Attractions of Melitopol district

The National Historical and Archaeological Reserve "Kamyana Mohyla" (literally - "Stone Grave") is located in the village of Myrne near Melitopol.

A gigantic pile of stones up to 12 meters high - the remains of the sandstone of the former Sarmatian Sea. The shape resembles a mound, which is where the name comes from. It has been used as a sanctuary since ancient times. Many stones are covered with images of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Copper-Bronze and Middle Ages (from the 16th-13th millennia BC to the 10th-12th centuries).

Some researchers believe that the writings of the Stone Tomb are more archaic than the writing of Sumer, and are the oldest examples of writing on Earth. In order to preserve the petroglyphs, the passages to them are covered with sand. Copies can be seen in the building of the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) museum-reserve. The 7,000-year-old fish-man sculpture is especially impressive.

During the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) reserve was located on the territory occupied by Russian troops. In April 2022, the occupiers mined all approaches and the territory of the reserve. In November of the same year, the Russian occupation authorities transferred the "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) reserve to the management of the "Khersones Tavriyskyi" museum-reserve in the previously annexed Sevastopol. The "Kamyana Mohyla" (Stone Grave) Museum was robbed.

"Treasure Island" in Kyrylivka is one of the largest water parks in Europe.

It covers an area of 5.7 hectares, and the area of all pools is 6,000 square meters. At the same time, "Treasure Island" can receive 1.5 thousand visitors.

The main swimming pool is connected to other pools by the Linyva River, which flows through the entire territory of the complex. 16 attractions for adults: high-speed open slide "Kamikaze", closed "Tonell", smooth "Giant slide", intertwined tunnels "Kosichky", four-turn slide "Multislide", slide "Space hole" with a vortex and others. There are also 18 children's attractions and many playgrounds.

There are several themed cafes and restaurants: "Welcome" bar (drinks, sweets), "Sicilia" cafe (pizza, pasta), "Sturval" bistro (Ukrainian cuisine), "Asia" cafe (oriental cuisine), "Africa" children's cafe , fish restaurant "Billy Bones".

After the water park is closed, the restaurant and night club "Somali" are open, which operates in the DJ-cafe mode during the day.

Aquapark "Treasure Island" is open from the beginning of June to the end of August.

Melitopol City Museum of Local Lore is located in the old three-story house of a merchant of the 2nd Guild of Chernikov.

Currently, the museum has 48,000 items. A unique collection of Scythian gold (IV century BC) from the excavations of the Melitopol mound is presented.

The pride of the numismatic collection is the treasure of silver coins of 1895-1925 release.

Of the exhibits of the art gallery, the graphic and painting works of the world-famous artist Oleksandr Tyshler are of great value.

During the large-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the Melitopol City Museum of Local Lore was under occupation. According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, the occupiers stole 1,841 pieces of museum objects, including historical weapons, jewelry from the Melitopol Scythian mound (Scythian gold), ancient coins, orders and medals of the Soviet era.

Museum of History of Tavriya State Agrotechnological University named Dmytro Motorny in Melitopol was opened in 1982 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the school.

The exposition tells about the history of the university, the creation of various faculties, famous teachers and graduates.

A separate place is reserved for gifts presented to the school for different years during the celebrations.

The Cathedral of the Holy Prince Oleksandr Nevsky of Melitopol was built in 1815-1831.

Since the city of Melitopol was then called Novooleksandrivka, they decided to name the church in honor of Grand Duke Oleksandr Nevsky.

At first, the church was wooden, then it was rebuilt in stone.

Today, the Oleksandr Nevsky Cathedral is active.

The Melitopol Men's Monastery of Saint Sava the Sanctified is one of the newly created monasteries of Ukraine. The decision to create it was made in 1994.

The Melitopol Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist actually became the courtyard of the monastery, and the governor's permanent stay there moved the monastery from the village of Terpinnia there as well. In May 1995, the construction of the first one-story building began. In 2005, the construction of the new temple was completed. The central side altar was consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Ghosts of Humility", the northern one in honor of the Beheading of John the Baptist, and the southern one in honor of the heavenly patron of the monastery, Saint Sava the Consecrated.

It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. In September 2022, during the Russian occupation of Melitopol during the Russian-Ukrainian war, the monks of the monastery of Saint Sava the Consecrated openly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine and gave their monastery to the Russian occupiers to organize a pseudo-referendum. The Security Service of Ukraine collected evidence of the monastery abbot's collaborative activities, and in December 2022 personal sanctions for a period of 5 years were introduced against the head of the monastery Oleksandr Prokopenko and six other figures of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Yakymivka Castle is a modern residential building in the center of Yakymivka, stylized as a medieval fortress or a fairy-tale castle.

Entrepreneur Andriy Halytskyi built it as a children's entertainment complex, but he was unable to complete the project due to disagreements with the local authorities, so the entrepreneur converted the building into his own home.

The building is made of natural stone. Many pointed towers and arched doors in the form of massive wooden gates on iron hinges make it look like a cartoon castle. The building has 3 large halls, a bedroom, a kitchen and other rooms. The total area of ​​the building is about 330 square meters.

Yakymivka Castle has already become one of the main local attractions.

The Yakymivka Museum of History and Local Lore was opened in 1972 in the center of the village of Yakymivka, in the premises of one of the preserved buildings of the former manor house, built in 1909 by a local merchant Potetenyev.

Today, the museum has more than 2,000 exhibits that tell about the history of the region from ancient times to the present. In particular, the exposition includes many household items of the late XIX - early XX centuries, when Yakymivka became one of the largest points of grain trade in the Azov region: ceramics, decorative and applied arts of different peoples who lived in this area (towels, rugs, clothes, etc.).

A separate exhibition "Heroes do not die" is dedicated to the events of the Revolution of Dignity and the fallen heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian war.