The old fortress settlement has existed since the middle of the 16th century. The new town was founded in 1776 by the Russian Prince, Potemkin by order of Catherine II, Empress of the Russian Empire and was called Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) from 1776 to 1926. During 1918 the town’s name was Sicheslav (The Glory for Sich’/Fortress of Cossacks).
ການຕັ້ງຖິ່ນຖານ fortress ອາຍຸໄດ້ຢູ່ຕັ້ງແ​​ຕ່ກາງສະຕະວັດທີ 16 ໄດ້ໃນ. ຕົວເມືອງໃຫມ່ໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນ 1776 ໂດຍລັດເຊຍນາ, Potemkin ໂດຍຄໍາສັ່ງຂອງ Catherine II, Empress ຂອງ Empire ລັດເຊຍແລະຖືກເອີ້ນວ່າ Yekaterinoslav (Ekaterinoslav) ຈາກ 1776 ການ 1926. ໃນລະຫວ່າງການ 1918 ຊື່ຂອງຕົວເມືອງແມ່ນ Sicheslav (ລັດສະຫມີພາບສໍາລັບ Sich '/ Fortress ຂອງ Cossacks).