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Between 1962 and 1969, the city was briefly renamed Kremhes, reflecting its status as a satellite city of Kremenchuk.
Cannon monument in SvitlovodskPalace of CultureWar memorialKremenchuk dam
Administrative status
Until 18 July 2020, Svitlovodsk was designated as a city of oblast significance and belonged to the Svitlovodsk Municipality. It was the administrative center of Svitlovodsk Raion, even though it did not belong to the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine (which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four), Svitlovodsk Municipality was merged into Oleksandriia Raion.[3][4]
History
Svitlovodsk was created in the 1950s during the Soviet Union regime to replace Novogeorgievsk, a city in the flood plain of the dam for the new Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant, and to house the dam workers. For the first two years, the city was called Khruschev after the First Secretary of the CPSU Nikita Khrushchev despite the ban on naming populated places after leaders. In 1962, after Khruschev visited Svitlovodsk, he ordered the local authorities to rename the city; thus, for a while it was known simply as KremHES. The power plant was needed for the smelting of industry-grade metals and alloys, for defense purposes. The facility was secret for several years[citation needed], but is operating today as a private enterprise.
When the dam was completed, Khrushchev attended the opening ceremonies. The city then expanded westward, along the coast. In local culture, the city is divided into Old Svitlovodsk and New Svitlovodsk.[citation needed]
Transportation through the city is primarily through private-run bus lines with mini-buses, although the main buses still run. There is a working bus station near the east side of town. There is also a bus depot near the dam, as well as a train that runs along the dam and goes to the village.[citation needed]
Highlights of the city
The town hall is in the Old Svitlovodsk area and the eternal fire memorial is just below near the airplane memorial.
The city is the birthplace of the Soviet cosmonautYuri Malenchenko and Ukrainian politician Mykola Martynenko.
The market is located in New Svitlovodsk. There are two monuments near the market. Below them are a series of water fountains that go downward[clarification needed]. The aforementioned bus depot and train stations are also highlights.[citation needed]
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