Kyianytsia

The small village of Kyianytsia is located on the banks of the Oleshnya River 30 kilometers north of Sumy, 20 kilometers from the Russian border.

Kyianytsia village has been known since the 18th century. In the middle of the 19th century, it was purchased by the famous businessman Ivan Kharytonenko, who built a modern sugar factory here in 1866 (destroyed in recent years). Nearby, a park was laid out on the basis of an oak forest.

At the end of the 19th century, the Kyianytsia estate was bequeathed to the sugar factory's niece Mariya, who was married to the Sumy merchant Mykola Leshchynskyi. On the shore of the pond, the Leshchynskys built a palace that has survived to this day. In Soviet times, a re ...

The small village of Kyianytsia is located on the banks of the Oleshnya River 30 kilometers north of Sumy, 20 kilometers from the Russian border.

Kyianytsia village has been known since the 18th century. In the middle of the 19th century, it was purchased by the famous businessman Ivan Kharytonenko, who built a modern sugar factory here in 1866 (destroyed in recent years). Nearby, a park was laid out on the basis of an oak forest.

At the end of the 19th century, the Kyianytsia estate was bequeathed to the sugar factory's niece Mariya, who was married to the Sumy merchant Mykola Leshchynskyi. On the shore of the pond, the Leshchynskys built a palace that has survived to this day. In Soviet times, a rest house was located here. Currently, the palace is under restoration.