Novhorodske. A New York in the Donetsk Region

In 2016 a bill was registered on the Verkhovna Rada's website to rename the settlement of Novhorodske in the Donetsk region as New York. This was the name the former German colony bore until 1951. What of note has survived in this workers' settlement, founded by Mennonites in the 19th century, who gave it its overseas name?

Novhorodske. Donetsk region.

The Krovetska Ravine. A Hike to a Geological Monument

Purpose of the hike: to visit the geological nature monument of state significance, the Krovetska ravine, with a look at the surface outcrop of rock. Route: the Ivanopillia stop (6th kilometre), a worked-out quarry, the village of Ivanopillia, the Krovetska ravine, the Pleshchiivka stop. Distance: 14.2 km over hilly terrain. Time: 5 hours 45 minutes.

Kleban-Byk. Just a day off

Purpose of the hike: to visit the Kleban-Byk regional landscape park with a look at the outcrops of bedrock. Route: the Kleban-Byk stop, the settlement of Kleban-Byk, the Kleban-Byk RLP, the reservoir, the quarry, the village of Pleshchiivka, the Pleshchiivka stop. Distance: 13.5 km. Time: 3 hours 40 minutes. Weather: sunny, +18° .. +27°.

Kleban-Byk, Kostiantynivka district, Donetsk region.