Attractions of Khmelnytskyi region

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Dorothy was built in Slavuta in 1825.

It is an exact copy of the Paris church of Saint Yevstafiy. It was the ancestral tomb of the Sangushko princes.

It is located on the territory of the city park, laid out in the 18th century by the famous park builder Dionisiy Mikler. The Sangushko castle was located here, which has not been preserved to this day.

Saint George's Church in Proskuriv (now Khmelnytskyi) was founded in 1898 as a regimental church of the 46th Dnipro Infantry Regiment.

At first it bore the name of Saints Peter and Paul. The brick temple on the territory of the former military town was built according to a typical project in the Byzantine style, with one roof and a three-tier bell tower, which was added in 1906.

After the arrival of Soviet power, the temple was abandoned. Only in 1996, the Church of Saint George was returned to the Orthodox Church and revived from the ruins. On April 10, 2023, the parish approved the transition to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Church of Saint George on Polish Farms in Kamyanets-Podilskyi was built in the second half of the 19th century.

The church is made in the style of ancient Rus religious buildings and is typical of the Rus-Byzantine direction in the architecture of the 19th century.

The location of the new Orthodox church in Kamyanets-Podilskyi was chosen in such a way that the parishioners of the Catholic Peter and Paul Cathedral, leaving their church, could see the Orthodox church in perspective through the doorway.

The construction of Saint George's Church began under the supervision of the diocesan architect Anton Ostrovsky, and in 1854 the supervision was taken over by the architect Mykola Kulakovskyi and the Podillya gubernatorial architect Mykola Korchevskyi.

In the ensemble of the urban landscape, the church clearly stands out with its white walls and blue-blue domes.

The Cathedral Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist is one of the oldest buildings in Iziaslav.

Founded by Prince Yanush Zaslavsky and his wife Oleksandra next to the Iziaslav Castle, together with a school, a hospital and a presbytery. The architect Iacolo Madeleine built the defensive temple in the Gothic style, but after the reconstruction in 1756 under the guidance of the architect Paolo Fontana, it took on the features of the Renaissance.

The Church of John the Baptist served as the burial place of the Sangushko princes.

In Soviet times, the temple was turned into a local history museum, then the premises were used for various economic needs. In the 1960s. the house was heavily damaged by fire and has not yet been restored.

The Missionary Church of Saint Joseph in Zaslav (present-day Iziaslav) was built by the court architect of the Polish royal court, Paolo Fontana, who at the time served as an artillery lieutenant for the owner of the city, Pavlo Karl Sangushko.

One of the most interesting examples of late baroque in Volyn. In the 19th century, the cell building of the Lazarite monastery was added, which now houses the local pension fund and other organizations. The church is located next to the ruins of the Sangushko Palace, which is connected to it by an arched bridge.

The church has been partially restored, services are held. In front of the building there is a monument to the heroes of the Second World War - a self-propelled artillery installation.

Saint Nicholas Church is the only building in the Old Town of Kamyanets-Podilskyi that has come down to us from the 14th century almost in its original form.

It was built by Armenian settlers under the leadership of Synan Kotlubey in 1398 on the basis of an older temple. The thickness of the walls of this squat defensive-type temple reaches one and a half meters. The austere image is complemented by small loophole windows and powerful buttresses supporting the walls. A traditional Armenian stone cross-hatcher is mounted in one of the buttresses.

The building is devoid of decoration both outside and inside. Repairs were carried out in 1544, 1701, 1804. At the end of the 18th century, a belfry was added to the western facade.

The ruins of the huge Armenian Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, even in their current state, impress with the elegance of the fence fragments and the monumentality of the bell tower.

The temple is located in the center of the quarter, where Kamyanets-Podilskyi Armenians lived since the 14th century. The first wooden Armenian church was built in 1395, and it was rebuilt in stone in 1495. Built in 1555, the bell tower with loopholes and four observation towers above looks like a defense tower.

After the Turkish occupation of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, the church was restored only in 1767 - already as a Catholic church. It was a majestic temple of Byzantine architecture with an octagonal dome and covered galleries around the perimeter.

In the 1930s, the temple was blown up. Now the preserved belfry houses a small chapel, which is used by the parishioners of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Restoration of the cathedral is planned.

The Dominican Church of Saint Nicholas, located at the highest point of the Old Town, is considered one of the oldest churches in Kamyanets-Podilskyi.

Sung by poets as the "Pearl of Podillya", a beautiful temple of the region.

The Dominican monastery in Kamyanets-Podilskyi was mentioned for the first time in 1372. The church was made of wood, and in 1420 it burned to the ground. A new life was given to the monastery in the 16th century by the family of Potocki, who were cared for by the Dominicans.

During the Turkish rule, the church was rebuilt as a mosque in honor of Sultan Haseki's beloved wife, Rabia Gul-Nush. A white stone Muslim pulpit was installed in it, which has survived to this day.

The complete restoration of the Church of Saint Nicholas was completed in 1754 at the expense of Mikhal Frantsishek Potocki. On the facade, you can see the coat of arms "Pilyava" of the Potocki family and the sculpture "Dog with a torch" (Dominicans called themselves "Dogs of God"). To the left of the church is a two-story building, in which Pototsky lived.

