Attractions of Krolevets

The apple tree colony in Krolevets is a unique apple tree-bush over 220 years old. It is a colony of 15 related trees with an area of 1,000 square meters.

The colony developed from a single mother trunk that once existed. Its main feature is a unique method of reproduction. With age, the branches of an apple tree bend to the ground and take root, as a result, new trees sprout (in this way, gooseberries and currants multiply).

Apple tree is located on the territory of the former estate of the Meshchersky princes. A tombstone found nearby with the inscription: "Prince Petro Serheev, son of Meshchersky" was installed under it. He was born on August 24, 1780, and died on February 18, 1848 at the age of 68." According to legend, the tree "mourns" the deceased owner.

Another legend tells that the prince planted an apple tree on the grave of his wife, who died early.

Krolevets Museum of Local Lore was established in 2000 on the basis of the city history museum opened in 1971.

The museum occupies an old wooden house in the city center.

The exposition tells about the history of the region from ancient times to the end of the Second World War, about the culture and art of Krolevets.

A separate hall presents the history of weaving, the art of which Krolevets was famous in the XVIII century.

The manor house of the Ohiyevsky landowners in Krolevets is famous for the fact that the poet Taras Shevchenko stayed there.

In 1859, he returned from Kyiv to St. Petersburg for the last time. After visiting his friends the Lazarevsky in the village of Hyrivka (now Shevchenko) in the Konotop district, he drove with them to Krolevets, where the Lazarevsky sister Hlafira Ohiyevska lived. Shevchenko spent the night here, then went to Hlukhiv.

The house of the Ohiyevsky was preserved in its original form. In 1964, a cast-iron memorial plaque was installed.

Currently, the Ohiyevsky manor houses the Museum of Krolevets Weaving, which exhibits traditional Krolevets towels, embroidered cloths, and looms.

The manor house of the Rudzynsky nobles from Krolevets was built in the 1820s on the southeastern outskirts of Krolevets near the old road to Hlukhiv.

Made in the architectural forms of late provincial classicism, with a certain influence of romanticism. The walls are made of oak beams, the decorative elements are made of stucco stucco. The original decor has been partially preserved in the interiors, in particular the stucco rosette on the ceiling.

There is a version that Taras Shevchenko visited here in 1845 (a portrait of Yosyp Rudzynsky, dated that year, made by Shevchenko has been preserved). The last owner was Volodymyr Rudzynsky, a participant in the liberation movement of the beginning of the 20th century.

In Soviet times, a club was placed here, and then a school. In the 1960s, a children's sanatorium was established on the grounds of the estate. Currently, the building has been restored and is in private ownership.

The wooden Church of the Savior and Transfiguration is the only church in Krolevets that has survived.

It was built in the 18th century. In 1849, architect Malinin rebuilt and expanded the church, created a side altar. In 1863, the architect Ivanov created a project of a stone bell tower, which was built in 1865-1872.

In the 1930s, the church was closed, the dome and bell tower were destroyed. Services in the church were resumed only during the period of German occupation - in 1942.

Now the temple is active.