The village of Sokyryntsi is located next to the Kyiv-Sumi highway, a few kilometers from Srybne.
It was first mentioned in 1092. Since 1716, it belonged to the ancient noble family of Galagans, who had Cossack roots.
The village is known for its palace and park complex, which was built in 1829 by Pavlo Galagan in an ancient forest on the banks of the Utka River. The decoration of the park is a two-story palace in the Empire style, a rotunda with a bridge, a Gothic gazebo, and an obelisk. In the palace, there is a room-museum of the famous kobzar Ostap Veresay, who was born and lived in Sokyryntsi.
It is convenient to get to Trostianets and
The village of Sokyryntsi is located next to the Kyiv-Sumi highway, a few kilometers from Srybne. It was first mentioned in 1092. Since 1716, it belonged to the ancient noble family of Galagans, who had Cossack roots. The village is known for its palace and park complex, which was built in 1829 by Pavlo Galagan in an ancient forest on the banks of the Utka River. The decoration of the park is a two-story palace in the Empire style, a rotunda with a bridge, a Gothic gazebo, and an obelisk. In the palace, there is a room-museum of the famous kobzar Ostap Veresay, who was born and lived in Sokyryntsi. It is convenient to get to Trostianets and Kachanivka from here.
Село Сокиринці розташоване поруч з трасою Київ-Суми, в декількох кілометрах від Срібного.
Вперше згадується в 1092 році. З 1716 року належало старовинному дворянському роду Ґалаґанів, що мали козацьке коріння.
Село відоме палацово-парковим комплексом, який звів в 1829 році у віковій діброві на березі річки Утка Павло Ґалаґан. Окрасою парку є двоповерховий палац у стилі ампір, ротонда з містком, готична альтанка, обеліск. В палаці - діє кімната-музей знаменитого кобзаря Остапа Вересая, який народився і жив у Сокиринцях.
Galagan Palace (Ostap Veresay Museum)
Palace / manor , Architecture , Museum / gallery , Park / garden
The majestic palace and park complex in Sokyryntsi was created in the early 19th century by Pavlo Galagan, designed by architect Pavlo Dubrovsky and gardener Iohann Ernst Bisterfeld.
The age-old oak grove has been transformed into a beautiful park with a lake, lawns and alleys. The park has a rotunda, a Gothic bridge, an antique gazebo.
The Empire-style palace with 60 enfilades is connected to two two-storey outbuildings. At the end of the 19th century, the estate was owned by Hryhoriy Galagan, the last representative of the nobility, a public figure and a patron. He gathered a rich art collection in the palace, which he later donated to the Chernihiv Museum.
Galagan assisted the local kobzar Ostap Veresay, Taras Shevchenko, Panteleymon Kulish, Pavlo Chubynsky visited him.
Now the palace is occupied by an agricultural lyceum, a room-museum of Veresay is opened, a monument is installed in the yard.
Excursions should be booked in advance.
Gothic Bridge
Architecture
The stone bridge in the Gothic style is one of the few surviving small architectural forms of the Sokyryntsi palace and park complex.
It was built according to the project of the architect Pavlo Dubrovsky together with the rest of the objects of the complex before 1830. The bridge is three-arched, with pointed arches and four three-tiered pylons.
It has remained in ruins to this day.
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