Attractions of Mykolaiv region

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.

Holy Kazan Icon of Mother of God Church 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 Ivan Mazepa Square was opened in Mykolaiv in 1988. It is located at the intersection of Arkasivska and Naberezhna Streets, where the Inhul Bridge begins.

Before the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the square was named after Pushkin. A bronze sculpture of the twenty-five-year-old poet on a granite pedestal, created by Yuriy Makushyn, was installed in the square. In 2022, during the Russian-Ukrainian war, by decision of the Mykolaiv City Council, the Pushkin sculpture was dismantled by the city's municipal services. In 2024, at the request of the Law of Ukraine on the Decolonization of Toponymy, the square was renamed in honor of the outstanding Ukrainian - Hetman Ivan Mazepa.

In 2011, the square was reconstructed.

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.

The Ochakiv Museum of Marine Painting is named after the artist Rufin Sudkovsky, who was born in Ochakiv in 1850. The main direction of his creativity was seascapes, the subjects for which he found on the coasts of Ochakiv and Odesa. The museum exhibits many of Sudkovsky's works. The artist's grave is located on the territory of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral.

The Rufin Sudkovsky Museum in Ochakiv is the only museum in Ukraine dedicated to marine painting, a type of fine art depicting the sea. The museum is a territorially separate department of the Vasyl Vereshchahin Mykolaiv Regional Art Museum.

The basis of the museum's collection is paintings by famous Ukrainian marine painters of the 19th century, Rufin Sudkovsky, Oleksiy Hanzen, Ivan Ayvazovsky, as well as paintings by Tatyana Yablonska. The subjects of the paintings are closely related to the cultural context of the region - they recreate Ukrainian landscapes of the Black Sea coast, the sea elements, the life of sea fishermen, military battles and historical milestones in the development of Ukraine as a naval state.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the city of Ochakiv has been under constant enemy fire. As a result of shelling by the Russian army, the building of the Rufin Sudkovsky Museum of Marine Painting suffered significant damage, forcing the museum to close its doors to visitors. The museum's collection has been evacuated to a safe place, and the process of digitizing it is ongoing.

A memorial plaque in honor of the prominent Ukrainian writer, playwright, theater director and actor Marko Kropyvnytskyi was installed in 2025 on one of the oldest houses in Mykolaiv, replacing the Potomkin plaque, which was dismantled as part of decolonization.

Located at the intersection of Marka Kropyvnytskoho Street and the pedestrian Soborna Street.

A granite monument to the legendary Odesa robber, the "king" of the bandits Mishka Yaponchyk (Mykhaylo Vinnytskyi) was erected at the place of his death in Voznesensk in 1919.

According to legend, during the Soviet-Ukrainian war, a unit of Yaponchik, who was in the service of the Bolsheviks, rebelled and tried to break through on a train to Odesa. The Chekists organized an ambush at the entrance to the Voznesensk railway station. During the detention, Mishka Yaponchyk was shot by Nikifor Ursulov, the commander of the cavalry of the Voznesensk Separate Cavalry Division, during an attempt to escape.

The monument is installed at the entrance to the park "Mar'yin Grove". On the granite stone there is a plaque with the inscription: "On July 29, 1919, Moysha-Yakiv Volfovych Vinnytskyi was shot and buried at this place. He was also the "king" of the Odesa bandits, but he went down in history as Mishka Yaponchyk. There were many legends about him at that time. restless time".