Rybalskyi Island is a peninsula

Subdivisions of Kiev

Subdivisions of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into raions and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods.-History of subdivision:...

 on the Dnieper River

Dnieper River

The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...

 (Dnipro), located in the Right-Bank Podilskyi Raion

Podil

The Podil or Podilskyi Raion is a historic neighbourhood and an administrative raion in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kiev, the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry...

 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....

. Although named as an island it is in fact a peninsula and a former spit. It is now a predominantly industrial area.

History

The peninsula was formed from clay

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 deposits, which served as the left-bank of the Pochaina River. Rybalskyi Peninsula takes its name from the fishermen of Podil

Podil

The Podil or Podilskyi Raion is a historic neighbourhood and an administrative raion in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kiev, the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry...

 who once lived on it. In 1897-1899, the peninsula was raised and strengthened, which would later enable it to house a shipyard

Shipyard

Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...

, as well as to form the Kiev Harbour between the peninsula and the Podil

Podil

The Podil or Podilskyi Raion is a historic neighbourhood and an administrative raion in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kiev, the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry...

 riverbank.

In 1926-1930, an electrical power station was constructed in the north-western part of the peninsula (engineered by B. Domanseho and M. Parusnykovyi). In the end of the 1930s, the Leninska Kuznia

Leninska Kuznya

Leninska Kuznya is a ship building and armament company in Kiev, Ukraine. Although situated on the Dnieper River and presently concentrated on river ships, the company is able to produce & repair small sea vessels , as well as various military equipment.The Leninska Kuznya is indirectly controlled...

 shipbuilding

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...

 factory was reconstructed.

During the Second World War

Eastern Front (World War II)

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, the peninsula suffered heavy damage from bombings. After the war, reconstruction began and new factories and foundations were constructed.

Present infrastructure

In 1961, a new river port was built in the Harbour, and in 1963 the Harbour Bridge was constructed to provide road access to the Rybalskyi Peninsula from the center of the city.

The main compound of the SZR

Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is an independent state body, which carries out its intelligence activities in political, economic, military and technical, scientific and technical, information and ecological spheres and subordinates directly to the President of Ukraine.The...

, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency, is located on the Rybalskyi Peninsula.

Development plans

In 2005, plans were released for the perspective reconstruction of the Rybalskyi Peninsula, by the year 2020. Included into the plan are residential and business buildings, underground parkings, hotel-office combination buildings, trade centers, and socio-cultural constructions. In addition, a Kiev Metro

Kiev Metro

The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine and the third one built in the USSR . It now has three lines with a total length of 63.7 kilometres and 49 stations...

station Sudnobudyvina of the Podilsko-Voskresenska Line, is currently being constructed on the peninsula, which will provide better access to the peninsula from the city.