Attractions of Zhytomyr region

The building was built in 1897 for the Zhytomyr Regional Court according to the project of the architect Volodymyr Bezsmertny.

Currently, it is one of the buildings of the Agroecological University.

It is an architectural monument of local importance.

The only private observatory in Ukraine was opened in 2001 by astronomer, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Yuriy Ivashchenko in his native village of Halchyn (suburb of Andrushivka) in Zhytomyr region.

330 new small planets, called asteroids, were recorded here. Four of them received permanent names - Zhytomyr, Andrushivka, Svyatylivka and Akosipov.

The observatory is located in the village of Halchyn at the exit from Andrushivka in the direction of Chervone.

The Pulyny People's Art Museum "Pulyny Paints" was opened in 2012 on the initiative of the group of artists "Pulyny Community". It is located in the Center of Culture and Leisure of the Pulyny Settlement Council.

The basis of the exposition is the works of local artists, including Volodymyr Dzyubenko, Leonid Fesenko, Valentyn Voytenko and others.

Also, in 2023, the ethnographic exposition "Ukrainian house - guardian of the family" was opened in the Center of Culture and Leisure.

The Baranivka People's Museum of History and Local Lore is located in the premises of the Anatoly Pashkevych city cultural center.

The museum in Baranivka was opened in 1970. The main exposition is built on the materials of archaeological research of the urban areas beyond the banks of the Sluch and Dushnivka rivers. Stone tools, pottery, antique household items, clothes, shoes, furniture, stove, women's jewelry are presented.

The second exhibition highlights the fate of Baranivka residents during the Holodomor, repressions and World War II. Also in the museum you can find out how the fates of Lesya Ukrainka, Anatoliy Pashkevych, Ivan Stepanyuk and other prominent Ukrainians are connected with Baranivka.

The exhibition "Forever in our hearts" tells about the modern heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The museum premises are partially adapted for the needs of visitors with reduced mobility.

The departments of the Baranivka People's Museum of History and Local Lore are the Baranivka Porcelain Museum and the "Poliska Khata" museum in Polianka.

"Baranivka" porcelain factory was opened in 1802 by the entrepreneur Mykhaylo Mezer, having bought the land for it from the Lyubomyrsky-Valevskyi magnates.

The raw material was clay mined nearby. The dishes made at the factory decorated the palaces of nobles and emperors.

Having changed several owners, the Baranivka porcelain factory continued to operate in Soviet times and remained the country's leading enterprise of this profile until the early 2000s. Currently, the enterprise is not working, but private mini-factories for the production of porcelain are operating in the city.

Since 1952, a museum has been operating at the Baranivka factory, which exhibits samples of products whose age exceeds one hundred years.

The Berdychiv City History Museum is located in the center of the city of Berdychiv in one of the wings of the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites - the former house of priests.

In addition to the main exposition, which tells about the history of the city of Berdychiv, in the museum you can visit various thematic exhibitions.

The Berdychiv Museum of Jewishness was opened in 2015 in the premises of the City Children's Library.

The exposition in two halls tells about the life of Berdychiv Jews, about the history and traditions of the Jewish people, as well as about the tragic events of the Holocaust during the Second World War.

The exhibits were provided by residents of Berdychiv, in particular, the city's Jewish community.

The palace in the Neo-Renaissance style of the second half of the 19th century was built in Andrushivka by the sugar factory Mykola Tereshchenko on the site of the old palace of the Berzhynsky counts.

The second floor above the greenhouse, which connected the palace and the utility building, was built in 1975.

During the Soviet-Ukrainian war, the Volynrevkom was located in the palace, then the headquarters of the First Cavalry Army under the leadership of commander Semen Budyonny.

Currently, a secondary school is located in the premises of Mykola Tereshchenko's palace. Fragments of stucco decoration on the ceilings, marble stairs, and an ancient carved table have been preserved in the interiors.

The palace is located above a swan pond in the middle of an old park. Cedar and cork trees can be found among the park vegetation. A monument to Mykola Tereshchenko, opened in 2014 at the expense of local businessman Yevhen Hrynyshyn, was installed in the park.

