Attractions of Konotop district

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.

The Aviation Museum in Konotop is a department of the Konotop City Museum of Local Lore of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

The history of the museum began in 2004 with the observation deck of the Konotop air base, where three helicopters of Mil family were installed.

To date, the exhibition presents the L-39 aircraft, as well as seven different helicopters KB Mil, in particular the world's only surviving to this day air control point Mi-22.

In addition, you can see the military bunker during the German-Soviet war.

The Buryn Local Lore Museum named after Pavlo Popov was established in 1982 as the "Museum of the History of the Buryn District". In 1992, the museum received the status of "People's Museum".

The museum collection includes over two thousand exhibits, including monuments and objects of history, archeology, natural history, ethnography and culture, which tell about the historical, cultural and socio-economic development of the Buryn region.

The museum is located in one of the buildings of the estate complex of local landowners - noblemen Pavlovs.

The deer farm in Kozatske, Sumy Region, was founded in 2022 by reindeer herder Dmytro Rusanov together with the local agricultural company "Kozatska". Deer were bred here in Soviet times, but later their population declined until enthusiasts decided to revive the business.

The farm has an area of ​​about 70 hectares. Now about 800 and 250 fallow deer live here. Four breeding branches of the European deer are represented: British, New Zealand, Austrian and Romanian. The animals are kept in large enclosures, where they feel free.

For tourists, excursions are held at the deer farm, during which they talk about the breeding of animals, their habits and diet. You can also feed the deer.

In addition, the farm promotes presentations and tastings of the products of LLC "Agrifirm "Kozatska", including meat dishes, dairy products, oil and traditional local drinks. You can order a ride around the village in a horse-drawn carriage.

The museum-manor of General Mykhaylo Drahomyrov opened in 2007 in the restored house of the general in Konotop.

Military and statesman of the Russian Empire of Ukrainian origin, General of the Infantry Mykhaylo Drahomyrov was born in the ancestral Drahomyrov village near Konotop, and the last years of his life he lived in his city estate.

The museum exposition presents furniture of the late XIX - early XX centuries, paintings by local artists and other exhibits.

The museum-manor of General Drahomyrov is a department of the Konotop city museum of local lore of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

The historical and cultural museum complex "Kochubeyivsky" was created in the village of Dubovychi in 2012 with the aim of developing and preserving the historical, cultural and architectural heritage of the region.

The complex includes 9 historical and cultural objects, including:
- a complex of buildings of the Kochubey family estate (manor house and outbuilding),
- a park-monument of landscape art "Kochubeyivsky",
- a hydrological natural monument of local importance "Dzherelo-krynytsya",
- a memorial sign on the site of the parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a mosaic icon of the Mother of God "Dubovytska",
- a memorial sign on the site of the house church of the Kochubey family,
- a school museum of the history of the village of Dubovychi, etc.

The main areas of activity of the complex are scientific research, search, cultural and educational, economic activities. The employees of the complex provide excursion services at all objects of the reserve.

The High Transfiguration Cathedral is the main building of the Holy Spirit Convent founded in Putyvl in the 16th century.

The monastery complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Cross with a bell tower (XVII century) and stone walls with a gate. In the interiors of the cathedral there is a wonderful iconostasis and works of painting.

The temple was restored in 2006.

The ancient Rus settlement on the hill above the Seym is located in the very center of modern Putyvl.

The construction of the border fortress city "on the way" began on the order of Prince of Kyiv Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych to protect Rus from nomads. Being a capital city, in the 10th-12th centuries Putyvl had powerful defensive structures. During excavations, fragments of defensive walls and the foundation of the Church of the Ascension were found, from where Prince Ihor Svyatoslavych attacked the Polovtsy in 1185 (the remains are preserved underground). According to the "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign", Princess Yaroslavna, who was waiting for her husband from the Polovtsian captivity, was crying on the walls of Putyvl.

