Urban village Borova (Kyiv): travel guide online to Borova

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General information about Borova

The village of Borova on the Stuhna River is located between Fastiv and Vasylkiv.

It was founded in 1781 as a hamlet near the village of Motovylivka. The same name was given to the railway station, which was built near the village in 1868.

Picturesque nature and convenient transport connections contributed to the transformation of Borova into a large country village of wealthy Kyivans.

In 1918, a decisive battle took place near Motovylivka between the troops of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Hetman's army of Pavlo Skoropadskyi (a monument was erected).

Селище Борова на річці Стугна розташоване між Фастовом і Васильковом.

Виникло в 1781 році як хутір біля села Мотовилівка. Цю ж назву отримала залізнична станція, яку було побудовано поряд з селищем в 1868 році.

Мальовнича природа та зручне транспортне сполучення посприяли перетворенню Борової на велике дачне селище багатих киян.

В 1918 році під Мотовилівкою відбувся вирішальний бій між військами УНР і гетьманської армією Павла Скоропадського (встановлено пам'ятник).

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What to see and where to go in Borova

Tourist attractions and museums of Borova

Ksaveriy Ratnik House

Palace / manor , Architecture

The famous naval engineer, lieutenant general, designer of the famous cruiser "Aurora" Ksaveriy Ratnik was born in Mykolaiv. After the defeat of the Russian fleet in 1905 in the Battle of Tsushima, in which the "Aurora" participated, Ratnik was accused of corruption by the leadership of the Russian Empire's navy, retired and began to live permanently on the outskirts of the then Borova farm and Motovyliv dachas, on the hills of the right high bank of the Stuhna River, where he purchased a plot of land and in 1907 built a three-story manor house in the shape of a ship. The rooms were considered cabins, and the large balcony was called the captain's bridge.

After the death of the owner in 1924, the manor house was given over to a sanatorium, then the office of the Kyiv Vegetable and Potato Research Station was located in Ratnik's former house.

Currently, the house-ship is abandoned and is slowly collapsing. Through the efforts of enthusiasts and Ksaveriy Ratnik's great-grandson, Oleh Ratnik, a memorial plaque to Ksaveriy Ratnik was installed on it in the early 2010s, and the designer's grave was also discovered and arranged. The plans include the creation of a Cultural and Historical Center based on the house-museum.

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