15 Facts About Kryvyi Rih

Kryvyi Rih gained city status after the October Revolution in 1919.

Kryvyi Rih is the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In 1770, Kryvyi Rih was again recorded as the camp of Zaporizhian Sich.

Krivyi Kryvyi Rih has two independent universities, and several institutes and technical schools.

Until the events of Euromaidan in 2014 and their aftermath, in local and national elections Kryvyi Rih favored Russian-friendly candidates belonging first, in the 1990s, to the Communist Party of Ukraine and then, in the new century, the Party of Regions.

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Kryvyi Rih has four single-mandate parliamentary constituencies entirely within the city, through which members of parliament are elected to represent the city in Ukraine's national parliament.

Kryvyi Rih has a thriving theatre, circus and dance scene, and is home to a number of large performance venues.

Kryvyi Rih's emigrated to the United States with her family in 1903, and there became an American sculptor and watercolorist.

Kryvyi Rih signaled that the greatest problem in the Ukrainian education system is corruption.

Kryvyi Rih has few designated natural monuments: the old pear near Karnavatka, another pear of 1789, Vizyrka landscape reserve, Northern and Southern Red Beam, Amphibolite, Arkose and Skelevatski Outputs, Mopr Rocks, Slate rocks, Sandstone rock.

FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih is a football club based in Hirnyk Stadium, and currently competes in the Ukrainian First League.

Kryvyi Rih is home to Evangelical Christians, CEF, and Vedas communities.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, owned by ArcelorMittal since 2005 is the largest private company by revenue in Ukraine, producing over 7 million tonnes of crude steel, and mined over 17 million tonnes of iron ore.

Publicly owned and operated Kryvyi Rih Metrotram is the fastest, the most convenient and affordable network that covers most, but not all, of the city.

On 1 May 2021 Kryvyi Rih became the first city in Ukraine to introduce free travel in public transport for its citizens.