Heraldry
Coat of arms
Znamensky district
In a golden field there is a green overturned spearhead, in which lies a golden deer.
The shield is framed by a cartouche of maple, ash and oak leaves. The cartouche is topped with a golden wheat sheaf, flanked by two golden decorative branches.
The shield tent is made in the form of a silver towel, embroidered with Ukrainian blue and yellow patterns. The motto of the coat of arms - “In peace and harmony until prosperity” - is written in gold letters on a blue ribbon framing the gold railway emblem.
Flag
Znamensky district
A yellow rectangular panel with an aspect ratio of 2:3, on which a green wedge extends from the flagpole to 2/3 of the length of the flag.
Coat of arms
Znamenka city
The shield is beveled on the left, in the upper red field there is a golden wheel with a wing (sign of the railway), in the lower green field there is a golden oak branch with nine leaves and four acorns.
Flag
Znamenka city
The square panel is divided diagonally from the top free angle into two equal triangular fields; in the upper red there is a yellow railway sign, in the lower yellow there is a green oak branch.
Znamensky district
Znamensky district(Ukrainian Znam "Yansky district) - administrative unit Kirovograd region of Ukraine. Administrative center- the city of Znamenka, is not part of it.
The area is located in the northeast of the region. It borders in the southwest with the Kirovograd region, in the northwest with Alexandrovsky, in the northeast with Svetlovodsk, in the southeast with Alexandria and in the south with Novogorodkovsky districts of the Kirovograd region, in the north it borders with Cherkasy region.
Population: 30,232 people.
Area: 1,334 km. sq.
(Ukrainian Znam "yanka) is a city of regional subordination in the Kirovograd region of Ukraine. The administrative center of Znamensky district.
Located in the north-eastern part of the region, on the watershed of the Ingula and Ingultsa river basins, 40 km from Kirovograd. Large railway junction. The Kyiv - Donetsk highway runs through the city.
The Znamensky City Council includes the urban-type settlement of Znamenka Second and the village of Vodyanoye.
Population: 23,773 people. (2013)
Telephone code: 5233
History of Znamenka
A Scythian mound was excavated near the city, in which gold jewelry was found.
In the spring of 1869, a group of workers was brought to the Black Forest. Thousands of fines cleared the way for the “cast iron”, unprecedented in these parts. A large number of Penal prisoners died from epidemics and exhausting labor. The railway quickly moved through oak and hornbeam thickets to the northeast. Znamenka was founded in 1869, when train traffic opened on the Odessa-Kharkov railway. That year, on the lawn of the Black Forest, through which the Elisavetgrad-Kryukov section ran, the construction of the station and office premises was completed. The station got its name from the village of Znamenki, located 3 km from it. In August 1873, train traffic was opened on the Znamenka - Nikolaev section, and three years later - to Fastov. With a small railway station Znamenka turned into a railway junction. Simultaneously with the construction of the station, a small village of railway workers, Osipov, arose on lands rented from the Osipov landowners by settlers from neighboring villages and other counties. On turn of the 19th century- XX centuries to the south of the station (also on leased lands) another village arose - Linitsky. The expansion of the railway junction in subsequent years led to fast growth population of station villages. In 1913, in the villages of Osipov and Linitsky there were about 6 thousand people.
Yesterday I talked about the Znamensky orphanage. After our visit to the orphanage, we had some time left, and we decided to take a walk and see the city.
The history of the city is directly connected with the railway. Znamenka was founded in 1869 as a station on the Elisavetgrad-Kryukov railway, in the middle of the Black Forest.
Now Znamenka is a major railway junction.
Therefore, it was no coincidence that we got to Znamenka by rail on an express train.
01. We had to get up very early, and all we could have for breakfast was fast food. 
02. Quite quickly we covered 300 km from Kyiv. 
03. Our team is on the platform. 
04. Near the station stands the legendary steam locomotive, the first to arrive in Znamenka liberated from the Nazis. 
05. Station parking. 
06. Children's playground. 
07. Traces of Western capitalism are still visible here. 
08. Typical housing in Znamenka. 
09. The building of the district administration and district council. 
10. And this is the city council building. 
11. State Treasury Department. 
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13. Branded kiosk. 
14. The beginnings of modern architecture are also visible here. 
15. Monument to the Ukrainian kobzar. 
16. Another modern building. 
17. Calm life in Znamenka. 
18. The metal hatches here have long been scrapped. 
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21. Znamenka skyscrapers. 
22. Sometimes you can see a car like this. 
23. It would seem like an ordinary Khrushchev building. 
24. But no, relatives of Taras Shevchenko lived in this house. 
25. Real estate agency. 
26. Olympic site. 
27. The flower business is very popular in Znamenka. 
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30. If you look closely, you will notice that shoes in Znamenka are more profitable to sell than perfume. 
31. It’s good in Znamenka. 
32. People here know what WebMoney is. 
33. Stele in the city center. 
34. Soviet stop. 
35. central square In his best. 
36. What kind of building do you think is behind me? 
37. Corey and I. 
38. So this is the building of the Palace of Culture. 
39. Entry to it is limited. 
40. That doesn’t stop some from driving up to the entrance. 
41. Oddly enough, Znamenka is really as clean as Minsk. Which confirms my theory - purely where there are no people. 
42. Here people relax, looking at the fountain. 
43. For Christian churches There is simply grace in Znamenka! 
44. As expected in cultural center In the city you can spot extreme sports enthusiasts. 
45. There are cozy cafes. 
46. Monument to the victims of the Afghan war. 
47. Right in the center the city turns into a village. 
48. In Znamenka they really like to tile their houses. 
49. Art on the gate. 
50. And the yard is clean and tidy. 
51. Furniture store. 
52. Stop overgrown with grass. 
53. A lot of real estate is for sale. 
54. What kind of structure do you think is on the sidewalk? 
55. I didn’t realize that this was a well. 
56. Hall of the Kingdom of Jehovah's Witnesses. 
57. And here interesting case. As you probably remember, in old times the communists turned Orthodox churches to clubs and cinemas. Here it’s the other way around: the club has been transformed into an Orthodox church. 
58. Traces of antiquity are still visible here. 
59. Found a cat on the road. 
60. Couldn’t pass by) 
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62. Fire station. What’s noteworthy is that a guy was burning garbage right next to her. One of the firefighters passed by him: “What, are you firing?” - Yes, I’m firing, but what are we going to do? - Well, just be careful! 
63. Beautiful retail premises. 
64. People of different incomes live in Znamenka. 
65. There are also supermarkets and gas stations. 
66. Dogs are grazing, nibbling grass. 
67. In Znamenka they strictly maintain order. 
68. Europe, what did you think! 
69. Znamensky Station was built in 1952. 
70. Enough beautiful building. 
71. The main employer of the city is Ukrainian railways having a locomotive and wagon depot in Znamenka, track distances, power supply, signaling and communications, large marshalling yard, recovery train. 
72. We are waiting for the arrival of our express. 
73. Here he is. 