Hydropark in Kyiv

Coordinates: 50°26′37″N 30°34′37″E / 50.44361°N 30.57694°E / 50.44361; 30.57694
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Hydropark
Hydropark beach in July, 2008
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′37″N 30°34′37″E / 50.44361°N 30.57694°E / 50.44361; 30.57694
OwnerKP "Hydropark"
General managerDenys Vasylenko
Opened1968
Operating seasonsummer
Area365 ha (900 acres)
Pools6 beaches pools
Websitewww.gidropark.org.ua

Hydropark, or Hidropark (from Ukrainian: Гідропарк) is a landscape-recreational park[1] on the Dnieper River in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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General view of Hydropark seen from the Rusanivka neighbourhood on the left bank of the Dnieper

It was created as an entertainment complex with mainly water activities: beaches, boating, water attractions. It is located on Venetsiiskyi (Ukrainian: Венеційський) and Dolobetskyi (Ukrainian: Долобецький) islands; the Venetian Bridge connects these islands. Venetsiiskyi Island is connected with the rest of Kyiv by two bridges: the Metro Bridge to the right-bank city and the Rusanivka bridge to the left-bank city. The Hidropark station of Kyiv Metro is located on Venetsiiskyi Island.

Current activities available: number of beaches (including one for children and one for nudes), boat and catamarans rental, ping-pong and tennis, paintball and football, water attractions, restaurants, casino and Sun-City Slavutych disco club (right on the beach), open-air gym (Soviet era heritage) and riverboat excursions.

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