Attractions of Kamyanske district

The monument to the Heroes of the Ukrainian People's Liberation War of 1648-1654, located in Slavy Park, is central in the city of Zhovti Vody.

The composition of three figures of horsemen, located on the hill, symbolizes the observation post of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi during the historic battle on Zhovti Vody. Next to the famous commander are his glorified associates Ivan Bohun and Maksym Kryvonis.

The authors of the sculptural composition are honored sculptors of Ukraine, Anatoliy Bilostotskyi and Oksana Suprun. The monument was built according to the project of the honored architect of Ukraine Vasyl Hnyezdylov. The total height of the monument is 11.5 meters, the height of the sculptures is 6 meters. The bronze sculptures were cast by specialists of the Kyiv creative and production association "Khudozhnyk".

The monument to the Heroes of the Liberation War in Zhovti Vody was opened in 1992.

The Museum of History and Local Lore in Krynychky was founded in 1980, and now it functions on the basis of the Krynychky Center for Student Youth.

The museum's collections include about 1,800 exhibits that reveal the history of the Krynychky region from the 18th century, local culture and natural features. The ethnographic collection in the "Ukrainian room" provides an opportunity to get acquainted with the life of a traditional Ukrainian peasant house of the 19th century. The exhibition "Room of Bread" consists of eight sections dedicated to the history of bread production. The exhibition of old and modern dolls is constantly open in the creative workshop "Lyalyn svit".

A separate exhibition dedicated to Anatoliy Maslakov, a local teacher, traveler, and tourism development enthusiast in the Krynychan region, was opened in 2016.

The Kamyanske City History Museum is located in a large constructivist building built in 1985. Before that, it occupied the premises of the Saint Nicholas Church for a long time.

The museum exposition is located in two halls on an area of about 2.5 thousand square meters and reproduces the history of the city from the earliest times to the present day.

Its constituent part is a separate section "Leonid Brezhnyev and his time", dedicated to the life and activities of the statesman and politician Leonid Brezhnyev, who lived and worked in the city for a long time.

The stock collections include more than 90,000 items of preservation, including archaeological and ethnographic collections , numismatics, philately, bonistics, a collection of gifts to Leonid Brezhnyev, etc.

In 2009, the open-air exposition "Kamyanske in signs and symbols" was opened. In particular, there is a sculpture of Prometheus breaking the chains, which is a symbol of the city. Since 1920, the 3.82-meter-tall figure has been standing on a high stele at the corner of Svobody and Gymnazychnnyi avenues. Later, it was replaced by a copy, and the original was exhibited in the courtyard of the historical museum.

The monument at the end of the Battle of Zhovti Vody was erected in the village of Zhovtooleksandrivka for the 350th anniversary of the beginning of the Liberation War.

At this place, next to the tract of Knyazhi Bayraky, in 1648 the Cossack troops of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, with the support of the Crimean Tatars Tuhay Bey, finally defeated the retreating Polish army, which became the first major victory of the Ukrainian people's War of Liberation.

Authors of the monument: architect Viktor Shulha, sculptor Stepan Zhylyak. On one of the two granite blocks, the coat of arms of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi is engraved, on the other - the coat of arms of the Crimean Tatar family Hirey. A stylized Ukrainian towel turns into a battle flag - a symbol of military prowess and the union of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks and the Crimean Tatar army, which won a legendary victory on Zhovti Vody.

The Palace of Culture, built in 1957 according to the project of the architect Anatoliy Oleksandrov, is the pride of the residents of Zhovti Vody.

The project is unique in its content, the Palace of Culture of Automobile Manufacturers in the city of Miass and the Palace of Arts in Czechoslovakia were later built on its model. In all three options, only the layout is the same. Different materials and interiors were used in each case.

Given the uniqueness of the Palace of Culture in Zhovti Vody, in 1985 it was included in the list of architectural monuments of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The People's Museum of History of PJSC "Dnipro Metallurgical Combine" is housed in the former Kamyanske engineering club, built at the beginning of the 20th century.

The exposition in four halls tells the history of the enterprise, starting from the moment of the first smelting at the then Dnipro Metallurgical Plant in 1889. The museum funds include more than 15,000 exhibits: archival materials, unique book editions, ancient tools, household items and ethnoculture, rare photographs, fragments of real technological equipment, personal belongings of factory workers.

A special place is occupied by the exposition of the plant's products on the open area in front of the museum. And the main exhibit is the factory horn, which signaled the start and end of the shift for more than 100 years.

The Pyatykhatky People's Local History Museum was established in 1972. The exhibition was based on ethnographic materials from the surrounding villages of Troitske, Lykhivka, Komisarivka, and Zhovte, which were founded by Zaporozhzhian Cossacks.

The exhibition in seven halls reflects different stages of the region's development: Ukrainian Cossacks of the 17th century, ethnography of the 19th and 20th centuries; foundation and development of the city of Pyatykhatky in 1886-1917, Pyatykhatky in the period of the Ukrainian People's Republic of 1917-1920, development in the interwar period, World War II, modernity.

A collection of paintings by local artist Volodymyr Mahonya, as well as the painting "Battle on Zhovti Vody" by artists Maltsev, Voytsekhovsky and Cherevko, are presented.

In 1992, the museum's exposition was supplemented by two Polovtsian stone figures, one of which is installed in front of the entrance to the museum.

The Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Cathedral with a high bell tower in Kamyanske is distinguished by architectural elements in the ancient Rus style.

It was built in 1894 according to the project of the architect Leonid Brodnytskyi at the expense of workers and employees with the participation of the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant.

In Soviet times, the building housed a local history museum.

In 1988, the Saint Nicholas Cathedral was returned to the church, and restoration was carried out. It currently belongs to the UOC community of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Saint Nicholas Church in Kamyanske is one of the few surviving Roman Catholic churches in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

It was built in 1905 in the neo-Gothic style by the architect Maryan Khormansky on the order of the Polish community of workers of the Dnipro plant. In plan, the temple has the shape of a Latin cross. Its two 33-meter towers impress with their beauty and grandeur.

In 1928, the church was closed by the Bolsheviks, the abbot was shot. In Soviet times, there was a car wash in the building.

Currently, the church of Saint Nicholas has been returned to the Roman Catholic community of the city, and restoration work is underway.

Zhovti Vody Historical Museum was established in 1985.

The exhibition is housed in ten halls on two floors. The first hall is devoted to the events of the Ukrainian People's Liberation War of 1648-1654 and the victory of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi at Zhovti Vody.

The second hall presents the development of the village of Zhovta Rika and the extraction of iron ore: models of the Lviv quarry, the Kapitalna mine, and the village of Zhovta Rika in 1913.

Separate expositions are dedicated to the events of the Second World War and the development of the city in the post-war years. The layout of the city of Zhovti Vody is presented.

In five rooms on the second floor, collections of watches, minerals, numismatics, paintings, graphics, artistic embroidery, and sculpture are exhibited.