Attractions of Chortkiv district

The museum complex "Lemko Village" (Lemkivske selo) is located in the tract "Bychova" near Monastyryska. It consists of several wooden buildings that reflect the life and culture of the Lemko people.

The first exposition house "Lemko living room" (Lemkivska svitlytsia) presents ancient icons of the XIX-XX centuries, embroidered towels, shirts, tablecloths, sacred vestments from the churches of Monastyryska region, old prints, etc.

In the second house "Lemko carpentry" there are machines and tools, as well as living conditions: bed, table, spinning wheel, bambetli.

In the "Potter's House" you can see a pottery kiln, a potter's wheel, potter's tools, as well as an exhibition of pottery.

The "House of Tailors" presents furniture, a sewing machine, as well as an exhibition of dolls in Lemko costumes by master Irena Krynytska.

Nearby is the "Estate of the Lemko Gazda", a chapel, a bell tower, a well.

The museum complex includes the Fire Field, which annually hosts the festival "Bells of Lemko".

The Museum of Magdeburia and Self-Government in the Tower of the New City Hall of Chortkiv was created on the initiative of the mayor of Chortkiv, Volodymyr Shmatko, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Chortkiv and the 100th anniversary of the construction of the town hall. For this purpose, the second floor of the administrative building was restored to its historical appearance.

The museum's exposition is dedicated to the era of Magdeburg Law, when Chortkiv had broad autonomous powers, and its development was determined by local officials. The museum pays special attention to Ludwik Noss, the burgomaster, who made a significant contribution to the development of the city, strengthening its economy and preserving its cultural heritage.

The history of Chortkiv's development between 1883 and 1913 is told, in particular, by art objects created by the talented Bilenko couple from the Kyiv region. The walls of the museum are decorated with antique clocks, symbolizing the relentless movement of time and the sustainable development of Chortkiv. Among the exhibits is a three-volume book on the history of Chortkiv by Petro Fedoryshyn, which describes in detail the city's past, its significant events and figures.

The tower of the New Town Hall also houses the visit-center of the Chortkiv tourist information center. There is a souvenir shop. It is planned to open an observation deck on the tower.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in the village of Stinka was founded in 1797.

In 1921, a stone church was built on the site of the wooden temple.

A cross was erected in the church yard to mark the 1000th anniversary of the baptism of Rus.

The Nativity of Holy Virgin temple belongs to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Church of the Nativity of Holy Virgin in Sydoriv was built in 1812 after the wooden church, founded in 1784, burned down.

According to legend, during the Second World War, local residents removed the bell from the bell tower and hid the bell, which they still cannot find.

The Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin was built in the village of Krynytsia in 1863-1899 at the expense of Yuzefa Starshyska as a Roman Catholic church. The majestic temple in the neo-baroque style has a rich decoration.

In 1944, the church was closed by the Soviet authorities. Its premises were used as a warehouse.

At the end of 1989, the church was returned to the faithful. Since 1990, it has been a church of the Greek Catholic community.

The "Medobory" nature reserve is located on the territory of the Podillya Tovtry (Toltry) low-mountain ridge, which is a remnant of a barrier reef that formed 15-20 million years ago along the coast of the warm Galician (Sarmatian) Sea.

The chain of hills rises 50-60 meters, up to 100 meters above the valley of the Zbruch River. The highest point of the reserve is Mount Bohit (414 meters). The wooded part of the hills is rich in honey-bearing plants, hence the name Medobory. The flora of the reserve includes about 1,000 species, 44 of which are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. The most common are oak, hornbeam and ash. Deer, roe deer, wild boar, fox, marten, badger, elk are found in the forests. Rare karst formations. Among the karst caves of the reserve, the most famous is "Pearl", which got its name due to the calcite balls on the walls, similar to pearls.

The nature museum of the "Medobory" reserve occupies one of the rooms of the administration building of the nature reserve in the village of Hrymailiv.

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The building of the new City Hall in Chortkiv was erected in 1926-1930, when the old town hall on Rynok Square ceased to accommodate the growing administrative apparatus of the magistrate.

The constructivist building with a low clock tower was built under the direction of the Polish architect Yuzef Kuntsevsky. In addition to the magistrate, the police and fire department were located here.

The New Town Hall building is now used for its intended purpose - it houses the Chortkiv City Council. The restored tower houses the Museum of Magdeburia and the Tourist Information Center.

A monument to Taras Shevchenko was erected on the square in front of the town hall.

