 Hotels in Charkow  Charkow 1654 is the official date of the Kharkiv foundation while the name of the city is mentioned in the annals in 1627 for the first time. Kharkiv was a military city of Kharkiv regiment in 17th century. All 70 Orthodox Churches in the city are evidence of its riches. Kharkiv is the industrial, scientific and cultural centre of Ukraine today. It occupies a territory of 300 square kilometres and has a population of more than 1500000. There are more than 40 museums in the city. Kharkiv is rich in architectural monuments: the Pokrovsky Cathedral of 1689, the Uspensky Cathedral of 1771 etc. |
