Pechersk Raion is a larger administrative district of the city which lies majorly within the historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. Pechersk neighborhood is located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper River. The two geographic entities are often confused together. Pechersk Raion can be considered as the very heart of Ukraine. Pechersk is one of the most important cultural areas of Kiev, the location of the legendary Kiev Pechersk Lavra , from which it received its name . The settlement near the Lavra has formed sometime in the 12th... century. It was reformed out of the historical Berestiv royal estate that was adjacent to the Kiev Golden Gates . The settlement was renamed into the town of Pechersk sometime in the 16th-17th centuries. It is worth of noting that Berest in the medieval Rus had a special meaning and value .
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| Country: | Ukraine |
| Population: | 126,200 |
| Area: | 10.4 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Eastern European Time |