Active colonization began to happen in the late 18th century, when it was founded LOTS (now Dnipropetrovsk), and has received a new impetus in the middle of the 19th century. It was connected with the fact that the territory have been actively developed rich deposits of minerals that are used in ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy.
Seksyon dahil kinuha ito ng lugar sa ilog. Aktibong kolonisasyon ay nagsimulang mangyari sa huling bahagi ng ika-18 siglo, kapag ito ay itinatag ng maraming (ngayon Dnipropetrovsk), at nakatanggap ng isang bagong sigla sa gitna ng ika-19 siglo.