Nova Praha Explained

Nova Praha
Native Name:Нова Прага
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kirovohrad Oblast##Location in Ukraine
Coordinates:48.5683°N 32.9039°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kirovohrad Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Oleksandriia Raion
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:6266
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Nova Praha settlement hromada

Nova Praha (Ukrainian: Нова Прага; Russian: Новая Прага) is a rural settlement in Oleksandriia Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Beshka, a right tributary of the Inhulets in the basin of the Dnieper. Nova Praha hosts the administration of Nova Praha settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:

Until 26 January 2024, Nova Praha was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Nova Praha became a rural settlement.[2]

Economy

Transportation

The closest railway station is in Sharivka, about 10km (10miles) southwest of the settlement. It is on the railway connecting Znamianka and Dolynska with further connections to Kropyvnytskyi, Kryvyi Rih, and Mykolaiv. There is infrequent passenger traffic.

The settlement is connected by road with Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandriia, and Novhorodka.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Новопражская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.