After the Mongol-Tatar invasion, the fortress was restored, until the 17th century it consisted of 9 hewn oak towers. The West tower was 27 meters high. By the end of the 18th century, the fortress lost its strategic importance and was dismantled. A ditch and a low rampart have been preserved.

A park with a viewing area has been laid out on the territory, and a monument to Yaroslavna has been erected.

The Museum of the History of the Konotop Battle of 1659 opened in 2007 in the village of Shapovalivka in the premises of the village's cultural center.

It was in Shapovalivka that the Battle of Konotop took place in 1659, during which the Ukrainian-Tatar army led by Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky won an undisputed victory over the army of the Moscow kingdom.

The Museum of the History of the Konotop Battle is an integral part of the Memorial Complex "Battle of Konotop".

Konotop City Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest and richest museums in Sumy region. It was founded in 1900 on the initiative of the prominent Ukrainian historian Oleksandr Lazarevsky, whose name the museum now bears. The paintings, books, ancient weapons, and manuscripts donated by Lazarevsky became his first exhibits.

Now the museum has almost 24 thousand exhibits. 9 exhibition halls cover the history, nature and ethnography of the region. Stone Age tools, vessels of the Bronze Age, ancient Rus and Cossack weapons, etc. are presented.

Among the most interesting exhibits: the chair (armchair) of Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovsky from the palace in Baturyn, the castle and the key to the gate of the Konotop fortress, the Gospel-aprakos of 1707 from the printing house of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The foyer presents works of art of Ukrainian and Western European art.

The facade of the museum is decorated with a mural with a portrait of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

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 Kozatske Village Local Lore Museum in Sumy region was founded in 2000 as a school museum. Since 2017, it has been operating on the basis of the local club "Krayeznavets" at the Kozatske Village House of Culture.

The museum's exposition, spread over several halls of the house of culture, tells about the origin of the village and its name, the history of the local school, church, and agricultural enterprises of the village.

Visitors can learn more about the traditions and customs of local residents, as well as see an exhibition of naive art paintings created by masters of the village of Kozatske.

An exhibition of retro equipment has been created in the park next to the museum, featuring old cars, tractors, and other equipment used by local agricultural enterprises.

The village of Nova Sloboda in the Sumy region is called the Ukrainian Khatyn, because in 1942 the German occupiers shot 586 villagers to take revenge for the help of the villagers to the partisan unit of Sydor Kovpak.

In 2004, the "Bell of Sorrow" memorial was opened in the center of Nova Sloboda - a monument to the unconquered village and its brave inhabitants.

The monument is made in the shape of a bell, inside there is a small chapel, the names of all those who died in that tragedy are engraved on the marble slabs.

The Ethnographic Museum of Horiun Culture in the village of Nova Sloboda opened in 2017 as a branch of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve in Putyvl.

Presents a unique culture of Horiuns - a small ethnic group living in Putyvl region. According to researchers, it is an autochthonous ancient Slavic population that has preserved its original culture, language and archaic features in everyday life.

The museum exposition recreates the estate of the Horiuns of the late XIX - early XX centuries. The interior of the house presents furniture, various household items, clothes, etc. Here and ancient icons, and embroidered towels, and a cradle, and a loom. In farm buildings - barns, barns, windmills - exhibited tools, other agricultural equipment.

In addition, in the Horiun courtyard you can see a crane well and a rare kind of cellar – a neck pit.

The church of Mykola Kozatskyi in the Ukrainian Baroque style was built in the 18th century at the expense of the residents of Putyvl - Ukrainian Cossacks.

It has an unusual silhouette with two towers of equal height. Initially, the temple was built in three parts and with one roof, but later a multi-tiered belfry was added to it from the western side. On the first floor of the two-story church is a "warm church" with low vaults. On the second floor is a "cold church" with a high central top.

The restoration was recently completed, and the museum exhibition "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign" is planned to be opened in the church.