Attractions of Chernivtsi district

The Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery is located in the forest between the village of Bancheny and the city of Hertsa.

The foundation stone of the monastery was laid in 1994, and it opened two years later. The complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the underground temple of Saint Serhiy Radonezky, two fraternal buildings, the abbot's house, two hotels for parishioners, the Holy Transfiguration Hermitage with the Church of the Transfiguration, utility rooms.

In 2011, the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral - one of the largest Orthodox churches in Ukraine - was completed. Its baths can be seen from the highway at the entrance to Chernivtsi from Kamyanets-Podilskyi.

The monastery belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. Since the majority of the brothers are Romanians, the service is mainly conducted in the Romanian language.

Unique in its historical and artistic value, the Holy Ascension Church in Luzhany is considered the oldest shrine among those preserved in the territory of Chernivtsi region.

It was built in the 15th century by the local boyar Fedir Vitold, as reported by an ancient inscription. In terms of construction, this small temple is similar to examples of ancient Rus stone architecture.

The frescoes painted simultaneously with the construction of the temple and those painted later are a precious monument of Bukovyna painting. Among them, frescoes dating back to the 13th-14th centuries were discovered, which gives grounds for experts to attribute the construction of the temple to an earlier period than is officially considered.

The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Chernivtsi was built on the initiative of Metropolitan Yevhen Hakman (he was buried in the cathedral, a monument was erected).

The construction was carried out under the supervision of the regional engineer Adolf Marin and the Viennese architect Antin Roll. In 1860, the facade of the church was rebuilt according to the project of the architect Yozefa Hlavka. The Holy Spirit Cathedral is modeled on Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg in the Neo-Renaissance style. The architectural composition is dominated by a monumental dome 46 meters high. The 19th century frescoes by the Viennese painter Karl Yobson have been preserved

In Soviet times, the premises were used as a warehouse, then as an exhibition hall.

In 1989, the Holy Spirit Cathedral was returned to the Orthodox community of Chernivtsi, restoration was carried out.

Hotel "Bristol" in Chernivtsi was built during the times of Austria-Hungary at the expense of burghers Josef Landau and Max Meissner, becoming one of the most luxurious in the city.

According to legend, the most expensive Chernivtsi prostitutes served the gentlemen in their rooms. There was a restaurant in the basement of the hotel. A four-story building in the Art Nouveau style with a stylized tower became the architectural dominant of Theater Square.

Currently, this building houses a dormitory of the Chernivtsi Medical Institute, and a fast food restaurant is located on the first floor.

Reconstruction and return of the hotel building to its original profile is planned.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chernivtsi is an excellent example of Bukovyna Neo-Gothic architecture.

The monastery complex with a slender church was built at the end of the 19th century thanks to the petitions of the missionaries of the Society of Jesus - the heirs of the Jesuit order. The project was developed by Professor Yozef Lyaytsner in the best traditions of Gothic churches in Europe.

In Soviet times, the church housed an archive, and the monastery housed an art school.

In 2010, the Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was returned to the Catholic community of Chernivtsi.

The former Jewish People's House is located on Theater Square. It was built in 1908 by the architect Yulius Bokhner.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Jews constituted the largest ethnic community in Chernivtsi. Like other ethnic groups, in Austrian times they actively developed a network of their cultural, educational and sports societies, political and public organizations. The Jewish People's House became the main place for meetings and various Jewish cultural and social events.

With the arrival of Soviet power in 1944, the premises were transferred to the city's House of Culture. Today it is the Central Palace of Culture of Chernivtsi, where numerous clubs, circles, and studios work.

Jewish public organizations returned to their People's House only in the early 1990s, in independent Ukraine. The Steinbarg Jewish Society, the Jewish Public and Cultural Foundation, the Museum of the History and Culture of the Jews of Bukovina were located on the first floor of the building. The exhibition Museum includes old books, documents, postcards, religious and household items. The remaining floors of the Jewish House are occupied by the Palace of Culture.

Saint John the Theologian Khreshchatyk Men's Monastery is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Bukovyna.

Located in a picturesque place on a high rock above the Dniester, from where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramas of the surrounding area. According to legend, it was founded in the 17th century by Orthodox monks who fled from the Uniates from the Manyavsky Skete to Galicia.

According to the legend, on the night of the feast of John the Theologian, a wonderful glow appeared over two healing springs. A cross was built at this place, which gave its name to the cave hermitage founded here. Later, a chapel with a bell tower was built.

Another legend tells how the merchant Teodor Preda Hadzhi, who was passing by, lost his way at night and ended up over the abyss, but the light that appeared at that moment saved him from death. Deciding to build a new stone temple on this site, directly above the hermitage and the chapel, the merchant turned to the owners of these lands, Talpa nobles, who took part in the construction.

In 1768, the Church of John the Theologian was built and the Khreshchatyk Men's Monastery was founded. In 1786, it was closed by the Austrian authorities, and the church was turned into a parish church. In Soviet times, the monastery buildings were used as a tourist base. The monastery was restored in 1991.

