Solomianskyi District

Solomianskyi District

Солом'янський район
Solomianskyi District Солом'янський район
Urban district in Kyiv
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Website	http://solor.gov.ua/

Solomianskyi District (

Dniepr's tributary. Named after village of Solomianka that became part of Kyiv in 1858. Established as a district in 1921. Reogarnized in 2001. An area of the district was settled since the Middle Ages. The so-called mount of Batu Khan

who invaded Kyiv in 1240 is located within the district.

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:^[1]

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	190 165	67.51%
Russian	85 809	30.47%
Other^[a]	5 690	2.02%
Total	281 664	100.00%

^a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

Neighbourhoods

Grushki (Грушки) — hamlet of the 19th century. During 1871–1902 it belonged to nobleman K. Grushko (hence got its name).
Karavayevi Dachi (Караваєві Дачі, "Karavayev's cottages") — area of border outposts outside of Kyiv in the XII—XIII c. In 1872 it was purchased by Russian doctor Vladimir Karavayev.
Vidradnyi Відрадний
Shuliavka (Шулявка) — mentioned under 1146 in the Hypatian Codex. In the 18th century this area was a residence of the Orthodox metropolitan bishops of Kyiv.
Batyieva Hora (Батиєва Гора) - former village, now historical neighbourhood, where Batyievi caves, remains of the Zarubintsy culture, were found