Kiev (Kyiv in Ukrainian [kɪjiu̯] pronunciation (Unit)) - the capital and largest city of Ukraine, Hero City. Situated on the River Dnieper, Kiev is the center of agglomeration. Kiev - a separate administrative unit of Ukraine, cultural, political, socio-economic, transport, scientific, and governmental center of the country, which is also one of the religious centers of the state - are located in Kyiv central temples UOC (Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra), the UOC-KP ( Vladimir Cathedral) UAOC (St. Andrew's Church), Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ). Kiev is also the administrative center of the Kyiv region and Kyiv Sviatoshynskyi district, Kiev region, although it is not included in their composition, with special legal status (see Section 5 of this article). Located in the north central part of Ukraine. [6] Kiev - the seventh most populous city in Europe, after Istanbul, London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Madrid. [7]
During its long history, Kiev was the capital of the glades, Kievan Rus, the principality of Kiev, the Ukrainian People's Republic, the Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and since 1991 - the independent Ukraine.
The city has its own coat of arms and flag. Because of its historical importance as a center of Kievan Rus', the city and still referred to as the "Mother of Russian cities." The length of the city from north to south - 50 km from west to east - 56 km.
Since 1960, the city is working underground.
In 2005, Kiev was the site of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest. In 2012 he was one of four Ukrainian cities of previous European Football Championship in 2012.