Bakhmach on the Borzenka River is a city of railway workers. The fortified settlement of Bakhmach was first mentioned in the annals in 1147. The name has Turkic roots and means "bashnan".
In the 13th-14th centuries, there was the Bakhmach principality. At the beginning of the 18th century, hetman Ivan Mazepa built a palace here, in which he held secret meetings with supporters.
The current city was founded in 1860-1870 during the construction of the railway. Railway branches of five directions cross here: Moscow, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Minsk and Kyiv. The station, built in 1954, is the centerpiece of the city.
Bakhmach Historical Museum named after Mykola Yaremenko
Museum / gallery
The Bakhmach Historical Museum named after Mykola Hnatovych Yaremenko offers to get acquainted with the history of one of the oldest Slavic cities.
The exposition covers all epochs: Ancient Rus, the Liberation War, the hetmanship of Ivan Mazepa, the construction of the Kursk-Kyiv railway.
Railway Station
Architecture
The railway station in Bakhmach, built in 1954 according to the project of the architect "Mosgiprotrans" Oleksandr Kulahin, is considered one of the most beautiful on the Konotop railway.
The building is made in a neo-Gothic style unusual for the region.
The steam locomotive Em736-17 is installed at the station.
Administrative status | city |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1147 |
Latitude | 51.18398 |
Longitude | 32.82965 |
Area, sq. km | 18.9 |
Population | 17599 |
Postal codes | 16500-16505 |
Region | Chernihiv |