Castle Hill in Zhytomyr is located on the banks of the Kamyanka River. A stone castle surrounded by moats stood here until the 19th century.

The castle was probably founded in the 9th century by a retainer of the Kyiv princes Askold and Dir, but then it could have been located in another place. Zhytomyr Castle was first mentioned in written annals in 1392, when it was captured by the Grand Duke Vitovt of Lithuania. Subsequently, it was repeatedly destroyed and restored. The last castle buildings were demolished in 1852.

Currently, a city square has been laid out on the territory of the castle, and a memorial sign has been installed in honor of the founding of Zhytomyr.

"Chatsky's Head" in Zhytomyr is called a rock of a bizarre shape above the Teteriv River (30 meters), a geological monument of state importance.

According to legend, the Polish nobleman Chatsky, who was being pursued by the Cossacks, threw himself into the river from here. According to another version, the name is related to the surname of the founder of Kremenets Lyceum, Tadeush Chatskyi.

The rock is clearly visible from the observation deck at the dam of the Teteriv reservoir and from the hill near the Glory Monument. Opposite - the "Four Brothers" rock.

"Chatsky's Head" rock is a popular summer vacation spot for residents of Zhytomyr.

The Museum of Local Lore in Cherniakhiv was founded in 1967.

The exposition is located in six halls and tells about the nature and history of Cherniakhiv region from the Paleolithic to today. It has 6 thematic sections: "Nature", "Archaeology", "Ethnography", "Soviet period", "Second World War" and "Modern history".

The People's Museum of the Composer Borys Lyatoshynsky was opened in 2013 in the premises of the Zhytomyr Music School No. 1, which bears the name of this classic of Ukrainian music of the 20th century, who was born in Zhytomyr in 1894.

The exhibition contains materials about the life and work of the artist and his family, which had Polish roots. Personal belongings of the composer, family photos, archival documents are presented.

A separate exhibition is devoted to the history of the Zhytomyr Music School since 1905 and its outstanding graduates.

The Roman Catholic Concafedral Church of Saint Sophia with a bell tower 26 meters high is considered one of the main architectural monuments of Zhytomyr thanks to a successful combination of late Renaissance and Baroque styles.

The church was built in the 18th century on Zhytomyr's Castle Square on the initiative of Bishop Samiylo Ozhyha, and was reconstructed in the 19th century using classicism techniques. The thickness of the brick walls reaches 2 meters. The facade is divided into two tiers, the house is topped by towers with sharp spiers. One of the pylons of the building is decorated with a bas-relief created by the famous pianist and composer Yuliush Zarembskyi.

The rich interior decoration - stucco and wall paintings - has been preserved. Currently, it is an active Catholic cathedral of the parish of Saint Sophia.

In 2011, a monument to Pope John Paul II was erected in front of the Saint Sophia Cathedral.

The monument to the memory of the participants of "Koliyivshchyna", executed in Kodnia, is erected at the exit from the village in the direction of Andrushivka.

In 1768, a mass punishment of captured Ukrainian rebels who fought against Polish rule during the Cossack-peasant uprising led by Maksym Zaliznyak and Ivan Gonta took place at this place. Russian troops suppressed the uprising together with the Poles. About 300 people were executed in Kodnia. Under the leadership of the Polish military commander Yuzef-Habriel Stempkovskyi, the rebels were beheaded, impaled, quartered.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the tragedy, a memorial monument to the participants of the "Koliyivshchyna" was erected on the Cossack mound-grave, surrounded by a dense ring of trees.

On the track, the turn is marked with the sign "Cossack grave".

Separate buildings of the manor of the ancient count family Olizars, to whom Korostyshiv belonged since 1565.

The palace and park complex was founded in Korostyshiv in the 19th century by the outstanding poet and public figure Gustav Olizar. An excellent picture gallery was collected in the palace, the library consisted of several thousand volumes.

The service wing, part of the colonnade has been preserved.

An Alley of Glory was built in the manor park during Soviet times, and in the lower part you can see a collection of granite sculptures.