Kharkov is a city in eastern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Kharkov region. This is one of the largest industrial cities in the country and the metropolis of nearly two million inhabitants.

Kharkov is the largest city in eastern Ukraine, with a population of around half a million people. The city's area is 310 km2. In the first quarter of the last century Kharkov even had the status of the Ukrainian capital.

In the city the industrial sector - in 2008 the total sales volume in the selling prices of enterprises amounted to 21 100 mln. (Large factories of the city - Kharkov Electrotechnical Plant, Kharkov Electromechanical Plant, Malyshev, Electrotyazhmash plant, etc.)

The transport sector is also quite high in the city. Since 1975 there has been working an underground system, with a total length of 35 km. (Subway Line 3).

Climate

The climate in Kharkov is temperate continental. Kharkov weather is with cool winters and warm summers. Average January temperature - 5 C, June - +18 C.

Attractions

About Kharkov, it is an example of a typical Soviet architecture. In Kharkov is one of the largest squares in the world - Freedom Square (the third largest in Europe and seventh in the world). Architectural reminders of the city include St. Basil's Cathedral, Assumption Cathedral, Annunciation Cathedral and others.

First of all, you should visit the Liberty Square - a large space in the center of the city bounded by the buildings in the style typical of the "Soviet gigantism." The main building on the Square - home of the State industry, which became the first high-rise building in Ukraine.

In Kharkov there are a large number of monuments there, erected in honor of the Soviet victory in World War II.

Among the religious monuments of Kharkov the most visible are the Assumption and St. Basil's Cathedral. Pokrovsky Cathedral is the oldest building in Kharkiv and was built in the 17th century.

In addition, the city has many cultural and entertainment centers: more than 80 libraries, 5 museums, 21 movie theater, six theaters, a circus, a sports palace, the palace of water sports and 32 stadiums.