Kharkiv - Χάρκοβο

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Eleftherias Square

TheKharkiv (Ukrainian: Харків, Russian: Харьков) is its second largest cityOf Ukraine. It was the first capital of Soviet Ukraine, and today the administrative center of the Kharkiv region, as well as the Kharkiv Oblast within the region. The city is located in the northeast of the country. In 2006 its population was 1,461,300.

At a glance

Kharkiv is a major cultural, scientific, educational, transport and industrial center Of Ukraine. Its industry specializes mainly in the production of machines. There are hundreds of industries in the city. Among them are world-renowned companies such as the Morozov Design Bureau, the Malisyev Chariot Factory, Hartron (manufacturer of aerospace and nuclear electronics) and Turboatom (producer of turbines).

How will you come?

By air

By train

By road

Bus

By boat

Apartments

How to move

By road

Cab

Bus

Subway

There is an underground railway (metro) in the city with a network length of 35 km and 28 stations.

Tram

By foot

Bike

What to see

Kharkiv: Click here to see a full screen map.

A well-known attraction of the city is Freedom Square (Площа Свободи), formerly known as Dzerzhinsky Square, which is the 3rd largest square in Europe and 7th in the world.