Attractions of Mykolaiv region

George Redoubt at the entrance to the former village of Mala Korenykha (now Mykolaiv District) is part of the fortification system created during the Crimean War of 1853-1856 by the project of the famous engineer Eduard Totleben.

The redoubt covered the approaches to the Kostyantynivska Battery. Many guns, a powder cellar, barracks and everything necessary for people's daily life were placed inside. Significant earthen ramparts have been preserved.

The Hard tract in the granite canyon of the Pivdennyi Buh River is one of the most picturesque places of the Buzkyi Hard National Nature Park (formerly the Regional Landscape Park "Granite-Steppe Pobuzhzhya").

"Hard" was the name of a special structure for catching fish, built by Zaporizhzhia Cossacks back in the 16th century. After the creation of Nova Sich in 1740, the Buho-Hard palanque of the Zaporizhzhia Nizove Army was formed on these lands, the military-administrative center of which was the settlement of Hard (present-day Bohdanivka opposite Pivdennoukrainsk). There was a ferry crossing across the Pivdennyi Buh on Hard Island, for the protection of which the Buho-Hard armed border post was built.

The remains of the Cossack fortress and the wooden church on Hard Island were preserved until the middle of the 20th century. In the 1970s, the Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP was built at the confluence of the Pivdennyi Buh and its left tributary Velikiy Tashlyk, a Cossack church was destroyed on Hard Island, and granite rocks were blown up. In 2006, during the construction of the Tashlytska HPP, the Hard threshold was flooded.

The remains of the island itself still exist, but are divided into two parts. The hanging rocks of the canyon are a favorite place for climbing competitions. Porig Hard is one of the most difficult sections of rafting on the Pivdennyi Buh.

The Museum of History and Fine Arts of the Village of Khrystoforivka was founded in 1986 and opened its doors to visitors in 1990.

Today, the museum has five exhibition halls: "Peasant Life", "Arkas Svitlytsya", "Hall of the Present", "Sports Room" and "Room of Military Glory". In addition, the museum has five exhibition halls.

The exposition of the "Arkas Svitlytsya" is dedicated to the family of the Ukrainian composer, writer, historian and cultural figure Mykola Arkas, with whom the history of Khrystoforivka is closely connected. It presents personal belongings of the Arkas family, books, family photos, towels, posters for the production of "Kateryna", opera records, household items, dishes, furniture from the Arkas estate.

The Khrystoforivka Village Museum of History and Fine Arts is a branch of the Bashtanka Local Lore Museum.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

At the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the village of Khrystoforivka was under Russian occupation for two weeks. The two-story museum building suffered significant damage during the fighting. However, museum staff managed to hide and later remove the exhibits for storage.

The Museum of the History of the Mykolaiv Sea Commercial Port was established in 1976.

The exposition chronologically introduces the development of port construction from the beginning of the founding of the city of Mykolaiv and the appearance of the first piers to modern port structures located on the banks of the Buh-Dnipro Estuary, including the Ochakiv Port, transshipment facilities, and volumes of goods turnover.

The museum's stock books currently record 2,992 exhibits, of which 2017 are original.

The museum's current collection includes: an old map of Mykolaiv from the 19th century, paintings by famous artists, models of port cranes, various port equipment, original photographs, postcards, and books dedicated to the port. The museum's exposition is decorated with 10 models of ships that are connected with the history of the port or named after famous leaders of the Mykolaiv Commercial Port.

The Holy Intercession Church is the only architectural structure preserved in Pervomaisk from the 19th century.

The traditional church was built in 1805 in the style of classicism. In 1839, a bell tower was built nearby.

Holy Intercession Church is located on the territory of the former Polish settlement of Bohopol, which later became part of Pervomaisk.

The Church of the Holy Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Voznesensk was built in 1891.

It is located in the Bolharka district, which was a suburb of Voznesensk, at the intersection of Bolharska Street and Titova Street.

It was one of the four Orthodox churches of the city. The only one that survived.

The Church of the Holy Spirit was built in 1857 on the then outskirts of Mykolaiv, in the village of Bohoyavlenske, at the expense of the villagers with the active financial assistance of the merchant Kostyantyn Sobolev.

During Soviet times, the Holy Spirit Church was closed.. In 1941, the German occupiers allowed religious services to be held and the church was reopened. During the retreat of the Germans, the church was destroyed.

