Kherson Ukraine Information

 Kherson Ukraine:

Kherson Ukraine is a important port city is south-central Ukraine on the black sea. (Ukrainian and Russian Херсон) Most of the population in Kherson Ukraine consider themselves Ukrainian but Russian is by far the predominately spoken language in Kherson Uktraine. Kherson is located on the Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry. In 2011 the estimated population of Kherson Ukraine is 305,000. Unfortunately the population like all of Ukraine is decreasing. Kherson's peak population was in 1981 at 361,000.

The name Kherson is a contraction of Chersonesos, which was an ancient Greek colony that was founded approximately 2500 years ago in the southwestern part of Crimea near Sevastapol. Kherson was founded in 1778 by Potemkin, on the orders of Catherine the Great to consolidate Russian in the south and to control the frontier region with Turkey.

The city code of Kherson in 552 while the country code of Ukraine is 380. The postal code is 73000. The distance from Kiev the capital of Ukraine to Kherson is 277 miles or 446 kilometers. Unfortunately, Kherson is off of the beaten path for travel by plane. There is not an airport in Kherson. Most people fly to Odessa and take a car or bus for the final leg to Kherson. Kherson does have many trains arriving and departing at all hours. Unfortunately again, the trains are slow and not up to western standards. A train from Kiev to Kherson will take about 14 hours.

Kherson could not be called a rich city. In the center you will see many buildings from the Tsarist times but they will be in decay. The Soviet buildings are also in terrible condition and most apartments do not have 24 hour water and electricity. In fact many apartments have only 6 hours of water a day, 2 at breakfast, 2 at lunch and 2 for dinner. That is cold water too!

Kherson has been referred to as "The city of Brides" Many say the expression comes from the numerous marriage agencies that are there while others say it is from the time of Catherin the great. Apparently during  Catherin's time men came to Kherson looking for their brides! Today there are many marriage agencies in Ukraine but most are scams so please be careful!!!!!!

 The climate of Kherson is temperately continental, the average temperatures of January and July, the coldest and the warmest months of the year are accordingly: 19,2° F (-7,1°C) and 66,7° F (+18,7°С).

Local time in Kherson is 8 hours ahead of US East Coast time and 2 hours ahead of London.  So, if it is 12:00 noon US East coast it is 8:00 pm in Kherson Ukraine. When it is 12:00 noon in London it is 2:00 pm in Kherson Ukraine.