Attractions of Voznesensk district

Agrotourism complex "Kremenivsky Ostrich" invites you to get acquainted not only with ostriches, but also with other animals in the "contact zoo", where you can feed and pet them.

During the tour, visitors are told about the life and breeding of ostriches in captivity. At the ostrich farm, you can see how the incubation process takes place, see funny ostriches that look like hedgehogs and, of course, observe an adult bird.

A fenced recreation area is located separately from the ostrich enclosures. It is a landscaped area with an artificial pond. In the recreation area there are gazebos, a barbecue, children's playgrounds, as well as a guest house with a bathhouse.

Visitors are also offered a tasting lunch: borscht on ostrich broth, ostrich meat roast with salad, ostrich egg omelet, uzvar, homemade pastries.

Other services of the "Kremenivsky Ostrich" ostrich farm: working forge, paintball, buggy rental, shooting with air rifles, bows, crossbows.

The Aktove Canyon on the Mertvovod River, also known as the "Devil's Valley" or Little Crimea, stretches 3 kilometers from the village of Aktove to the village of Petropavlivka.

The depth of the canyon reaches 40-50 meters, the area is more than 250 hectares.

Aktove Canyon is a unique complex of forest and water ecosystems with an ensemble of rocks and granite boulders. The only one in Europe, which, according to its geological and landscape indicators, resembles the famous canyons of North America in miniature with great accuracy in the time of formation.

The whimsical ornateness of the Mertvovod channel (due to the high concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the water), steep walls, the magnificent beauty of granite-basalt rocks (up to 100 meters high) and unique natural beauty attract tourists from all over Europe. The difficult topography of the area does not allow river rafting, but the canyon is attractive for fans of extreme sports, rock climbers and climbers.

The natural complex of the Aktove Canyon, like all the banks of the Mertvovod, is a part of the National Nature Park "Buzky Gard".

Nearby, between Aktove and Trykraty, at the confluence of the Arbuzynka River with the Mertvovod, is the equally picturesque Arbuzyn (Maly Aktove) canyon.

The Arbuzynsky Canyon near the village of Aktove is also called the Small Aktivsky Canyon, "Valley of the Devil".

The granite rocks that form the relief of the Arbuzynka River valley were formed 4 billion years ago as a result of volcanic activity (it is believed that the volcano has not yet cooled, so violets sometimes bloom on the rocks even in winter). Here you can meet pheasants, turtles, hawks, muskrats, moles, bison, wild boars and even deer.

Arbuzynsky Canyon is a part of the National Nature Park "Buzky Gard". It is often confused with the larger and more difficult-to-access Aktivsky Canyon ("Devil's Valley"), located on the Mertvovod River behind the village of Aktove.

The view of both canyons opens simultaneously from the rock "Navel of the Earth" - the highest point of the tract.

The Yevhen Kibryk Art Museum presents a large collection of works by this graphic artist, who was born in Voznesensk in 1906.

The outstanding illustrator left a significant contribution to the history of this genre, his museum is considered one of the five museums of graphics in the world.

The Kybrik museum exhibits paintings and reproductions of the artist's works, in particular, illustrations to the works of Mykola Hohol.

The art museum is located in a modern building in the very center of Voznesensk.

The Hard tract in the granite canyon of the Pivdennyi Buh River is one of the most picturesque places of the Buzkyi Hard National Nature Park (formerly the Regional Landscape Park "Granite-Steppe Pobuzhzhya").

"Hard" was the name of a special structure for catching fish, built by Zaporizhzhia Cossacks back in the 16th century. After the creation of Nova Sich in 1740, the Buho-Hard palanque of the Zaporizhzhia Nizove Army was formed on these lands, the military-administrative center of which was the settlement of Hard (present-day Bohdanivka opposite Yuzhnoukrainsk). There was a ferry crossing across the Pivdennyi Buh on Hard Island, for the protection of which the Buho-Hard armed border post was built.

The remains of the Cossack fortress and the wooden church on Hard Island were preserved until the middle of the 20th century. In the 1970s, the Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP was built at the confluence of the Pivdennyi Buh and its left tributary Velikiy Tashlyk, a Cossack church was destroyed on Hard Island, and granite rocks were blown up. In 2006, during the construction of the Tashlytska HPP, the Hard threshold was flooded.

