Orbita Ghost Town, Chyhyryn

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General information about Orbita Ghost Town (Chyhyryn)

The town Orbita near Chyhyryn does not have the formal status of a settlement.

The history of the ghost town began in 1977, when the builders of the future Chyhyryn State Power Plant arrived here, in the area of the village of Vitove. Soon they built housing for their families and started building a station, as well as social infrastructure for energy workers. In 1981, the construction of the GRES and the city was suspended and preserved. There were plans to use the construction site of the station for the construction of the Chyhyryn NPP. However, in 1989, 3 years after the accident at the Chornobyl NPP, construction was finally stopped under public pressure.

Many construction workers stayed to live in two five-story buildings in the middle of the unfinished buildings of ...

The town Orbita near Chyhyryn does not have the formal status of a settlement.

The history of the ghost town began in 1977, when the builders of the future Chyhyryn State Power Plant arrived here, in the area of the village of Vitove. Soon they built housing for their families and started building a station, as well as social infrastructure for energy workers. In 1981, the construction of the GRES and the city was suspended and preserved. There were plans to use the construction site of the station for the construction of the Chyhyryn NPP. However, in 1989, 3 years after the accident at the Chornobyl NPP, construction was finally stopped under public pressure.

Many construction workers stayed to live in two five-story buildings in the middle of the unfinished buildings of the ghost town of Orbita.

Селище Орбіта поблизу Чигирина не має формального статусу населеного пункту.

Історія міста-примари почалася в 1977 році, коли сюди, в район села Вітове, прибули будівельники майбутньої Чигиринської ГРЄС. Незабаром вони звели житло для своїх родин і приступили до спорудження станції, а також соціальної інфраструктури для енергетиків. В 1981 році будівництво ГРЕС і міста було призупинено та законсервовано. З'явилися плани використання будмайданчика станції для спорудження Чигиринської АЕС. Однак в 1989 році, через 3 роки після аварії на Чорнобильській АЕС, під тиском громадськості будівництво було остаточно припинено.

Багато будівельників залишилися жити в двох п'ятиповерхівках посеред недобудованих будівель міста-примари Орбіта.