In 1992-1997, the Church of the Holy Spirit was restored to its original form.

The monument to Hrihoriy Potomkin-Tavriysky was erected in Mykolaiv in 2007 in front of the Admiralty building. In 2009, it was moved to the territory of Manhanarivskyi Square next to the factory management of the first shipbuilding plant.

The bust was made of labradorite by the Mykolaiv artist and architect Viktor Makushyn.

On May 8, 2023, the monument to Potomkin in Mykolaiv was dismantled at the request of the Law of Ukraine "On Decolonization".

The Cathedral of the Kasperivska Icon of the Mother of God in Mykolaiv is distinguished by ancient Rus architectural forms (architect Fedir Eppinher), due to disputes over which the construction was delayed for three decades.

The main shrine, in honor of which the church is named, was the icon most revered by the inhabitants of Tavriya province during the Crimean War.

In Soviet times, the building was a club of the Plant named after 61 Communards.

The Cathedral of the Kasperivska icon of the Mother of God was returned to believers in 1992, and reconstruction was carried out. Currently, it is the cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in Mykolaiv.

The Kazanka Village Council Historical and Local Lore Museum is located in the center of the village of Kazanka. The museum was founded in 1974 on a non-profit basis, and in 1976 it received the status of "people's".

The museum's funds include over 6 thousand exhibits that reveal the rich historical past of the Kazanka region. The exposition presents documents, photographs, and eyewitness memories of events - the Holodomor of 1932-1933, World War II, etc.

The Turkish fortress of Kinburn was built in the 15th century on the Kinburn spit at the mouth of the Dnipro.

In 1736, it was captured and destroyed by the Russian detachment of General Leontiev, but rebuilt by the Turks. According to the Kyuchuk-Kainardzhii peace treaty in 1774, the Kinburn fortress went to Russia. In 1787, during the Second Russo-Turkish War, a Turkish landing force of janissaries trying to take over Kinburn's fortifications was completely defeated by the garrison under the leadership of Oleksandr Suvorov, which allowed the Russians to soon capture the Turkish fortress of Ochakiv. The Ukrainian Cossacks of the Black Sea Flotilla took an active part in this battle.

In October 1855, the Kinburn fortress was attacked by the Anglo-French fleet, surrendered and has not been restored since then.

Earthen ramparts and a ditch crossing the spit from north to south to the west of the village of Pokrovske have been preserved.

JSC "Koblevo" is one of the leading winemaking enterprises of the Black Sea region.

"Koblevo" winery was founded in 1982 in the picturesque Tylihul reserve near the shores of the Black Sea.

Now it has all links of the technological chain of natural wine production: vineyards, primary winemaking plant (production of wine materials) and secondary winemaking plant (wine production). The assortment includes more than 30 items. The plant's collection includes 2 gold, 18 silver and 10 bronze medals received at various competitions and festivals ("Crimea. Wine", "Yalta. Golden Griffin", "Vinum" and others).

Excursions are regularly held, during which visitors can see the complete process of wine making: from picking grapes to bottling. Guests are invited to taste some of the best wines of the Koblev winery: Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Aligote, Merlot, Saperavi, Cabernet and others. During the tasting, visitors are taught the culture of wine consumption.

The Kostyantynivska Battery in the Mykolayiv area is an artificial dam on the right bank of the Buzky estuary, which ends with the fortified island of Flagshtok.

It was built in 1855 according to the project of the famous military engineer Eduard Totleben. The dam starts from the former village of Mala Korenykha (now a district of the city) opposite the center of Mykolaiv and runs across the estuary.

During the Crimean War, it became part of the defense system of the city, when there was a threat of its capture by Anglo-French troops. The artillery battery located on the island, together with the Kaufmann battery on the opposite bank of the estuary, blocked the narrow fairway passage for ships with fire.

The Kostyantynivska Battery did not take part in the battles, after the end of the war the battery was abandoned.

Kryve Ozero Museum of History and Local Lore is located in the former house of the merchant Kreymholts, built in 1848 by the Salamander Society.

The museum keeps many things: documents and certificates of different times, photographs of different periods, a collection of ancient coins and banknotes of different times, antique clothes, embroidered towels.

Archaeological finds, ancient household items, weaving and pottery are exhibited.

The former landowner's estate is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Domanivka, behind the stadium.

It was built in the 19th century.

Currently, the building houses the Department of Education of the Domanivka administration.