Attractions of Ternopil region

Chortkiv Museum of Local Lore is located in a modern building on one of the most colorful streets in the center of Chortkiv.

Fixed assets include more than 10,000 exhibits.

The Chortkiv Museum of Local Lore presents an exposition dedicated to different periods of the region's history. Various archeological material tells about the life of people in ancient times, about ancient crafts and trades.

The history of the Ukrainian army and the national liberation struggle in the Chortkiv region is presented. A separate exhibition tells about the consequences of the Bolshevik terror and the expulsion of the fascist occupiers.

The Department of Nature reflects the flora and fauna of the region.

Separate buildings of the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites are located to the east of the Vyshnevetsky Palace, to the left of the central gate.

The construction of the monastery was carried out in the 1640s at the same time as the construction of the new Vyshnivets Castle, the monastery became part of its defense system.

In 1645, Ivan Vyshnevetskyi laid the foundation of the baroque church of Saint Michael, and his descendants, Mykhaylo Servatsiy, completed the construction. It was in the Michael Church that all Vyshnevetskyi, who professed Catholicism, were buried.

In 1648, the monastery was destroyed by the Cossacks of Maksym Krivonos, who captured Vyshnivets, but was soon revived. Closed in 1832, later fell into disrepair. The church was blown up during the Soviet regime. The cell building and the fence with the monumental gate in the Baroque style have been preserved.

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ was built in Zbarazh in the 18th century at the expense of the burgher Hryhoriy Hymonyuk, the construction was completed by Count Mykola Potoski.

Made in the Ukrainian Baroque style. It was preserved in a slightly modified form as a result of large-scale restoration works in 1879-1933.

Today, the church is active and belongs to the Greek-Catholic community of the city.

The Church of the Ascension of the Lord is located near the Chortkiv railway station.

It was built in 1717 on the site of a burned-down church founded in 1630 in the suburb of Dolishnya Vyinanka.

This three-log wooden church is considered one of the best examples of Podillya folk architecture. Built by Chortkiv folk craftsmen without a single nail, it impresses with its monumental forms. There are many carved details in the interior.

The Ascension Church belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a former Trinitarian church-monastery, built in 1755-1758.

After the order of the Trinitarians ceased its activities in the city, the church was taken over by the Ukrainian community. At the beginning of the 20th century, a bell tower was added. In Soviet times, a local history museum was located here. In 1990, restoration was carried out.

The baroque church is part of the complex of the former Felician nunnery (XVIII century), which now houses the Theological Seminary named after Cyril and Methodius.

The wooden Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chortkiv is an example of Podillya folk architecture, the oldest surviving church in Chortkiv.

It was founded in 1538 on the initiative of the city brotherhood, whose members were local craftsmen. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1635.

This type of church is called "house" - they were built like ordinary residential houses-huts without architectural decorations. Wooden log cabins are covered with a common shingle roof.

A wonderful carved iconostasis of the 18th century has been preserved.

Assumption Church belongs to the parish of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in Buchach under the castle hill near the town hall at the expense of the owner of the town, Kaniv mayor Mykola Vasyl Potoski, as evidenced by his Pylyava family coat of arms on the pediment. The inscription on the portal says: "Out of a desire to have three crosses in Pylyava Potocki, the House of the Cross was built for the glory of God."

The outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel worked on the interior design for several years. The monumental composition of five altars includes the image of the Mother of God with the Infant Jesus, the figures of Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Yoakhim, Saint Anna, Saint Zazarius, Archangel Michael, Saint Yan Nepomuk, angels, allegorical figures of Swiftness and Love, and the composition of the Glory of God.

After the destruction of the Soviet Union, the church was restored and again welcomes believers.

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Nadstavna) is the oldest church in Ternopil.

It was built by the founder of the city, crown hetman Jan Tarnovsky, on the site of the ancient Rus temple of the times of King Danylo Halytskyi. The church was located next to the western (Lvivsky) gate of Ternopil above the pond, which is why it received the second name "Nadstavna" or "Church above the pond".

In 1627, the bell tower was completed. Old Rus defensive architectural traditions are used. In 1959, the Exaltation Church was restored.

Belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the late Gothic-Renaissance style has a pronounced fortification character, as it was part of the system of city fortifications.

It was built in the years 1600-1620 on the initiative of the then owner of Berezhany, Adam Yeronim Synyavsky, according to the project of the architect Pavlo Rymlyanin, as the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. The bell tower was rebuilt from a defensive tower in 1741.

In Soviet times, a gym was placed here.

Now the church again belongs to the Catholic community of the city, consecrated in honor of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Buchach was built in 1764 in the late Baroque style according to the project of the architect Bernard Meretin (according to other sources - Yohan Shiltser).

The temple has a defensive character. The impression of "femininity" of the interior is created by the rounded corners and harmonious lines of the portal. The Deacon Gate, the work of the outstanding sculptor Ivan Pinzel, has been preserved.

During the revival of the Intercession Church after the Soviet period, the burials of dozens of repressed residents of the city were discovered in the basements.

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord is the oldest church in Zbarazh. It is located on Chernecha Hill, on the southwestern outskirts of the city in the village of Zaluzhzhia, in the district of Stary Zbarazh.

Erected on the site of the ancient monastery of Saint Onufry at the expense of Yan Zbarazky. Walled loopholes in the thick walls testify to the defensive purpose of the structure.

Today it is the parish church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the village of Zaluzhzhia, which has been restored in recent years.

There is a sundial on the wall. A monument in honor of the 400th anniversary of the temple was erected nearby.

A monument to the Cossacks Maksym Kryvonos, who died in 1648 during the storming of Kremenets Castle, as well as graves with stone Cossack crosses of the 17th and 18th centuries are located on the territory of the current Pyatnytskyi cemetery at the foot of Mount Chercha.

More than a hundred stone tombstones with crosses have been preserved, some of which can be read with inscriptions. The monument in the form of a cross was installed in 1995.

The palace of Countess Karolina Dzembovska was built in the neoclassical style by the architect Yuzef Hofman before 1750.

The building is maintained in a romantic style with elements of Moorish color. A park was created around the villa by the English gardener Dionysius Mikler.

At the end of the 19th century, the estate belonged to Count Pavlo Demydov. Now it is secondary school No. 2.

"Crystal cave" ("Kryvchanska") is the most famous and most suitable for tourists to visit the Podillya cave.

The entrance is located in the spurs of the mountain on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Kryvche. This is one of the largest gypsum caves in Europe - the length of its investigated part is almost 23 kilometers.

The Kryvchanska Cave was first mentioned in 1721 and was rediscovered in 1908. It is a branched gypsum system of passages washed by underground waters 20 million years ago.

The excursion route through the cleaned and illuminated part of the "Crystal Cave" is about 2.5 kilometers, of which 500 meters is the entrance corridor. The walls of the cave galleries are covered with white or various colored gypsum crystals, hence the name. Many crystals resemble silhouettes of animals: buffalo, lizard, elephant, eagle, etc.

Constant temperature +11 degrees. Open to the public all year round, the tour is possible only with a guide.

The remains of the fortification of Danyliv Hrad with a stone church of the 13th century are located on the steep Stizhok (or Trinity) mountain on the eastern outskirts of the village of Stizhok.

The city was surrounded by three concentric circles of earthen embankments, fortified with wooden and later stone walls. The Trinity Church, located in the center, also performed defensive functions. According to legend, the fortress was founded in 1201 by Prince Roman Mstyslavych, who named it in honor of his son Danylo, but according to other sources, the city existed even earlier - from the 10th century.

In 1240, Danyliv Castle was among the three Volyn cities that Khan Baty was able to attack. However, in 1261, according to the agreement between the Volyn prince Vasylko Romanovych and the khan's jailer Burunday, the fortress was demolished, and since then it has not been restored.

Only the Trinity Church has survived. In 1551, it was reconstructed. Saint Iov of Pochayevskyi gave her special patronage. On the eastern side of the mountain, the remains of an ancient hermit cave monastery of the 10th-12th centuries, contemporaneous with the princely castle, have been preserved.