The term Dnieper Ukraine[1] (Ukrainian: Наддніпрянщина, romanized: Naddniprianshchyna, lit.
The Ukrainian name derives from nad‑ (prefix: "above, over") + Dnipró ("Dnieper") + ‑shchyna (suffix denoting a geographic region).
Historically, this region is tightly entwined with the history of Ukraine and is considered as the heart of the country.
The term is mentioned in the Ukrainian Unification Act (1919) where it says: "From now on into one merge torn away one from other portions of United Ukraine, the West-Ukrainian People's Republic (Galicia, Bukovina, Ugric Ruthenia) and the Dnieper Great Ukraine" (in original: Од нині во-єдино зливаються століттям одірвані одна від одної частини єдиної України – Західно-Українська Народня Республіка (Галичина, Буковина; Угорська Русь) і Наддніпрянська Велика Україна).
There is regional Museum of Folk Architecture and Way of Life of Central Naddniprianshchyna, located in Pereiaslav town.