Attractions of Zhytomyr region

A monument to the Trident, the coat of arms of Ukraine, was installed in a small square at the Korosten railway station.

It was here in 1918, in the headquarters car of the government train of the heads of the Ukrainian People's Republic, that the trident - the coat of arms of Prince Volodymyr the Great - was approved as the national emblem of the country.

The author of the trident project was the artist and architect Vasyl Krychevskyi, who was commissioned by the Chairman of the Central Council, Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi, to develop the state symbols.

The monument was built at the expense of local businessman Volodymyr Kozarenko. On the granite ceiling is a plaque with the inscription: "Here on February 12, 1918, the Small Council (Presidium of the Central Council of Ukraine) in the city of Korosten approved the trident as the coat of arms of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the basis of the modern coat of arms of Ukraine."

The complex of buildings of the Uniate consistory was built in Radomyshl after the metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Atanasiy Sheptytskyi, chose the city as the metropolitan residence and the administrative center of the Kyiv diocese in 1746.

Governing, administrative and judicial bodies were located here, a theological seminary operated, church meetings and synods were held, and hundreds of delegations from all dioceses gathered here. The consistory operated until 1795.

The Metropolitan Chambers have been preserved to this day in a rebuilt form - since Soviet times, it has housed the comprehensive school No. 5. The Radomyshl Tower, built in the 19th century as a water tower, rises in the school yard, which is now considered an informal symbol of the city.

The modernized Gothic water tower is one of the symbols of old Zhytomyr.

It was built in 1898 according to the project of architect Arnold Ensh.

After the commissioning of the new "Vodokanal" complex, the need to use separate water towers disappeared.

Currently, it is an architectural monument of local importance.

The ancient mansion built in the 19th century on Castle Square for the head of the Zhytomyr Catholic Diocese is called the Bishop's House in Zhytomyr.

Currently, the Zhytomyr Regional Local Lore Museum is located here, founded back in 1865, when Volyn Governor Mykhaylo Chortkov exhibited his collection of samples of 48 minerals and rocks in the public library.

Then the exhibition was supplemented by the coin collection of the leader of the Zhytomyr nobility, Symonych, materials of the Volyn Diocesan Antiquities, nationalized art collections of Counts Ilinsky-Stetsky from Romanov and Baron Ivan de Shoduar from Zhytomyr.

Currently, the funds of the Zhytomyr Museum of Local Lore include 150,000 monuments of history and culture, but the exposition presents only a small part, which relates to the historical events of the first half of the 20th century. The main exhibition space is occupied by the art department of the museum, where a unique collection of works of fine art by Italian, Dutch, French, Polish and Russian masters of the 16th-20th centuries is presented.

The historical exhibition is planned to be opened in the magistrate's house.

The building of the regional state philharmonic named after Svyatoslav Richter was built in Zhytomyr in 1858 as a city theater on the initiative of the Polish playwright and public figure Yuzef Ihnatsiy Krashevski, who was also the theater's artistic director.

At that time, the theater building was considered one of the best in Ukraine.

Currently, the Zhytomyr Philharmonic Hall is an architectural monument of local importance.

The Hillfort of the historic Drevlyany city of Zviahel (Vzviahel, Vozviahel) is located 5 kilometers north of the current center of Zviahel, next to the road bridge over the Sluch River, 500 meters north of the highway.

Vozviahel was first mentioned in 1257 in the Ipatiyiv Chronicle in connection with the campaign of Prince Danylo Halytskyi on the Bolokhiv land controlled by the Tatars. The city was then completely destroyed, and a new settlement later arose on the site of the current center of the city of Zviahel.

The northern hillfort is an oval earthen fortification with ditches and ramparts on the steep bank of the Sluch River.

Castle Hill in Zhytomyr is located on the banks of the Kamyanka River. A stone castle surrounded by moats stood here until the 19th century.

The castle was probably founded in the 9th century by a retainer of the Kyiv princes Askold and Dir, but then it could have been located in another place. Zhytomyr Castle was first mentioned in written annals in 1392, when it was captured by the Grand Duke Vitovt of Lithuania. Subsequently, it was repeatedly destroyed and restored. The last castle buildings were demolished in 1852.

Currently, a city square has been laid out on the territory of the castle, and a memorial sign has been installed in honor of the founding of Zhytomyr.

Separate buildings of the manor of the ancient count family Olizars, to whom Korostyshiv belonged since 1565.

The palace and park complex was founded in Korostyshiv in the 19th century by the outstanding poet and public figure Gustav Olizar. An excellent picture gallery was collected in the palace, the library consisted of several thousand volumes.

The service wing, part of the colonnade has been preserved.

