Attractions of Konotop district

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.

The Nativity of the Virgin Sophronivsky Monastery is located on Mount Chudna above the Molchanka River.

Its ancient history is closely related to the history of the Molchensky Monastery in Putyvl. According to legend, the first monastery was founded by Greek monks who settled here together with Metropolitan Mykhaylo back in the 11th century.

According to another version, the Sophronivsky-Molchensky Hermitage was founded in the 13th century by Kyiv-Pechersk monks. The first monastery caves belong to these times.

At the end of the 14th century, the monastery fell into disrepair, after a century it was revived, but in 1592 it was again destroyed by the Tatars. After that, the Molchensky Monastery was transferred to Putyvl, but soon the idea of restoring the wilderness in its former place ripened. In 1630, the first stone church of the Nativity of the Mother of God was built, and in 1653, a monastery was revived near it, which was called Small Molchensky, and soon - Sofroniivsky, named after Abbot Sophronius, who significantly contributed to the establishment of the monastery as one of the the largest in the Russian Empire.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 60 different buildings here. In 1930, the Bolsheviks closed the monastery and destroyed the churches, and placed an orphanage on the territory. By the end of the 20th century, only ruins remained here. The revival began in 1999. The caves have been cleared, the Inter-Gate Church of the Intercession and the Church of Elijah the Prophet have been restored, the refectory and the abbot's building have been restored, the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and the bell tower are under construction. The Iver icon of the Holy Mother of God is kept here.

It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

In 1965, the Spadshchansky forest northwest of Putivl was declared a historical and cultural reserve, since it was here in 1941 that the famous partisan unit of Sydor Kovpak was created, which fought against the German occupiers during the Second World War.

As a result of the active actions of Kovpak's detachment, a large partisan region was created in Sumy region and nearby areas, on the territory of which 24 detachments and 127 groups (about 18,000 partisans) operated in 1942. Kovpak's unit fought 18,000 kilometers behind the enemy's rear, fought on the entire territory of Ukraine from Putivl to the Carpathians.

The memorial complex in the Spadshchansky Forest opens with the "People's Avengers" stele, then the "Alley of Heroes" leads to the "Guerrilla Glory" monument. The partisan stronghold with 9 dugouts was reconstructed: headquarters, bathroom, kitchen, dugouts of scouts, miners, 2nd, 4th, 5th operational groups, personal dugout of Sydor Kovpak. There is a mass grave near the shrine.

Also there are the main objects of the memorial complex "Spadshchansky Forest": the Museum of Partisan Glory and the Museum of Weapons and Military Equipment. The museum presents personal belongings of partisans, samples of weapons, photographs, documents, etc. A cannon that was in service with the Kovpak army and a German T-III tank captured by them are installed near the museum.

In 2019, the Museum "Soviet Park" opened on the territory of the complex. Soviet monuments, busts and sculptures collected from the Sumy, Poltava and Chernihiv regions are presented here. Among them are monuments to Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Kotovsky, Shchors, Frunze, Chapaev and others.