Dniprodzerzhynsk (, ) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River. First written evidence of settlement on the territory of Dniprodzerzhynsk appeared in 1750. At that time Romankovo and Kamyanske villages, which make the modern city, were a part of Nova (New) Sich of Zaporizhiancossacks. The city was known as Kamyanske until 1936 when it was renamed in honor of Felix Dzerzhynsky, the founder of the Bolsheviksecret police, the Cheka. According to the latest data, its population is 273,700.
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