The city of Semenivka is located on the Revna River 60 kilometers northwest of Novhorod-Siverskyi, 10 kilometers from the Mykolaivka checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
The city was founded in 1680 by the son of Hetman Ivan Samoylovych, colonel of the Starodub regiment, Semen Samoylovych, in whose honor it was named.
The Church of the Kazan Mother of God was built in 1875.
The commander of the Ukrainian "Red Cossacks" Vitaliy Prymakov was born here.
Місто Семенівка розташоване на річці Ревна в 60 кілометрах на північний захід від Новгорода-Сіверського, в 10 кілометрах від пункту пропуску "Миколаївка" на українсько-російському кордоні.
Місто засноване в 1680 році сином гетьмана Івана Самойловича, полковником Стародубського полку Семеном Самойловичем, на честь якого отримало назву.
Церкву Казанської Божої Матері побудовано в 1875 році.
Тут народився командир українського "червоного козацтва" Віталій Примаков.
History and Local Lore Museum
Museum / gallery
The Semenivka History and Local Lore Museum was founded in 1978 on the initiative of enthusiasts.
Two thousand exhibits, including a collection of household items of the 17th-19th centuries, tools and products of local craftsmen, personal belongings and documents of prominent countrymen, samples of industrial enterprises of the district, etc.
The first hall of the museum is devoted to the history of the creation of the city, the development of crafts and industries. The events of the Second World War are covered in the second hall. Materials on the development of the district's industry, culture, education, and medicine are presented in the "Modernity" hall, and the section "Compatriots - the pride of the region" is organized.
Kazan Icon of Mother of God Church
Temple , Architecture
The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Semenivka was built in 1875.
The large five-domed stone temple has a central dome above the altar and four small domes. The five-tiered bell tower 47.5 meters high is considered a separate part of the temple. The church has 3 entrances, the main one is from the western side.
In 1935, the church was closed by the Soviet authorities, the bells and crosses were removed. Damaged during World War II.
The Kazan Icon of Mother of God Church was restored in 1999.
Notary's House
Architecture
The house of the notary Oleksandr Popov was built in the city of Semenivka in 1912 in the style of classicism. This is the most beautiful pre-revolutionary building in the city.
In Soviet times, a police station and a polyclinic were located here. Today it is a house of creativity of children and youth.
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