Saltivskyi District Explained

Settlement Type:Urban district in Kharkiv
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kharkiv Oblast
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Official Name:Saltivskyi District
Native Name:Салтівський район
Area Total Km2:22.7
Population Total:302,600
Leader Title:Head of Administration
Leader Name:Oleksiy Topchii
Leader Party:Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv
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  1. Kholodnohirskyi District
  2. Shevchenkivskyi District
  3. Kyivskyi District
  4. Saltivskyi District
  5. Nemyshlianskyi District
  6. Industrialnyi District
  7. Slobidskyi District
  8. Osnovianskyi District
  9. Novobavarskyi District
    Saltivskyi District (Ukrainian: Салтівський район) is an urban district of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after Saltivka residential area.

    The district was created in 1937 when Petynsko-Zhuravlivskyi District was split into Kahanovychskyi and Stalinskyi districts. In 1961 Stalinskyi District was renamed to Moskovskyi. On 11 May 2022, it was renamed to Saltivskyi because the name "Moskovskyi" was "associated with the aggressor country" following the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] Saltivka had been one of the worst affected areas in Kharkiv of the Battle of Kharkiv.[2]

    Industry and trade

    33 industrial enterprises operate in the district, among them are JSC "Avtramat", JSC "Hlibozavod Saltivskyi", JSC "HELZ", LLC "Promelectro". Previously, there was also the Kharkiv engine-building plant “Hammer and sickle”. Nowadays there is a vacant lot on the territory of the enterprise.

    Education and science

    There are 8 research institutes in the Saltivskyi district, among which the leading ones in their fields are the Research and Design Institute of Electrical Engineering Technology, the Research Institute of Laser Technologies, the Research Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology, the Research Institute of Health Care children and teenagers.

    The education system in the district is represented by all types of educational institutions.

    There are 37 secondary schools in the district, in which about 25,000 children study, including about 600 children in private schools, and more than 2,500 teachers work. 11 museums of military and patriotic education and historical and local history have been created in schools.

    There are 32 preschool educational institutions in the district, of which 27 are of general development, 3 are of the combined type, 1 is of the sanatorium type, and 1 is of the specialized type. They educate more than 6 thousand children.

    Culture

    There are 23 cultural institutions in the district, including

    On the territory of the district are located: city museum named after K. I. Shulzhenko; the Kharkiv regional fire-technical exhibition, the only district museum-diorama "Afghanistan — how it was" in Ukraine, an exposition of the history of the Saltivskyi District is open.

    Health care

    About 370,000 residents of Saltivskyi, Nemyshlyanskyi, Slobidskyi, and Kyivskyi districts of the city of Kharkiv are provided with medical care in 9 medical and preventive institutions of the district.

    Sport

    In the district, there are 2 sports schools, a club of young sailors, and an after-school education center "Mriya", in which about 5,500 children are engaged.

    There are about 10 clubs at the place of residence, which are visited by about 2,000 teenagers.

    The Kharkiv Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity is located on the territory of the district, where various sports sections, circles, creative groups are organized, in which more than 5 thousand children are engaged.

    Places

    Notable people from Saltivskyi District

    External links

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: LLC . Hulu . У Харкові перейменували три вулиці й район . 2022-05-11 . city.kharkov.ua . uk.
    2. Web site: КУЗУБОВ . ДМИТРО . Постапокаліпсис на Північній Салтівці. Як росіяни перетворили великий житловий масив Харкова на район-привид. 2022-12-22. 2022-05-30 . Ukrainska Pravda. uk.