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Veselyy Podol in the region of Zaporiz'ka is a town in Ukraine - some 300 mi or ( 482 km ) South-East of Kiev , the country's capital city .
Current time in Veselyy Podol is now 12:26 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zaporozhye " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vasylivka, Zaporozhye, Volkovka, Vishnevyy, and Verkhnya Krynytsya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vasylivka . Where to go and what to see in Veselyy Podol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vasylivka
Vasylivka is a city in Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The city is situated on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River. Population is 15,592. The area was settled by the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 1740s. In 1788, Catherine II of Russia granted the region to Vasili Stepanovich Popov, a Russian general whose name Vasylivka still bears. His grandson built the Popov Castle there. The residence was visited by Anton Makarenko in 1925.
Located at 47.43 35.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Popov Castle
The Popov Castle is a castle-like rural residence built between 1864 and 1884 near the town of Vasylivka, Ukraine by Vasili Popov Jr. (a grandson of General Vasili Stepanovich Popov). Its Gothic Revival design is attributed to Nicholas Benois. The main house had a telescope, a picture gallery, and an ethnographic museum. The castle was looted by the Bolsheviks and ruined by the Germans in the Second World War. Restoration works did not start until the 1990s.
Located at 47.45 35.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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