At this point where Kovel once stood a

At this point, where Kovel, once stood a small smithy and several houses, and all around were forests and marshes. Seasons went wrong some ancient Volyn prince into battle, and stopped at the wrong forge to water the horses. The result was a blacksmith forge.

- Give - he says - prince pidkuyu horse for good luck. To horseshoes with my home and returned. - Well, - said the prince It took some time, until the prince enters with his army back to Kovalev court. Driven him expensive gifts for no horse did not fall, no horseshoes not ruined. In honor of skilled blacksmith and called Kovel.

In July 1905 in Kovel strike masons, carpenters and. They demanded the reduction of working hours from 14 to 10 hours with an hour break for breakfast and half an hour for lunch, increased salaries by 20 -25 percent. In the same month strike as an apprentice tailor, shoemakers, demanding shorter working hours and increase wages. However, the biggest swing came ailroad strike. The initiators of the speech were working depot. October 1905

October 14 railway officials finally stopped work and went on strike. Movement of trains suspended, railways guarded by troops. To avoid confusion in Kovel, back link military patrols on foot and horse patrols from 19 th Kinburn Dragoon Regiment " railroad and other kovelchan urged to join them. The most hated officials in the administration strikers sazhaly wheelbarrow and took out the trash.

In Kovel conducted the audit confirmed the streets and a complete list of city roads. Today, in their 309 (280 streets, lanes and one 28 Boulevard), - reported the press service of the municipality. Most of them are named after famous poets, historians, writers, scientists, composers, and related indicative dates in the history of Ukraine. Kovel one of the first cities in Volyn back in 1990 started the process of renaming streets. For six years, its name changed 107 streets.

Quite often initiated by renaming themselves the residents that the relevant statements appealed to the city authorities. Many have returned to their former pre-Soviet name, others were completely new. Almost every year designed new streets, which gives names and toponymic commission recommends that the city council for approval. There in the street, named after the partner cities Kovel, which for many years there has been cooperation in various fields. Kovel is the longest street of Brest. Its length - 3 km 900 m. And shortest - only 70 meters, there is a street Academician Kravchuk.

Monument to Taras Shevchenko Kovel located in the city park. TH Shevchenko on the river Turia, near the majestic church of St. Demetrios. The authors of the monument - sculptor Vladimir Kyiv Sholudko (author of idea), sculptors Podolets Peter and Nicholas King, architects Tatiana and Anatoly Melnychuk Zavorotynskyy. The monument was inaugurated on August 22, 2005. Since Kovel monument Kobzar traditionally considered the highest in the world among the monuments to Taras Shevchenko. The monument is a massive bronze figure of Shevchenko summer on a high mound - with a granite base grows like a confident figure with poet zdiynyatoyu bent at the elbow with his right hand in a gesture that can be taken as a warning, instruction. . . Dimensions monument is impressive - more than 7 m height, weight bronze sculpture of the poet - about 20 tons Experts say high artistic quality Kovel monument TG Shevchenko

Monument to Taras Shevchenko and laid new park named after him were inaugurated on the eve of the 14 th consecutive Independence Day of Ukraine. Given the fact that the ceremony took place before the start of the election campaign 2006, planned during the event to avoid unnecessary politicization, focusing on the greatness of the poet and urgency of Ukrainian culture

City Kovel, Volyn region has a long and interesting history, some milestones which are immortalized in monuments of architecture and monuments of prominent public and political figures. Kovel is a kind of business card Shevchenko Park, where you installed the world's highest statue of the great Kobzar. What is interesting in the park named after Taras Shevchenko Park is located on the picturesque banks of the river Turia

Through the archway entrance paving slabs laid out a path leading straight to the monument to Shevchenko height of about seven meters, stands on an artificial mound. Nearby is the magnificent church of St. Demetrios. The park is a favorite vacation spot of the townspeople and wedding photo shoots, with the laying of flowers at the

By the way, the Hill - one of the twin cities of Kovel. This can be seen from the labels on the lamp in the center of the city, which shows the friendly cities and their distance from Kovel.

Walking around the city, you can visit many churches, only there are more than two decades: Resurrection Cathedral, Church of the Annunciation, the Church His Beatitude Nicholas Chernetskii, church Panteleimon, Church of St. John the Baptist, etc.

Through Kovel Turia river flows, so that the center of the city you can admire its views or stroll near the reservoir.

In the city center there are many monuments, many of them worthy of attention. Memorial complex of Glory - a monument to Soviet soldiers, which was opened in the distant 1977.

Kovel - Transport heart Volyn. Contemporaries called Kovel - city Railway. Every fifth kovelchanyna an employee of the railway sector. Kovel railway construction was started in 1870 -ies. It was then, in the late nineteenth century, Kovel experiencing a rapid development and is the third largest in the Volyn province after the city of Zhytomyr and Rivne. In 1907, a new railway station was built by the famous architect Alexander Verbitsky.

Kovelchany proud of their city, love him, honor tradition, multiply successes, is committed to the development of spiritual and material gains.

Thank you for attention Prepared presentation: Vlad Andriyuk and Nazar Yanchar