The new Hasidic synagogue in Chortkov was built in 1909 by the Viennese architect Hans Geldkremer (according to other sources, Jan Marcin Cieślikowski). The elegant building, reminiscent of a palace, stands on the corner of Shevchenka and Mlynarska streets in the central part of the town.

In the first half of the 19th century, the territory where the synagogue is located was part of the estate of Maria Borkowska, a representative of the ancient noble family of the rulers of Chortkov. The Hasidic tzaddik David Moshe Fridman bought the estate from her and equipped it with his residence. In the park near the palace, he built a new house of prayer.

The building in the oriental style is decorated with two side towers. In 1910-1914, the chief rabbi from Vienna or Paris held annual services here, which attracted Jews from many cities in Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe to Chortkov.

The building was damaged during two world wars. During Soviet times, the synagogue served as a car park, then as a canteen for the military. Until recently, it housed a center for scientific and technical creativity and leisure for schoolchildren.

In recent years, the synagogue building has been in a state of disrepair. Restoration and the creation of the Center for Jewish Culture are planned - a modern cultural space and a center for the development of cultural diversity.

The Olena Kysilevska Literary Memorial Museum was founded in 1999 in the writer's hometown of Monastyryska in the Ternopil region.

Prominent Ukrainian writer, journalist, publisher, socio-political and cultural-educational figure Olena Kysilevska was an activist of the women's movement in Galicia. While in exile, she headed the World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations.

The Olena Kysilevska Room-Museum is located in the Monastyryska Central District Library. The museum exposition presents manuscripts of the writer's works, photographs, original documents, lifetime editions of her books "Impressions from the Road" (1910), "Shvaitsaria" (1933), "Ukrainian Peasant at Work: How to Work in Women's Sections WOT" (1942). .

The exposition is complemented by embroidered towels, tablecloths, shirts, spare parts, household items.

The family crypt of the Payhert barons, the last owners of Sydoriv, is located in the old village cemetery.

The Payherts owned the village until 1939. Among them is the Polish poet Yuzef Payhert , who in 1840 built a palace in Sydoriv (not preserved).

The monumental Payhert crypt-mausoleum in the style of classicism impresses with its enormous size.

The building of the People's House was built in Chortkiv on the eve of the First World War at the expense of the Polish community of the city.

The People's House served as a center for the development of culture and sports - the building had a theater stage and a sports hall. An amateur theater group and a military-sports society "Sokil" operated at the People's House.

Ukrainian actress and singer Kateryna Rubchakova (Kosakivna) took her first steps on the theater stage here. in her name, the Chortkiv district cultural center, which is now housed in the building of the People's House.

A monument to Kateryna Rubchakova is installed in front of the People's house.

In the village of Postolivka, there is an old dilapidated church along the highway in the village cemetery.

The Neo-Gothic church of the 18th century was most likely built in honor of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, as statues of the apostles have been preserved on both sides above the entrance.

The two-story building of the "Bank Avansovyi" society opposite the Dominican Church of Saint Stanislav in Chortkiv was built in 1905 under the burgomaster Ludwik Noss. It was in this building that Ludwik Noss, who was also a famous pharmacist, opened his second family pharmacy, the largest in Chortkiv.

Now it is a communal pharmacy No. 143, which now operates as a pharmacy-museum. The spirit of old pharmacy still reigns here, which is reflected in the furniture made by craftsmen from the Austrian city of Graz, the exquisite interiors and the progressive technological devices of that time. In particular, the know-how of that time was used to decorate the interiors - photos on porcelain, artistic forging, carved wood, concrete patterns.

In addition to factory medicines, visitors are offered some products created according to the century-old recipes of Ludwik Noss.

The Museum of Political Prisoners "Memorial" named after Vasyl Stus was opened in Buchach in 1990 in the basement of the former KGB building, where the pre-trial detention center was located in Soviet times.

The exhibition presents documents, photographs and personal belongings related to the events of the OUN-UPA liberation struggle and Stalinist repressions. It was established that more than 1,500 residents of the district died at the hands of Stalin's executioners in those years. Some of the dead were buried in the basements of the Intercession Church.

The People's Museum was established at the House of Children's and Youth Creativity of the city of Zalishchyky in 1985. In 1992 it was reorganized into the Rifle Glory Museum.

The museum's exposition includes the history of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Legion, information about the structure of the combat formation, combat operations, exhibits about everyday life and culture.