than a dozen lines ... Sevastopol Municipal Public Transport has 337 bus routes, 15 express bus routes, 19 trolleybus routes, 52 minibus routes and 2 ferry routes.
The easiest way is usually to take a taxi, you can find taxis on every corner. There are official and less official taxis, the difference is in the price. While official taxis drive with meters (approx. 2, - UAH / km), unofficial drivers negotiate the price beforehand. This is then usually almost twice as high as with the counter.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- Inkerman Monastery
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- Inkerman medieval fortress
Buildings
- Former submarine yard of the Soviet submarine fleet, in Balaklava.
Monuments
- Monument to the Scuttled Ships. It was erected in 1905 for the 50th anniversary of the first defense of Sevastopol. It is a column crowned by a two-headed eagle with a laurel wreath in its beak and stands on an artificial rock in the water in the city center Primorye Boulevard. The inscription on the base says: "In memory of the sunk ships to block the entrance to the bay in 1854-1855". The monument is depicted in the city's coat of arms.
- Memorial and museum about the Battle of Sevastopol in World War II, Sapun hill.
Museums
- Panorama Museum of the Crimean War
- Sheremetev Museum. A private collection of unique historical finds. On the military history of Sevastopol, history of the Crimean War and World War II.
Streets and squares
Parks
various
- ancient city of Chersonesos
- 1 German military cemetery
- The Inkerman winery
In Inkerman there is a large winery that mainly produces extremely lovely wines. In recent years, drier wines have also been added - due to international pressure. It is highly recommended to take a guided tour with wine tasting here. You can see the wooden barrels, get very good explanations about the individual wines, and the wine tasting is a real experience. Guided tours cost around 60 UAH and are in Russian!
- Harbor - in the bays of the city
activities
Annual events
- International motorcycle festival Sevastopol. A two-day meeting that has existed since 2009 on the site of a former quarry on Lake Gasfota, a little more than 16 km from Sevastopol on the M18 road towards Yalta. In 2012, over 10,000 motorcyclists with their iron horses and over 30,000 fans from over 15 countries met here. On the dated MC Night Wolves Moscow organized event will also be Stunt Deposits shown and played by the night rock bands.
shop
numerous opportunities to market on the outskirts
kitchen
In the meantime there are a few restaurants, but real Ukrainian cuisine is hardly offered at all. Mostly they are Georgian restaurants with typical Georgian food (sheep, shashlik). But overall there weren't many really good restaurants, mostly not very clean.
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
Work
Traditionally, shipyards and fishing are the strongest industries. The fishing branch has, however, been greatly reduced due to the high pollution of the waters by chemicals from agriculture and industry. The most important employer in the urban region is still the Russian Navy with its Black Sea fleet and finances an additional 25% of the city's budget. Until March 2014, Russia was paying a whopping 97.75 million USD annually to Ukraine just for the lease of the military port for the Black Sea Fleet.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
Web links
- sev.gov.ua - Official site of the Sevastopol Municipal Administration, in English and Russian.
- www.cornucopia.net - Info page about Sevastopol, in English.
