Kaniv

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Kaniv is a historic city on the Dnieper River in central Ukraine, known for its cultural heritage and as the burial place of national poet Taras Shevchenko.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode +380 4736
associatedWithPerson Taras Shevchenko NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country Ukraine
distanceFromKyiv about 150 km south
firstMentioned 1144
foundedInCentury 11th century
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Ukrainian people
hasEconomicActivity food processing
hydropower generation
tourism
hasLandmark Assumption Cathedral in Kaniv NERFINISHED
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED
Kaniv Reservoir NERFINISHED
St. George Church in Kaniv NERFINISHED
Taras Hill NERFINISHED
Taras Shevchenko National Preserve NERFINISHED
hasMemorial Taras Shevchenko monument on Taras Hill NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Taras Shevchenko Museum (Kaniv) NERFINISHED
hasPopulation approximately 23,000 (early 2020s)
hasStatus city of regional significance (historical)
historicalRegion Kiev Oblast (historical) NERFINISHED
Right-bank Ukraine NERFINISHED
isAdministrativeCenterOf Kaniv Raion (former) NERFINISHED
Kaniv urban hromada NERFINISHED
knownFor burial place of Taras Shevchenko
cultural heritage
historic significance
languageOfficial Ukrainian
locatedIn Cherkasy Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion central Ukraine NERFINISHED
locatedOn right bank of the Dnieper River
locatedOnRiver Dnieper River NERFINISHED
partOf Cherkasy Oblast NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
postalCode 19000–19009
timezone Eastern European Time NERFINISHED
usesDaylightSavingTime yes
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDst +3
vehicleRegistrationCode CA (Cherkasy Oblast) NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Cossack Hetmanate NERFINISHED
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED

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