Investment Portal of the City of Melitopol
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7 WONDERS MELITOPOL GORKY CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PARK MELI P Î L Founded in 1927, Gorky Recreational Area is an oasis in the heart of the Azov steppe region, covering more YOU ARE WELCOME MELITOPOL than 38 hectares. CITY OF OPPORTUNITIES Air transport “STONE GRAVE” NATIONAL PARK Nearest airports: Zaporizhya (120 km), A sanctuary of ancient people where Dnipropetrovsk (215 km), Simferopol (250 km) more than 100 grottoes and caves, as well as more than 100 ancient Invest in drawings – petroglyphs - have been Roads and Highways found. You can reach us using two highways: E 58 Vienna-Uzhgorod-Odessa-Rostov-on-Don MELITOPOL MUSEUM OF LOCAL LORE E 105 Kirkenes-St. Petersburg-Moscow-Kharkov-Yalta Melitopol! The building which houses the Melitopol Museum is itself a monument of Melitopol history constructed in baroque, rococo and modern style. It contains a Buses unique collection of Scythian gold from There is regular bus service to cities: Kiev, Donetsk, the fourth century B.C. Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhya, Mariupol, Odessa, Simferopol, Russia and Moldova as well. TERPENIE HEALING SPRINGS 12 springs with cold and immensely refreshing water which, due to the You can reach Melitopol using the railway to Crimea. presence of silver ions, has healing In summer Melitopol services hundreds of national qualities. and international transit passenger trains. OSTRICH FARM “STRAUS-YUG” Melitopol More than a hundred black-African and CONTACT INFORMATION Australian ostriches. There is a small zoo on the territory. Exciting tours are conducted. Melitopol City Council 5 K.Marx str., Melitopol, STAROBERDYANSKOE Zaporizhzhya region, Ukraine, 72312 FOREST RESERVE Strategic vision: WEB: www.mlt.gov.ua Founded in 1846. Today the Reserve consists of 1132 hectares of forest, 150 www.invest-melitopol.gov.ua species of trees, 50 species of birds Melitopol is on a crossing of historical roads, and more than 40 species of animals. E-MAIL: [email protected] a city with a unique spiritual heritage of Indo- Mayor: Sergey Valter European cultures, a key transport, BLACK CHERRY ORCHARDS IN THE CITY industrial, trade and educational center of the In the heart of the city are more than Tel.: +38 0619 421358, fax: +38 06192 63470 Azov Sea area, a modern comfortable city 200 hectares of experimental black Deputy Mayor: Valeriy Govorkov with its own architecture, and a young soul cherry orchards, a unique initiative of the CIS Scientific Research Institute of Tel.: +38 0619 440167, Mobile: +38 050 4860905 Irrigated Horticulture. Dear friends! We call Melitopol the city of THE UNIQUE CITY CITY INDUSTRY opportunities! We are sure it is the most CITY OF ENGINES hospitable city in Ukraine. We, ENGINEERING AND its native-born people, love it. Melitopol is the “Silicon Valley” of machine building. MACHINE BUILDING Melitopol's development has More than one hundred machine building enterprises continually demonstrated are functioning within the city limits. Unique as a one- The city's main industry is mechanical engineering. great ambition, pride and of-a-kind engine enterprise in Ukraine, Melitopol is the There are more than one hundred small, medium and careful attention. We welcome heart of the national automobile industry. large machine-building enterprises. all who would like to join us in CITY OF CHERRIES Main production: a successful venture. - Units, spare parts for agricultural ad automotive Melitopol has a favorable climate and fertile soil for equipment: engines, hydraulics, turbochargers, Melitopol has a fortunate favorable geographic its vast cherry orchards. The Research Institute for the pumps, cylinder and reciprocating engine details. location, scientific resources, developed industry, and Selection of Cherry Fruit Growth, plus the - Specialized industrial equipment: compressors, skilled manpower. Known world wide as a city of experimental cherry orchards in the very heart of the refrigeration systems, heat nasory, induction furnaces mechanical engineers, it has been developing its city, focus analysis, innovation, and development on and high definition equipment. industry for centuries. Presently there are more than this very important industry. - Equipment for ago-industrial and food-industrial one hundred small, medium and large machine CITY OF HONEY use. building enterprises. They are unique, efficient, - Specialized equipment including hydraulic lifts, technically current, yet traditionally based and sound Melitopol is in honey country. Melitopol was named tow trucks, semitrailers and transporters. establishments, of which we are very proud. after the port city of Melita (from the Greek – meli - “honey”.) Beekeeping technologies support the life of We celebrate Melitopol's famous fruit orchards, this industry. Supported by flourishing orchards, the FOOD INDUSTRY honey and ethno-cultural heritage. honey has a unique, delicious, layered depth of flavor. The development of the food industry in the city, CITY OF YOUTH grew from Melitopol's proximity to the rural districts of We welcome with enthusiasm, all mutually beneficial Zaporizhzhya and the Kherson regions. professional projects, and are ready to cooperate with Melitopol, with more than 20 thousand students, Main developments: their implementation. large state and private universities and colleges - Meat processing and production of sausages and Mayor of Melitopol, Sergey Valter educates this 15% of its population. The city is proud tinned meats. of the youth that continue in their father's career. - Dairy products. CITY OF HERITAGE - Oil and fat products including sunflower oil, and Brief Historical Background mayonnaise. Melitopol celebrates a compelling historical - Crops processing. Melitopol was founded in 1784 by a decree of presence. Not far from Melitopol is a stone mound, the - Hothouse cultivation of vegetables. Empress Catherine ll. Developing steadily, it grew with silent stateliness of the unique “Stone Tomb”. A - Bakery products. trade, an engineering industry, a cast iron foundry, and geological and historic treasure, with 87 grottoes and LIGHT INDUSTRY a railway service connecting with Crimea. caves, it hosts ancient writings and drawings of the palaeolithic era continuing through middle ages. Light industry in the city is represented by two large At the beginning of the 20th century, Melitopol CITY OF MULTICULTURES groups: sewing and knitting factories. flourished. New factories and housing facilities were Main products include men's suits and uniforms, Melitopol is a city of one hundred ethnic cultures and being built. Sixteen Melitopol business enterprises had jerseys etc, mainly supplying exportation. received the status of All-Union significance. nationalities. Living and interacting peacefully, Production from the industrial enterprises were intrigued by diversity, our city is a participant of the exported country wide. Council of Europe “Intercultural Cities”. Since the late 1970s, on the last Sunday in September, Melitopol has annually celebrated “City Ì ELITOPOL Day -The Day of Mechanical Engineering”..