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General information about Samar

The city of Samar is a large regional center 30 kilometers northwest of the Dnipro. It arose on the right bank of the Samara River as a Cossack winter farm in the 17th century.

In 1688, hetman Ivan Mazepa built the Novobohorodytsky fortress near the ancient Samara monastery to protect the southern borders of the Russian Empire from raids by the Crimean Tatars. Since 1736, it has been known as the Samara Retrenchment, then as Novoselytsya. In 1794, after the liquidation of Zaporizhzhian Sich, the city was renamed Novomoskovsk and the district center was moved here. In 2024, by decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the city returned its historical name - Samar.

A historical landmark is the wooden Tri ...

The city of Samar is a large regional center 30 kilometers northwest of the Dnipro. It arose on the right bank of the Samara River as a Cossack winter farm in the 17th century.

A historical landmark is the wooden Trinity Cathedral with a bell tower, built in 1781 without a single nail. This unique nine-bath temple, recognized as a world pearl of wooden monumental architecture, is described in the novel "Cathedral" by Oles Honchar.

Now Samar is an important industrial center. 124 industrial enterprises work here, the largest of which is Samar Pipe Plant "Interpipe".

Місто Самар - великий районний центр в 30 кілометрах на північний захід від Дніпра. Виникло на правому березі річки Самари як козацький хутір-зимівник у XVII столітті.

В 1688 році поблизу старовинного Самарського монастиря гетьманом Іваном Мазепою була побудована Новобогородицька фортеця для захисту південних кордонів російської імперії від набігів кримських татар. З 1736 року вона відома як Самарський ретраншемент, потім як Новоселиця. В 1794 році, після ліквідації Запорозької Січі, місто перейменували в Новомосковськ і перенесли сюди повітовий центр. В 2024 році рішенням Верховної Ради України місту повернули історічну назву - Самар.

Історичною пам'яткою є дерев'яний Троїцький собор з дзвіницею, побудований в 1781 році без єдиного цвяха. Цей унікальний дев'ятиб ...

Історичною пам'яткою є дерев'яний Троїцький собор з дзвіницею, побудований в 1781 році без єдиного цвяха. Цей унікальний дев'ятибанний храм, визнаний світовою перлиною дерев'яної монументальної архітектури, описаний в романі Олеся Гончара "Собор".

Зараз Самар - це важливий індустріальний центр. Тут працюють 124 промислових підприємства, найбільші з яких - Самарівський трубний завод "Інтерпайп".

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Tourist attractions and museums of Samar

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Holy Trinity Cathedral

Temple , Architecture

The huge and majestic Holy Trinity Cathedral in Samar is the only nine-bay wooden church in Ukraine.

It was built in 1775-1778 by the order of the last basket chieftain of the Zaporizhzhia Sich, Petro Kalnyshevsky, under the leadership of Colonel Antin Holovaty of Samar, at the expense of the Zaporizhzhia Army.

The complex 9-log structure was assembled from 559 logs without a single nail by Yakym Pohrebnyak, a self-taught craftsman from Nizhny Vodolaha, Kharkiv province, having first made a model. Colonel Antin Holovaty of Samar Palanka supervised the construction. The foundation of the temple took place a few days before the liquidation of Zaporizhzhia Sich.

After the fire of 1855, the Trinity Cathedral was restored in its former form. Collection of funds for the restoration was conducted by the outstanding historian Dmytro Yavornytskyi. At the beginning of the 20th century, oil painting in the domes was added to the original handmade wooden friezes.

In 1930, the temple was closed and was used as a grain warehouse. The services were restored in the period from 1942 to 1963, then the Historical and Local Lore Museum was placed in the premises.

In 1988, the Trinity Cathedral was returned to believers, although until now the architectural monument was used by the Dnipro Art Museum for the exposition of the department of decorative and applied arts. The list of the icon of the Mother of God of Samar, the original of which disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century, is stored here. Restoration has been underway since 2012.

Soborna Square, 1

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Samar History and Local Lore Museum named after Petro Kalnyshevsky

Museum / gallery , Architecture

The Samar Museum of History and Local Lore named after Petro Kalnyshevsky was founded in 1963.

Initially, the museum was located in the building of the Trinity Cathedral. In 1983, the exposition was moved to a building in the style of Ukrainian Art Nouveau, built in 1901.

The collection includes 5 Polovtsian idols, ancient weapons and household items, pottery, embroidery.

The Kozachchyna Hall is dedicated to the events of the XV-XVIII centuries, in particular the history of the first Cossack monastery, stories about the priest Kyrylo Tarlovsky, known as the "wild peep", as well as about the last Cossack chieftain of Zaporizhzhia Sich, Petro Kalnyshevsky.

Ukrayinska Street, 4

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Saint Nicholas Desert Samar Monastery

Temple , Architecture

Saint Nicholas Desert Samar Men's Monastery - the main shrine of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks.

The first church with a hospital and a school was built by the Zaporizhzhians on the island between the Samara River and its bend Samarchyk back in 1576. Since 1602, the shrine has been transformed into a monastery with a shelter for retired elderly Cossacks, but the official date of foundation is 1672.

Fortifications were built during the Turkish war. Saint Nicholas Church in Baroque style was built in 1782-1787.

In the 1930s, the Samar monastery was closed, a home for the elderly was placed in it, then a boarding school for the mentally retarded.

In 1993, it was returned to the Orthodox Church. The main shrine is the Okhtyrska icon of the Mother of God, called "Samara".

Monastyrska Street, 1

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