Berdychiv

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The old Jewish town of Berdychiv, celebrated in folk folklore, is located at the intersection of several road and railway routes.

It has been known since 1320, when this area was gifted by Grand Duke Gedimin to the Lithuanian Tyshkevych family, but the official date of foundation is 1545, when Berdychiv is directly mentioned in written sources. In the 16th century, the Tyshkevych family built a castle on the bank of the Hnylopiat river, which was donated to the Barefoot Carmelites monastery in 1630. The majestic architectural complex with defensive walls and a church has been preserved and is being restored.

Fairs that have been held here since 1765 contributed to the rapid development of the city as a trade center. In the 19th century, Berdychiv was the fifth most populous ...

The old Jewish town of Berdychiv, celebrated in folk folklore, is located at the intersection of several road and railway routes.

It has been known since 1320, when this area was gifted by Grand Duke Gedimin to the Lithuanian Tyshkevych family, but the official date of foundation is 1545, when Berdychiv is directly mentioned in written sources. In the 16th century, the Tyshkevych family built a castle on the bank of the Hnylopiat river, which was donated to the Barefoot Carmelites monastery in 1630. The majestic architectural complex with defensive walls and a church has been preserved and is being restored.

Fairs that have been held here since 1765 contributed to the rapid development of the city as a trade center. In the 19th century, Berdychiv was the fifth most populous city in Ukraine, with the largest Jewish community. The buildings of several synagogues, the historical buildings of the central part of the city have been preserved.

In 1850, Honore de Balzac married Countess Evelina Hanska in Berdychiv.

Старе єврейське містечко Бердичів, оспіване в народному фольклорі, розташоване на перетині кількох автомобільних і залізничних маршрутів.

Відоме з 1320 року, коли ця місцевість була подарована Великим князем Гедиміном литовському роду Тишкевичей, проте офіційною датою заснування вважається 1545 роік, коли Бердичів прямо згадується в письмових джерелах. В XVI столітті Тишкевичі побудували на березі річки Гнилоп'ять замок, який в 1630 році був подарований монастирю Босих кармелітів. Величний архітектурний комплекс з оборонними стінами та костелом зберігся і реставрується.

Бурхливому розвитку міста як торгового центру сприяли ярмарки, які тут проводилися з 1765 року. В XIX столітті Бердичів був п'ятим за чисельністю населення містом в Україні, тут була найбільша єврейсь ...

Старе єврейське містечко Бердичів, оспіване в народному фольклорі, розташоване на перетині кількох автомобільних і залізничних маршрутів.

Відоме з 1320 року, коли ця місцевість була подарована Великим князем Гедиміном литовському роду Тишкевичей, проте офіційною датою заснування вважається 1545 роік, коли Бердичів прямо згадується в письмових джерелах. В XVI столітті Тишкевичі побудували на березі річки Гнилоп'ять замок, який в 1630 році був подарований монастирю Босих кармелітів. Величний архітектурний комплекс з оборонними стінами та костелом зберігся і реставрується.

Бурхливому розвитку міста як торгового центру сприяли ярмарки, які тут проводилися з 1765 року. В XIX столітті Бердичів був п'ятим за чисельністю населення містом в Україні, тут була найбільша єврейська громада. Збереглися будівлі кількох синагог, історична забудова центральної частини міста.

В 1850 році в Бердичеві вінчався Оноре де Бальзак з графинею Евеліною Ганською.

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Berdychiv City History Museum
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Berdychiv City History Museum

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The Berdychiv City History Museum is located in the center of the city of Berdychiv in one of the wings of the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites - the former house of priests.

In addition to the main exposition, which tells about the history of the city of Berdychiv, in the museum you can visit various thematic exhibitions.

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Berdychiv Museum of Jewishness
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Berdychiv Museum of Jewishness

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The Berdychiv Museum of Jewishness was opened in 2015 in the premises of the City Children's Library.

The exposition in two halls tells about the life of Berdychiv Jews, about the history and traditions of the Jewish people, as well as about the tragic events of the Holocaust during the Second World War.

The exhibits were provided by residents of Berdychiv, in particular, the city's Jewish community.

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Joseph Conrad Museum, Berdychiv
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Joseph Conrad Museum

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The museum of the English writer Joseph Conrad (Yuzef Kozhenovsky), a native of Berdychiv and a Pole by origin, was opened in 2015 in the complex of the Monastery of the Barefoot Carmelites.

The exhibition materials were shared by the Adam Mitskevych Museum of Literature (Warsaw), the Jagiellonian Library (Krakow), the Beineke Library (Yale University), the Central Maritime Museum (Gdansk), and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich (England). Professor Zdzislav Nayder (Poland) also provided materials from his own archive.

The main exhibit is a fragment of the hull of the ship Otego, captained by Joseph Conrad. Interactive technologies are widely used in the exhibition.

The visit is free.

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Discalced Carmelites Monastery, Berdychiv
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Monastery-fortress of the Discalced Carmelites

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The monastery-fortress of the Discalced Carmelites in Berdychiv is the All-Ukrainian Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Holy Scapular.

The majestic architectural complex with defensive walls, towers and a magnificent baroque church was founded in the 16th century as a castle of the Tyshkevych, who owned these lands since the 14th century.

In 1630, Voivode Yanush Tyshkevych, after his remarkable rescue from Tatar captivity, donated the castle to the Catholic Order of the Discalced Carmelites. The construction of the monastery lasted from 1634 to 1632. In the 18th century, it was reconstructed according to the project of Yan de Vitte, who built the upper church of the Holy Trinity above the lower church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

The main shrine is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God Berdychivska, given to the monastery by Yanush Tyshkevych. In 1997, a copy of the icon was consecrated and crowned by Pope John Paul II. Her sanctuary (holy storage) is the upper temple. The parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary operates at the sanctuary.

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Church of St. Barbara, Berdychiv
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Saint Barbara Church

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The Catholic Church of Saint Barbara was built in Berdychiv in 1826 according to the project of the architect Antoniy Prushynskyi on the site of the old wooden church built by the Radzyvill princes in 1759.

In 1850, the famous French writer Onore de Balzak married Evelina Hanska, Countess of Verkhivnya, in the church of Saint Barbara (a memorial plaque is installed on the facade).

In addition, the church of Saint Barbara is known for the fact that in 1824-1825, while staying at the court of the Radzivill princes, the young Fryderyk Shopen played and learned to play stringed instruments in the church from Professor Zhyvniy.

Next to the church is the grotto of the Virgin Mary.

In Soviet times, the church premises were used as a gym.

Now the temple is active.

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