Attractions of Khmilnyk

The palace of Count Kostyantyn Ksido, who served as adjutant of General Stessel, was built in Khmilnyk in 1913-1915 according to the project of the architect Ivan Fomin on the basis of a Lithuanian defensive castle of the 16th century.

The octagonal fortress tower (1534), which served as a mosque minaret during the Turkish rule, as well as fragments of fortifications that give the palace a medieval look from the side of the river, from the stone bridge across the Pivdennyi Buh (1915, architect Ivan Fomin). A striking contrast to them is created by the front facade, made in the Renaissance style and decorated with a colonnade.

Until recently, a hotel operated in the premises of the palace, now the building is in a state of disrepair.

In 1976, a local historian-enthusiast opened a historical museum on public grounds in the Turkish Tower.

The Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity is one of the first and largest in Podillya, founded in 1603 in Khmilnyk, which was a significant center of Protestantism at the end of the 16th century.

The temple was damaged during the Liberation War, then it was badly damaged during the Turkish rule at the end of the 17th century. Majorly renovated and expanded at the expense of Mykhaylo Zaleskyi, rededicated in 1728 under the name Beheading of Ioann the Baptist.

The last reconstruction was carried out at the beginning of the 20th century. An oil painting of the early 20th century has been preserved in the interior of the church in the Tuscan Baroque style.

Today it is an active Roman Catholic church of the Holy Trinity of the Kamyanets-Podilskyi diocese.

The "Shoe" ("Cherevychok") museum in Khmilnyk presents the largest collection of decorative and souvenir shoes in Ukraine, which includes more than 8,500 exhibits from 70 countries.

Philobotist Nelya Rybak, a resident of Khmelnyk, has been collecting decorative boots from various peoples of the world for many years. There are products made of glass, porcelain, crystal, leather, wood, vine and many other materials. Products of the famous Italian porcelain factory Capodimonte, products of the Royal Porcelain Factory of Germany, Bohemian crystal from the Czech Republic, etc. are presented. Some exhibits date back to the middle of the 18th century, but most were made in the 20th century. Part of the exhibition is a collection of souvenir boots, collected in the USA from 1938 to 1952, acquired by the founder of the museum.

Visitors are greeted by a Christmas tree decorated with toy shoes. You can also see an aquarium boot made of Murano glass.

During the opening of the "Shoe" museum in 2021, a national record was registered - the largest collection of souvenir and decorative shoes in Ukraine.

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Ukrainian Baroque style was built in Khmilnyk at the beginning of the 19th century on the site of an old wooden church that burned down in 1809 during a fire in the suburb.

The church is stone, two-story, with a stone belfry. In 1865, two chapels were added.

The Temple of Cathedral of Holy Virgin in Khmilnyk has been known since 1720.

It is located on the right bank of the Pivdenny Buh, outside the Old City.

At first it was wooden. It was rebuilt in stone in 1831-1839 in the Rus-Byzantine style.