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Discover Desna in Ukraine
Desna in the region of Chernihivs'ka with its 6,906 habitants is a town located in Ukraine - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North of Kiev , the country's capital .
Local time in Desna is now 12:06 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Narowlya, Minsk, Loyew, and Khoyniki. When in this area, you might want to check out Chişinău . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Desna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Oster River
The Oster River is a river in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. The river is the left branch of the Desna River. It is approximately 199 km long and its basin area is 2,950 km². It is connected by canals and streams with the Trubizh River, which flows southwest from Kiev into the Dnieper River. Important towns and villages on the river include: Nizhyn, Kozelets, Roslavl and Oster.
Located at 50.94 30.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Oster
Oster is a city located where the Oster River flows into the Desna in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine. As of January 1, 2005, its population is 7,100. Today Oster is a river port with a cotton-textile factory and a food industry. Some parts of the old fortress in Oster and the remains of the tiny Saint Michael's Church (a.k.a. Yurii's Temple, the only preserved church of the medieval principality of Pereyaslav), which was constructed in 1098, have fortunately been preserved.
Located at 50.95 30.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Florivsky Convent
For the eponymous monastery in Moscow, see Ascension Convent The Ascension Convent in the Kievan neighbourhood of Podil, better known as the Florivsky or Florovsky Monastery, originated in the 16th century as the wooden church of Sts. Florus and Laurus. Its buildings occupy the slopes of the Castle Hill.
Located at 50.78 30.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Litky
Lítky, in ancient times Litkovychi (Ukrainian: Літковичі, Velyki Litkovychi, Velyki Litky) is a Ukrainian village (from the 17th century to 1923 — market town) located on the Desna River in the Brovary Raion of Kiev Oblast, 29 km to north east from the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
Located at 50.72 30.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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