Length 700 m (2,300 ft) | Location Central Kiev, Ukraine | |
 | ||
Former name(s) Grafskaya, Lyuteranskaya, Annenkovskaya, Engels Addresses 23 (House of the Weeping Widow)
22 (Lutheran Kirchen)
16 Sulymivka | ||
Vulytsya Lyuteranska or Lutheran Street (Ukrainian: Вулиця Лютеранська) is a street located in the Lypky neighborhood of the Pechersk District in central Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine. One of the most distinguished features are the House of the Weeping Widow and the Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine.
Contents
Map of Liuteranska St, Kyiv, Ukraine
The street stretches for about half of a mile between Khreshchatyk and Vulytsya Shovkovychna. Among other streets that connect to vulytysa Lyuteranska are Vulytsya Bankova, Vulytsya Zankovetska, and Vulytsya Kruhlouniversitetska.
History
The street is believed to be originated sometime in the beginning of 19th century under the name of Grafskaya. In 1812 the street changed its name to Lyuteranskaya as the German Lutheran congregation built its new Church here in 1857. In 1865 the street again changed its name to Annenkovskaya after Nicholas Annenkov, the Governor-General of Kiev. Nonetheless the name of Lyuteranska(ya) was still used by the residents of the street and the adjacent to it. With the installation of the Soviet power in the city the street was renamed after Friedrich Engels. During the World War II the street was called Luther Strasse (1941-1943). Once Ukraine finally acquired its independence to the street was returned its original name, even though most of the German population was deported from the area right after the World War II.