*** Welcome to piglix ***

Nikita, Ukraine

Nikita
Нікіта
Urban-type settlement
Nikita is located in Crimea
Nikita
Nikita
Location of Nikita within the Crimea
Coordinates: 44°30′40″N 34°14′7″E / 44.51111°N 34.23528°E / 44.51111; 34.23528Coordinates: 44°30′40″N 34°14′7″E / 44.51111°N 34.23528°E / 44.51111; 34.23528
Country Russia/Ukraine
Republic Crimea
Municipality Yalta Municipality
Local council Massandra
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 2,257
Time zone MSK (UTC+4)
Postal code 98648, 98649
Area code(s) +380-654
Former name Botanicheskoye (1971—1991)
Climate Cfb

Nikita (Ukrainian: Нікіта; Russian: Никита; Crimean Tatar: Nikita) is an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is known for the Nikitsky Botanical Garden named after the settlement. Population: 2,257 (2014 Census).

Originally it was a village of Nikita owned by a landowner Smirnov, bought by the state in 1811 for the creation of the botanical garden. During the times of the Soviet Union the settlement was renamed into Botanicheskoye ("Botanical" in Russian). The name was restored after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.



...
Wikipedia

...