Attractions of Kharkiv region

Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Kupyansk was built in 1852 on the site of a wooden church founded in 1705. The construction was carried out at the expense of the funds donated by the landowner Aparshyn and on the donations of the parishioners.

During the Soviet rule, in 1932, part of the temple was destroyed (the entire dome and bell tower).

In 1991, the temple was restored to its original form. In 2012, the church was granted cathedral status. There is a Sunday school at the church.

On September 26, 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the territory of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral was destroyed due to shelling by Russian troops - the Sunday school and the church store burned down as a result of the shelling.

The first Saint Nicholas Church in the village of Zhihor (now a suburb of Kharkiv) was built in 1747 at the expense of Colonel Andriy Shcherbinin.

The church was made of wood and soon burned down. The current stone church of Nicholas the Wonderworker with one throne was started to be built in 1890 at the expense of the parishioners. A church and parish school operated at the temple. After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, the temple was closed and reopened several times.

Today, the Saint Nicholas Church has been completely restored. Inside, the walls are extremely beautifully painted. The church is functioning, and a church-parochial school has been opened again.

The first wooden church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Hryhorivka (a suburb of Kharkiv) was built in 1765.

In 1821, according to the project of the architect Yevhen Vasylyev, on the site of the former church, a single-domed Nicholas Church with a red brick bell tower in the shape of a cross was built at the expense of Colonel Oleksandr Norov.

In 1938, during the persecution of the church by the Soviet authorities, Deacon Filipp (Ordynets) was arrested and shot. In our time, he is included among the holy new martyrs of the Slobidsky region.

From 1960 to 1989, the Saint Nicholas Church was closed. In 1989, the surviving remains of the church were handed over to the Orthodox community of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Saint Nicholas Church in Liubotyn is part of the palace and park complex of the "Hyivka" estate, the last owner of which was the Kharkiv Governor-General, Prince Dmytro Svyatopolk-Mirskyi.

The church in the style of classicism stands on a hill above a pond on the same axis as the Svyatopolk-Mirsky Palace.

In Soviet times, the building was used as a grain warehouse, which was damaged during the Second World War.

Currently, the restored Nicholas Church is once again accepting parishioners.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vilshany is one of the oldest churches in the Kharkiv region.

The wooden Saint Nicholas church with a bell tower was built in 1753 (according to other sources - in 1741), reconstructed in 1793. The three-domed church has a typical three-part composition for wooden churches of Central Ukraine. Stone borders were added in 1911-1914.

At the end of the 20th century, the temple was sheathed with metal sheets, and a brick bell tower was added to it.

The Church in the name of the holy prince Oleksandr Nevsky in Kharkiv was built in 1830 at the Kharkiv Psychiatric Hospital, better known as Saburova dacha.

The small church could not accommodate all the parishioners, and in 1904, 20 thousand rubles were allocated from the state treasury for the construction of a new church. The project was executed by the architect Mykhaylo Lovtsov, who himself supervised the construction. In 1907. construction, decoration and painting of the temple were completed. The icons of the one-tier carved iconostasis were painted on zinc. The Oleksandr Nevsky Church was richly decorated with stucco, which is why it was considered one of the most elegant in the city.

In 1920, the Saint Oleksandr Nevsky Church was closed by the Soviet authorities and used for various services. (club, hospital archive, agitation point, etc.). Reopened in 1990, now completely restored.

The church in honor of the holy great martyr and healer Panteleymon was founded in 1882.

Construction under the direction of the architect Fedir Danylov was carried out quickly - already in 1883 the walls, roof and bell tower were ready. The first religious services began in 1885. The temple is made in the Rus-Byzantine style.

In 1897-1818, it was reconstructed by the famous architect Mykhaylo Lovtsov, the author of the Annunciation Cathedral and Dmitrivska Church. He decorated the facade with decorative details that gave the church a festive look.

In 1930, the Saint Panteleymon Church was closed by the Soviet authorities, the tower with the dome and decorative towers were dismantled. The temple was returned to believers in 1989. Restoration work was completed in 1999.

The church in the name of Saints Borys and Hlib in Vodiane was built in 1905 on the site of the wooden Borys and Hlib church, founded in Vodiane in 1819.

The construction was carried out by the architect Volodymyr Nemkin at the expense of Kharkiv University professor Fedir Zelenohorskyi and philanthropist Serafima Klyucharyova.

In 1932, the church was closed and turned into a warehouse, but in 1942 services were resumed in it. In 1984-1985, the local authorities planned to blow up the church, but the community managed to defend the church, although it was closed again.

In 1991. services were resumed, and in 1997 the church was transformed into the Saints Borys and Hlib Monastery.

The icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which was completely renovated in 1997, is kept here.

In the yard there is a well with healing holy water.

The Sakhnovshchyna Historical and Local Lore Museum was founded in 1967. The museum is located in the center of the village of Sakhnovshchyna on the territory of the gymnasium.

The exposition, located on an area of ​​​​over 200 square meters, has about eight thousand exhibits that introduce the history of the region and the lives of outstanding local residents - figures of science, culture and art. The pride of the museum is a collection of old men's and women's embroidered shirts. The highlight of the exposition is a unique exhibit - bratyna - a vessel that once served the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks for drinking honey and wine.

The Lyhivka Local Lore Museum is a branch of the Sakhnovshchyna Historical and Local Lore Museum.

The Chapel of the Immaculate Savior was built on the spot where, in 1888, a train carrying Russian Emperor Oleksandr III and his family derailed near the Borky station.

Many people died in the disaster, but the emperor, who was in the carriage, was miraculously unharmed, as well as members of his family. The Saviour's hermitage was founded in memory of this event.

According to the project of academician of architecture Marfeld, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands were built. A hospital and a home for elderly railway workers, a school, and a library operated at the hermitage.

During the Second World War, the temple was blown up, and the chapel was badly damaged. Only in 2003 was the restoration of the chapel carried out, and the stations returned their historical name.

The Museum of the Century History of the Sharivka Settlement from 2018 is located in the building of the manager of the Sharivka estate, sugar breeder Leopold Koenig.

The two-storey brick house was built in 1910 according to the project of architect Jacobi on the territory of the farmyard of the Koenig estate.

The museum exposition is created by enthusiasts on a voluntary basis.

The estate of the Shcherbynins family in Babai is more than 200 years old. A dilapidated one-story manor house has been preserved, next to which there used to be a garden with ponds.

In the 18th century, the manor belonged to the Babai priest Yakiv Pravytskyi, a friend and student of the philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda at the Kharkiv Academy. During his travels through Slobozhanshchyna, Skovoroda often stayed at Pravytskyi's house. Here he wrote his "Fables of Kharkiv".

In the 19th century, the manor became the property of the Shcherbynins. One of them, Colonel Oleksandr Shcherbynin, was a participant in the Battle of Borodino and is mentioned in the novel "War and Peace" by Lev Tolstoy. He was a member of the secret society "Chivalry" and was in the masonic lodge "Iron Cross" (the manor house has masonic signs).

Another representative of the family, lieutenant Mykhaylo Shcherbynin, was a friend of the poet Oleksandr Pushkin, which is the basis of the versions about the visits of the Babai by Pushkin's brother Lev, the poet's friend Baron Delvig, and even Oleksandr Pushkin himself.

The Shcherbynin estate in Babay is recognized as a monument of history and culture of Slobozhanshchyna, but its condition causes concern. One half of the building remains residential, while the other half is vacant and falling apart.

The Shevchenkove Local Lore Museum is located in the center of the village of Shchevchenkove, next to the central park.

The museum's collections include over two thousand exhibits that reflect different stages of the village's history and culture, traditions and customs of the local population, and tell about famous people of the region. The museum's ethnographic collection includes tools and household items, personal belongings and documents of residents of the Shevchenkove region, and models of residential buildings and outbuildings from different eras.

"Singing Terraces" is the name given to an orchard with an unusual layout in the form of a huge amphitheater, which was laid on the banks of the Merla River in the 19th century by the famous sugar factory Ivan Kharytonenko.

The local climatic conditions did not allow exotic varieties of trees to be grown here, but an original solution was found. Six south-facing terraces were built on the slope of the stream, which were illuminated by the sun throughout the day. The stone masonry itself also accumulated heat, which made it possible to grow southern fruit trees here.

The amphitheater garden in Horodnie has another feature – unique acoustics. Even quiet sounds can be heard at a distance of up to 60 meters. According to legend, the famous bassist Fedir Shalyapin gave a concert here. In windy weather, one gets the impression that the terraces themselves emit melodious sounds, which is why they were nicknamed "Singing Terraces".

The sourse in the forest to the west of Babai is named after the poet and philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda, who visited Babai several times.

According to legend, while walking in the forest, the famous Ukrainian philosopher stuck a stick into the ground, and a cold key came out from under it.

The water in the spring has a peculiar tonic taste.

Currently, Skovorodynivska Well (Krynytsya) has the status of a hydrological monument of nature.

Downstream of the stream is the picturesque Chorne (Black) Lake, on the surface of which multi-colored lilies grow. There is a small cozy restaurant right by the water.