Mykolaiv (ukr)

Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv ranks 863rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United Kingdom, Zlín, and Rimini. Memorable people born in Mykolaiv include Stepan Makarov, Klim Churyumov, and Viktor Knorre. Memorable people who died in Mykolaiv include Eugen Ritter von Schobert. Mykolaiv has been the birth place of many astronomers, and athletes and the death place of many military personnels. Mykolaiv is located in Ukraine.

Mykolaiv is a city and a hromada (municipality) in southern Ukraine. Mykolaiv is the administrative center of Mykolaiv Raion (district) and Mykolaiv Oblast (province). The city of Mykolaiv, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver bridge crossing of the Southern Bug river. This city is one of the main shipbuilding centers of the Black Sea. Aside from three shipyards within the city, there are a number of research centers specializing in shipbuilding such as the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center, Zoria-Mashproekt and others. As of 2022, the city has a population of 470,011. Mykolaiv holds the honorary title Hero City of Ukraine. Read more on Wikipedia