The remains of the island itself still exist, but are divided into two parts. The hanging rocks of the canyon are a favorite place for climbing competitions. Porig Hard is one of the most difficult sections of rafting on the Pivdennyi Buh.

The Church of the Holy Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Voznesensk was built in 1891.

It is located in the Bolharka district, which was a suburb of Voznesensk, at the intersection of Bolharska Street and Titova Street.

It was one of the four Orthodox churches of the city. The only one that survived.

The former landowner's estate is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Domanivka, behind the stadium.

It was built in the 19th century.

Currently, the building houses the Department of Education of the Domanivka administration.

A granite monument to the legendary Odesa robber, the "king" of the bandits Mishka Yaponchyk (Mykhaylo Vinnytskyi) was erected at the place of his death in Voznesensk in 1919.

According to legend, during the Soviet-Ukrainian war, a unit of Yaponchik, who was in the service of the Bolsheviks, rebelled and tried to break through on a train to Odesa. The Chekists organized an ambush at the entrance to the Voznesensk railway station. During the detention, Mishka Yaponchyk was shot by Nikifor Ursulov, the commander of the cavalry of the Voznesensk Separate Cavalry Division, during an attempt to escape.

The monument is installed at the entrance to the park "Mar'yin Grove". On the granite stone there is a plaque with the inscription: "On July 29, 1919, Moysha-Yakiv Volfovych Vinnytskyi was shot and buried at this place. He was also the "king" of the Odesa bandits, but he went down in history as Mishka Yaponchyk. There were many legends about him at that time. restless time".

The royal summer residence in Voznesensk was built in 1837 for the visit of Russian Emperor Nicholas I.

A small palace is located on the edge of Maryin Grove.

Currently, this is the building of the state-owned enterprise "Voznesensk Forestry".

The complex of residential buildings of the Odesa Railway Department was built in Voznesensk at the beginning of the 19th century.

Well-preserved two-story houses organically fit into the city's architecture.

The railway station is located nearby.

The ancestral estate of the Skarzhynsky Cossack family in the village of Trykraty has been preserved since the 18th century, when it belonged to the hero of the Russian-Turkish war, Colonel Petro Skarzhynsky.

In 1778, the famous botanist Count Viktor Skarzhynsky was born here. In his estate, he organized an advanced economy at that time, laid out a pomological garden (221 varieties), an arboretum (281 species), an orchard with a vineyard (100 hectares) and forest nurseries, acclimatizing a number of tree species and shrubs from South America and Western Europe.

Today, the Skarzhynsky farm and the park are the state protected tract "Trykratskyi forest".

The manor house of the Skarzhynsky has been preserved, which now houses the Trykraty School of Arts.

The Trykratsky Forest is an artificial forest massif created in the 70s of the 19th century by Count Viktor Skarzhynskyi.

It is a large park with an area of 247 hectares with a beautiful lake, many intricate paths and bridges thrown over the branches of the river and artificially laid canals. Because of this tract, it was called "Labyrinth". The Trykratsky forest also includes the protected tracts "Skarzhynsky Summer Farm" (105.7 hectares) and "Vasylivska Pasika" (252.0 hectares).

The greatest value of the Trykratsky Forest is 350 ancient oaks that have already celebrated their 120th anniversary, and some of them are up to 500 years old (coordinates: 47*42”42”N, 31*24”30”E).

Colonies of gray herons live in "Myron Grove".

Equipped playgrounds for rest and picnics.

The Tsar's Rotunda was built in Voznesensk in 1837 before the visit of Emperor Nicholas I.

It is a gazebo with 8 columns supporting a spherical dome.

The Tsar's Rotunda is located on the central avenue of Sichovoyi Slavy Park. There are three concentric circles of terraces around the gazebo. The park is a favorite recreation spot for residents and guests of the city.

The Voznesensk Museum of Local Lore is located in the very center of the city.

The museum was founded in 1965.

The funds of the local lore museum include more than 2,000 exhibits housed in 7 halls. The museum exhibition tells about the historical past of Voznesensk and the region from the earliest times, the period of settlement of the region and the founding of the city, its historical development and modern life during the period of independence of Ukraine.

The local history museum hosts exhibitions of applied art by folk masters of the Voznesensk district. Master classes are held.