Koncha-Zaspa Конча-Заспа | |
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Kyiv neighborhood | |
 Dynamo Kyiv training site in Koncha-Zaspa | |
 Interactive map of Koncha-Zaspa | |
| Coordinates:50°18′02.1″N30°34′37.5″E / 50.300583°N 30.577083°E /50.300583; 30.577083 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Region | Kyiv City |
| Raion | Holosiiv Raion |
Koncha-Zaspa (Ukrainian:Конча-Заспа) is ahistoric neighbourhood in theHolosiiv Raion (district) of the city ofKyiv, the capital ofUkraine. It is known for being the place where Ukraine's political elite live.[1][2] Koncha-Zaspa is located in the southern part of the city. In the 1920s the territory was the first state preserve in theUkrainian SSR.
The general area is located along theDnieper river and consists mostly of woodland, while its northern part includes the former settlement of Chapayivka (before the 1920s Vita Litovska) which has been part of Kyiv since 1957. Among other former settlements are Kozyn and Plyuty.
In Koncha-Zaspa are located several sanatoriums "Koncha-Zaspa", "Zhovten", "Prolisok" as well as thetraining site of theFC Dynamo Kyiv with astadium (just outside Chapayivka). Here is located a building of culture "Koncha-Zaspa" and a memorial complex Koncha-Zaspa.
Through the neighborhood runs the Stolychne shose (Capital highway, P01), along which are located numerous elitedachas designated for the local Communistnomenklatura. Before the establishment of theSoviet regime, the area was reserved for a couple of famous Kyiv monasteries (Vydubychi and Vveden) as well as theTsar family. FollowingUkraine's independence in 1991 the neighborhood continues to be the place where many of Ukraine's political elite have lived for decades, some received dachas for life, some for temporary use.[2] FormerUkrainian PresidentsLeonid Kravchuk,Leonid Kuchma andViktor Yushchenko all lived in state-owned dachas in Koncha-Zaspa.[3] Former PresidentPetro Poroshenko and former First LadyMaryna Poroshenko also lived there.[4] Current Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky lives in Koncha-Zaspa since July 2020.[1] TheOffice of the President of Ukraine noted early July 2020 that this was "temporary."[1] Zelensky and his family live in the state-owned dacha where his predecessor Yushchenko lived from 2004 until 2014.[1]