Currently, the church belongs to the Catholic Pauline Order (Brotherhood of Saint Paul the First Hermit), restoration is ongoing.

The Church of Saint Paraskeva Pyatnytsia is part of the ensemble of the estate of the palace and park complex in Samchyky.

It was built in 1771 by Kazymyr-Frantsysk Khoyetsky as a church of the Catholic Marian monastery. In 1789, when the Khoyetsky lost ownership of Samchyky, the new owners, the Lubomyrski, turned the church into a Greek Catholic church, and in 1837 it was already consecrated as the Orthodox church of Paraskeva Pyatnytsia.

Ancient paintings and wood carvings have been preserved in the interiors. The stone belfry used to be the burial crypt of the Khoyetsky family.

The Dominican monastery with the church of Saint Vikentiy de Pol in Bilohirya was founded in 1612 at the expense of Pavlo-Kshyshtof Senyuta, who owned the city at that time.

The current building was rebuilt in 1789. The monastery existed until 1859, after which the church was rebuilt into an Orthodox church.

In Soviet times, the building was used for various institutions: a prison, a cultural center, a library.

Only in 1991, the church of Saint Vikentiy de Pol was returned to the Catholic community of the village. Currently, the church is being restored by the Pallottine Fathers of the Catholic Apostolic Society.

The ruins of the palace complex of the Sangushko princes in Iziaslav are located on the right bank of the river Horyn on the territory of the New City.

The construction of his estate on the basis of ancient fortifications was started in the 18th century by the new owner of the city, Pavlo Karl Sangushko, inviting the architect Paolo Fontana. At different times, the princes received many prominent people here, in particular. Russian Tsar Peter I, Austrian Emperor Joseph II, the last Polish king Stanislav Avhust Ponyatovsky, generals Suvorov and Kutuzov.

Only the framework of the palace, the covered courtyard with arcades and the palace bridge remained from the grand architectural ensemble. Access is free.

The palace and park complex, fragments of which have been preserved in Antoniny, were created by magnates Sangushko and Potocki in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The palace-residence was built by the regent of the crown chancellery, Ihnatiy Malchevskyi, who had leased the estate from his wife's sister, Barbara Sangushko.

At the end of the 18th century, Prince Yevstakhiy Sangushko, who settled in Antoniny, significantly expanded and beautified the picturesque park laid out on the banks of the Ikopot river, and in 1803 he built a greenhouse. He also reconstructed the palace complex and decorated the interiors, inviting the architect Francois Arvo for this.

The last reconstruction in the late Baroque style was carried out by the Potoski at the beginning of the 20th century under the leadership of the celebrated Viennese architect Ferdinand Fellner, the author of the buildings of the opera houses in Odesa and Chernivtsi. The palace housed a large collection of works of art. There were over 3,000 varieties of flowers and shrubs in the park.

Most of the manor buildings were destroyed during the two world wars. A large two-story outbuilding (now a boarding school), a manager's house, a horse arena (now a gym), an entry gate and a fence have been preserved.

The estate in Krasyliv belonged to the Polish princely family of Sapieha since 1753, when Prince Ihnatsiy Sapieha, voivode of Mstyslavskyi, received Krasyliv with 30 other towns and villages as a result of the "Kolbushev Transaction" - a division of the Ostroh Ordinance.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Mykola Sapieha built a palace in Krasyliv in the style of classicism. During Soviet times, the building was rebuilt beyond recognition. The facade facing the park has been relatively preserved.

Today, the former Sapieha Palace houses the Krasyliv Vocational Lyceum.

The Sataniv Castle is located in the northern part of the village of Sataniv on the high bank of the Zbruch River.

The castle was built in the 15th century on the site of earlier fortifications of the 14th century by the Polish nobles Odrovonzh. At the end of the 16th century, it was expanded and received a pentagonal shape with corner pentagonal towers. From the middle to the end of the 17th century, it was destroyed during Tatar raids and Cossack uprisings. Simultaneously with the city fortifications, Sataniv was restored in 1724. Tsar Peter I visited the great crown hetman Adam Senyavskyi in the castle.

At the end of the 19th century, part of the castle premises was rebuilt as a sugar factory, which operated until the end of the 20th century. Currently, three pentagonal corner towers of the 16th century and an older round tower standing alone remain from the Sataniv Castle. The northern pentagonal tower was preserved only at the level of three tiers. The thickness of the stone walls is 1.5 meters. The total area of the castle is about 1.5 hectares.

The Jewish synagogue is one of the oldest buildings in Sataniv. According to one version, it was erected in 1514, according to another - in 1532.

The defensive-type building in the Renaissance style was part of the city's defense system. It consists in plan of the rectangular volume of the main hall and the reduced premises adjacent to it. It is covered with semi-circular vaults with arrowed shutters. The walls are reinforced with buttresses. The ancient Jewish synagogue is surrounded by rows of musket and cannon loopholes.

During the Second World War, the Nazis destroyed the Jewish population of Sataniv.

The outbuildings of the synagogue have been preserved, inside there is a large hall, an aron kodesh (cabinet for storing sacred books), several old inscriptions. The Aron Kodesh is carved from stone and painted in yellow, blue and red colors. Its creation dates back to the 17th century.

In 2014, the complete reconstruction of the Sataniv Synagogue was completed.