Kirovohrad Oblast · Ukraine
Kropyvnytskyi travel guide
Kropyvnytskyi is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine, home to about 220,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Currency
- UAHhryvnia
- Time zone
- Europe/Kyiv
- Language
- Ukrainian
About
About Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi is a city in central Ukraine, situated along the Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast.
Kropyvnytskyi was founded in 1754 as Yelisavetgrad (usually spelled Elisavetgrad or Elizabethgrad in English language publications). From the middle of 19th century till the beginning of the 20th century, Kropyvnytskyi enjoyed its golden age. The industry was on the increase, the culture flourished. It was there where the first professional Ukrainian theater was opened. Kropyvnytskyi became the center of Kirovohrad oblast in 1939. The city has a developed social infrastructure and a number of educational and cultural institutions.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kropyvnytskyi
See
- Fortechni Valy
- Svyato-Pokrovska church
- Church of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church
- Sacred Virgin (Rizdva Presviatoi Bohorodytsi) Cathedral
- Transfiguration (Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi) cathedral
- Kirovohrad Museum of Regional Studies
- Jews of Elizavetgrad Historical Museum
- Neugauza Memorial Museum)
- Osmerkin Art - Memorial Museum
- Memorial museum of M.L. Kropyvnytskyi
- Museum of Local Lore
Do
- Kovalivs'kyi park
- Dendropark
- Park Peremohy
- Cinema Portal
- State Dramatic and Musical Theatre
- State Philharmonic Hall
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When to go
The best time to visit Kropyvnytskyi
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kropyvnytskyi are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 70 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kropyvnytskyi
Eat
In general, it is very cheap to dine in Kropyvnytskyi by European or US standards. There is a big number of pizzerias - oddly, locals have more pizzerias than anything else, and any other cuisine is practically ignored. The food is usually tasty and fresh. It is strongly advised to taste the national cuisine. Most famous dishes are borshch, vareniki, draniki (also called deruny).
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Questions
Kropyvnytskyi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kropyvnytskyi?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kropyvnytskyi are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 70 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Kropyvnytskyi?
hryvnia (UAH).
Nearby
Destinations near Kropyvnytskyi
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.