What is the history of Mariupol?

What is the history of Mariupol?

Mariupol was founded on the site of a former Cossack encampment named Kalmius and granted city rights in 1778. It has been a centre for the grain trade, metallurgy, and heavy engineering, including the Illich Steel & Iron Works and Azovstal. Mariupol has played a key role in the industrialization of Ukraine .

What are the biggest industries in Mariupol?

Mariupol is home to major steel mills (including some of global importance) and chemical plants; there is also an important seaport and a railroad junction. The largest enterprises are Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, Azovstal, Azovmash Holding, and the Mariupol Sea Trading Port. There are also shipyards, fish canneries,…

How did Maripol get started in fashion?

After moving downtown with her boyfriend, the photographer Edo Bertoglio (whom she had moved from Paris to be with), the pair found a run-down loft space and started to throw parties and photograph friends there. Maripol would style them with jewellery she had designed herself because she was unable to find anything she liked.

How many neighborhoods are there in Mariupol?

Mariupol is divided into four neighborhoods or “raions”. Kalmiuskyi Raion (until June 2016 named Illichivsk Raion after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) is the northern part of the city, the largest and most industrialized neighborhood in the city. It is commonly known as the Zavod (“Factory”) of Ilyich.

Where is Mariupol located in Ukraine?

Mariupol. Marioupoli) is a city of regional significance in south eastern Ukraine, situated on the north coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius river, in the Pryazovia region. It is the tenth-largest city in Ukraine, and the second largest in the Donetsk Oblast with a population of 449,498 (2017 est.).

What to do in the city of Mariupol?

Mariupol is the hometown of the nationally famous swimmer Oleksandr Sydorenko who lives in the city. FC Mariupol is a football club, with a great sport traditions and a history of participation at the European level competitions. The water polo team, the «Ilyichevets», is the undisputed champion of Ukraine.