Koncha-Zaspa is a historic neighbourhood in the Holosiiv Raion (district

Raion

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) of the city of Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, the capital of Ukraine

Ukraine

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. It is located in the southern part of the city.

The general area is located along the Dnieper river and consists mostly of woodland, while its northern part includes the suburban settlement of Chapayivka (before 1920s Vita Litovska). Through Koncha-Zaspa runs the Stolychne shose (Capital highway), along which are located numerous dacha

Dacha

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s. Before the establishment of the Soviet

Soviet Union

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 regime, the area was reserved to a couple of famous Kiev monasteries (Vydubychi

Vydubychi Monastery

Vydubychi Monastery is an historic monastery in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.The monastery was established between 1070 and 1077 by Vsevolod, son of Yaroslav the Wise...

 and Vveden) as well as the Tsar

Tsar

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 family.

Former Ukrainian Presidents

President of Ukraine

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 Leonid Kravchuk

Leonid Kravchuk

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, Leonid Kuchma

Leonid Kuchma

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 and Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Yushchenko

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 are all living in a state-owned dachas in Koncha-Zaspa. At the northern part of the neighborhood, Chapayivka, is located a big training site

Dynamo Training Center

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 of the Dynamo Kyiv

FC Dynamo Kyiv

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football club.