Koncha-Zaspa Explained

Koncha-Zaspa
Native Name:Конча-Заспа
Settlement Type:Kyiv neighborhood
Coordinates:50.3006°N 30.5771°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kyiv City
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Holosiiv Raion
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Koncha-Zaspa (Ukrainian: Конча-Заспа) is a historic neighbourhood in the Holosiiv Raion (district) of the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is known for being the place where Ukraine's political elite live. Koncha-Zaspa is located in the southern part of the city. In the 1920s the territory was the first state preserve in the Ukrainian SSR.

Description

The general area is located along the Dnieper river and consists mostly of woodland, while its northern part includes the former settlement of Chapayivka (before the 1920s Vita Litovska) which has been part of Kyiv since 1957. Among other former settlements are Kozyn and Plyuty.

In Koncha-Zaspa are located several sanatoriums "Koncha-Zaspa", "Zhovten", "Prolisok" as well as the training site of the FC Dynamo Kyiv with a stadium (just outside Chapayivka). Here is located a building of culture "Koncha-Zaspa" and a memorial complex Koncha-Zaspa.

Through the neighborhood runs the Stolychne shose (Capital highway, P01), along which are located numerous elite dachas designated for the local Communist nomenklatura. Before the establishment of the Soviet regime, the area was reserved for a couple of famous Kyiv monasteries (Vydubychi and Vveden) as well as the Tsar family. Following Ukraine's independence in 1991 the neighborhood continues to be the place where many of Ukraine's political elite have lived for decades, some received dachas for life, some for temporary use.[1] Former Ukrainian Presidents Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yushchenko all lived in state-owned dachas in Koncha-Zaspa.[2] Former President Petro Poroshenko and former First Lady Maryna Poroshenko also lived there.[3] Current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lives in Koncha-Zaspa since July 2020. The Office of the President of Ukraine noted early July 2020 that this was "temporary." Zelensky and his family live in the state-owned dacha where his predecessor Yushchenko lived from 2004 until 2014.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Закритий світ державних дач. Список мешканців “Пуща-Водиці” . 2022-08-30 . Українська правда . uk.
  2. Web site: Tuchynska . Svitlana . 2010-05-06 . Ukrayinska Pravda exposes president’s Mezhygirya deal - May. 06, 2010 . 2022-08-30 . Kyiv Post.
  3. Web site: Rudenko . Olga . 2014-06-23 . Maryna Poroshenko: 'I read Kyiv Post' - Jun. 23, 2014 . 2022-08-30 . Kyiv Post.
  4. Web site: «ZeДача»: Зеленський почав мешкати в державній резиденції в Конча-Заспі, яку напередодні відремонтували за держкошт (розслідування) . 2022-08-30 . Радіо Свобода . uk.