Kharkov (also Kharkiv) is the second largest city in Ukraine. Located in
the northeastern region of Ukraine, it nowadays has a population of over
1,500,00 inhabitants.
Although its history reaches back to the Bronze Age, Kharkov was
founded as a city in 1654.
The City industry today specializes mostly in machinery and since there
are hundreds of industrial companies in the city, it is not surprisingly
that the city also represents an important transportation centre of
Ukraine.
Sport has always been strong and popular in Ukraine and Kharkov, with
special emphasis but not limited to football, so no surprise that
Kharkov became one of the sites that are going to host Football
Championship EURO 2012.
Kharkiv university is one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe,
established in 1805.
The city otherwise has 13 national universities and several other
institutions of higher education.
