Vyshhorod

Vyshhorod Вишгород
Skyline of Vyshhorod
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Vyshhorod
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 30°30′0″E / 50.58333°N 30.50000°E / 50.58333; 30.50000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev Oblast
Raion	Vyshhorodskyi Raion
Founded	946
City rights	1968
Government
• Mayor	Oleksiy Momot
Area
• Total	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	22,933
• Density	2,635/km2 (6,820/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	07300 — 07304
Area code(s)	+380 4596
Website	http://vyshgorod.osp-ua.info

Vyshhorod or Vyshgorod (Ukrainian: Ви́шгород; Russian: Вы́шгород) is a city in Kiev Oblast (region) in central Ukraine, the immediate northern suburb to the national capital Kiev, located upstream along the Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Vyshhorod Raion. Population: 26,536 (2013 est.).

Vyshhorod is a historical town that experienced rises and declines over the centuries. It is now a notable industrial center as well as a growing bedroom community for Kiev.

Vyshhorod is located on a hilly right bank of the Dnieper River adjoining the dam of the Kiev Reservoir.

The earliest historical mention of Vyshgorod (the name literally translates as "the town upstream") dates from as early as 946, when it was described as the favourite residence of Saint Olga. Also mentioned in De Administrando Imperio, Vyshgorod served as the fortified castle and residence of the monarchs of Kievan Rus on the Dnieper from that time until 1240, when the Mongols sacked it. At Vyshhorod Vladimir the Great (reigned 980 to 1015) kept a harem of 300 concubines.

After the Mongol invasion, the location does not appear in the records again until 1523 - and even then it was documented as a poor village. Vyshgorod grew considerably following the construction of the hydroelectric Kiev power plant and was finally incorporated as a town in 1968.