The city hall building in Kitsman was built in 1890, as evidenced by the date on the weather vane.

The Kitsman town hall is distinguished by its small size and a balcony on a small tower. The city coat of arms is placed on the facade.

The building of the town hall is still used for its intended purpose - it houses the Kitsman City Council.

Memorial Museum of the outstanding Ukrainian composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk, the founder of Ukrainian pop music, the author of the popular songs "Chervona Ruta" and "Vodohray".

The museum was opened in Chernivtsi in 1995 to mark the 25th anniversary of the song "Chervona Ruta" in the house of the composer's parents, where he lived in 1971-1972. The interiors of the office of Volodymyr Ivasyuk and his father, the writer Mykhaylo Ivasyuk, and the parents' room have been preserved.

The exposition presents the composer's piano, many of his personal belongings, photographs, documents.

A monument to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Frants Yosyf I in Chernivtsi was erected in the square between Myrona Korduby, Bakhrushyna and Dmytra Zahuly streets in 2009 at the initiative of a native of the city, the famous politician Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

During the reign of Frants Yosyf (1848-1916), when Bukovyna was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Chernivtsi flourished. The city experienced rapid economic growth and a construction boom - the most outstanding architectural monuments were created. In addition, Chernivtsi became the Ukrainian national cultural center - a university was opened, Ukrainian schools appeared, Ukrainian newspapers began to be published, Ukrainian public organizations were active.

The initiators call the installation of a monument to Emperor Frants Yosyf in Chernivtsi a restoration of historical justice.

The sculpture was created by Honored Artist of Ukraine Serhiy Ivanov and sculptor Volodymyr Tsisaryk based on a model of the monument that existed before, delivered from Vienna.

Mount Tsetsyno on the western outskirts of Chernivtsi is the highest point of the Chernivtsi highlands (378 meters).

In the Middle Ages, the Moldavian fortress of Tsetsyno stood on the top of the mountain, probably founded by the Halician princes, and then fortified by Peter I Mushat, the master of the Moldavian principality. It was mentioned in the Old Rus chronicles of 1388-1394 as the Wallachian city of Chechun.

In the second half of the 15th century, the Tsetsyno fortress was destroyed. The ruins of the castle, which survived until the middle of the 20th century, were destroyed in 1961 during the construction of a television tower.

A beech reserve with an area of 430 hectares is located on the slopes of Tsetsyno. The Tsetsynsky landscape park was created here in 1974. There are oaks, sharp-leaved maples, sycamores, hornbeams and other rare plants, as well as "red book" animals: roe deer, wild boars, foxes, martens, squirrels, weasels, ermines.

The Local Lore museum complex named after Ivan Topalo in Staryi Vovchynets is the largest peoples local history museum in the region.

The village museum was founded in 1957 by Ivan Topalo, a resident of Staryi Vovchynets, a local school history teacher.

For more than half a century of existence, the museum has collected a rich collection - more than 8,000 exhibits reflecting the nature and history of the village. In particular, the reconstruction of a Bukovyna hut of the first half of the 20th century, peasant tools, earthenware, samples of Bukovyna embroidery are presented.

Of particular interest is the rich collection of Bukovyna Easter eggs - more than 3,000 copies.

The beautiful building of the Chernivtsi Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Olha Kobylyanska was built according to the project of Viennese architects Ferdynand Felner and Herman Helmer.

The facade is decorated with sculptural compositions based on ancient Greek mythology, and marble busts of outstanding figures of world and Ukrainian culture are installed in the side niches. Above is a statue of Melpomene. The interiors are made in a neobaric style.

The grand opening of the theater took place on October 3, 1905 with a performance of Frants Shontan's play "Mariya Tereziya". Since then, operas, operettas, dramatic and comedic performances of Ukrainian and Western European classics have been demonstrated on the stage. Great masters of the European opera and drama scene performed here: Enriko Karuzo, Fedir Shalyapin, Solomiya Krushelnytska, Oleksandr Moissi and many others.

The Natural History Museum of the Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi was established in 2012 on the basis of the collections of zoological and geological-geographical museums of the university, which began to be collected in 1876.

The unique exhibits include 19,000 specimens of animals, most of which are of historical value. In particular, a collection of tropical butterflies collected during expeditions of the late XIX - early XX centuries. Also on display is a 27-meter blue whale skeleton, a New Zealand gutter, a helmet-bearing cassowary, an African ostrich skeleton, a bison, a gray lizard, a Bukovynian blind, an Aesculapian snake, a protopterus, and more.

Collections of minerals and petrographic specimens are collected from regions around the globe, and some of extraterrestrial origin, there are many unique specimens and nuggets.

An amazing Orthodox church in terms of architecture, outwardly reminiscent of romantic castles.

The residents of the village of Toporivtsi received permission to build a new Saint Illya Church from Emperor Frants-Yosyf in 1911, when the old Saint Illya Church ceased to accommodate all parishioners.

It was built in 1914 under the direction of German and Czech architects in traditional Romanian architectural forms. A clock is installed on one of the towers.

Currently, the New Saint Illya Church belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.