Attractions of Stebliv

The manor of the Holovynsky landowners in Stebliv is located on the high rocky bank of the Bobrovytsya River at its confluence with the Ros.

The Holovynsky took ownership of Stebliv in 1812 from its senior owners, the Voronetsky. The new owners contributed to the industrial development of the town by building sugar and distilleries, as well as a large cloth factory.

In their estate, the Holovynskis laid out a park with gazebos and built a palace with outbuildings. In 1825, Herman Holovynsky hosted the Polish poet Adam Mitskevych here. The wing in which the poet lived has been preserved. The rest of the manor buildings, including the palace, were destroyed during the Soviet era.

Not far from the outhouse is the "Mitskevych Rock", which offers a magnificent panorama of Ros.

The Literary Memorial Museum of the outstanding Ukrainian writer Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky was opened in Steblev in the house where he was born in 1838.

He lived here from 1851 to 1909.

The exposition tells about the life and creative activity of a classic of Ukrainian literature, who was treated with great caution both during the times of Tsarist Russia and during the Soviet regime. The writer's office has been recreated, and his personal belongings have been collected.

Next to the museum, behind the house of culture, on Spasa Hill are the graves of Nechuy-Levytsky's grandfather and father.

A monument to the work of sculptor Halyna Kalchenko has been installed near the museum, and nearby is a sculpture of "Nymydora" (the heroine of the story "Mykola Dzherya").

The construction of a hydroelectric power station on the rapids of the Ros River in Steblev was launched in 1931 in accordance with the GOELRO plan, which provided for the creation of a whole network of small hydroelectric power stations throughout the country.

As a result of the construction of the dam and the rise of the water level in the river, the landscape changed significantly - two thirds of the picturesque rocks and rapids were under water.

The dam was damaged during World War II. In 1952, it was restored and brought to a capacity of 2.8 thousand kW. It is currently rented from a private company.

The waterfall formed by the station is called one of the most powerful lowland waterfalls in the country.