An Alley of Glory was built in the manor park during Soviet times, and in the lower part you can see a collection of granite sculptures.

The cultural and artistic center "Polissya House" (Poliska Khata) was founded in the village of Horodske in 2008.

The project is implemented by the Zhytomyr regional youth creative union of artists and art critics at the initiative of the fine arts teacher Inna Velychko.

The cultural complex is a Polissya estate with objects of folk life. Such houses with a large stove, a ceiling supported by two beams, small windows and spacious halls are still found in almost every Polissya village.

Various cultural events and festivals are held on the basis of "Polissya House".

The manor of the family of the famous traveler and ethnographer Mykola Myklukho-Maklay is located in the Hamarnya tract on the western outskirts of Malyn.

Myklukho-Maklay's mother bought the Hamarnya manor at the beginning of the 19th century from the Shcherbakov princes, the scientist himself visited it several times.

Since 1931, the Malyn Forestry Technical College has been located near the estate. Of particular value is the park, which has many rare trees 500-600 years old. A house with Neo-Gothic elements, built by Myklukho-Maklay, has been preserved - now it is part of one of the college buildings.

In 1986, a small museum exposition dedicated to the scientific activity of the researcher was opened in it. In 2015, the Myklukho-Maklay Museum was opened. A bust of the scientist and a commemorative plaque were installed.

SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's camp "Hegewald" (Hegewald - protected forest) was built in 1941 in the village of Huiva near the military airfield "Skomorokhy".

The construction was carried out by Soviet prisoners of war under the supervision of the SS. The headquarters of the military leadership was located in a two-story building that was the House of Culture before the war. In case of bombings, a light ground reinforced concrete bunker was built, the walls of which were 3 meters thick.

In 1942. In "Hegewald" there was a meeting of the highest ranks of the police and the commanders of the SS units, at which Himmler read the famous "Ost" plan, which provided for the colonization of the occupied eastern territories.

Unlike Hitler's and Goering's bunkers, which were located nearby, Himmler's bunker was not blown up when the German troops retreated.

Currently, the building with the adjacent plot of land is in private ownership. The entrances are closed by armored doors with a thickness of 5 centimeters. German fire hydrants in operation have also been preserved.

Ribbentrop's bunker is located nearby, on the opposite side of the Zhytomyr - Vinnytsia highway, on the closed territory of the military unit.

The estate of the Kornitsky family in Rohachi was established at the beginning of the 19th century, after the landowner Yan Kornitsky purchased the village from General Lyubovytskyi.

In 1908, Ventsyslav Kornitsky built a magnificent palace in the style of classicism according to the project of the Kyiv architect Karol Ivanytskyi. The building is well preserved - in Soviet times it housed a school. Particularly beautiful is the portico with six columns supporting a pediment richly decorated with stucco. The family coat of arms of the Kornitsky has been preserved on the pediment. The interiors, also decorated with stucco, have been partially preserved. The palace is surrounded by a rather neglected park. A canyon-like road cut deep into the cliff leads to the estate.

Currently, the Kornitsky Palace in Rohachi is in private ownership, restoration has begun.

The modern exposition of the Korosten Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1987 in the premises of the former headquarters of the Korosten Fortress.

Here is a history of the region from ancient times based on the results of archaeological research conducted in the 1990s.

The most valuable exhibits are samples of minerals, weapons of the XIII-XIX centuries, tools of Polishchuks, objects of folk decorative and applied art.

A special place in the exhibition is occupied by the canvas-diorama "Princess Olha near the walls of ancient Iskorosten" (artist Oleksandr Turansky, 1982), which recreates the picture of the arrival of the widowed princess of Kyiv to the walls of the rebellious city.

The picturesque artificial lake, which was formed on the site of a flooded granite quarry, is located at the entrance to Korostyshiv from the Kyiv side, a little south of the highway.

It belongs to the enterprise "Korostyshiv Quarry", which is engaged in the processing of natural stone from various deposits of Ukraine.

The rocky shores of the lake up to 10 meters high, overgrown with pines and birches, resemble Karelian landscapes. The water has an unusual turquoise shade. The vertical walls of the quarry with a pronounced relief attract climbers and lovers of extreme sports.

The luxurious two-story town hall building on Castle Hill in Zhytomyr was built for the magistrate in the 18th century.

Made in Neo-Renaissance forms, it is distinguished by durability and strictness of architectural forms. Although the building was badly damaged during the Second World War, it was completely restored in 1951. For some time, residential apartments were located in the premises of the former magistrate.

In 2021, to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence, the capital reconstruction of the magistrate's building was completed. Later, it is planned to place the natural and historical expositions of the regional museum of local history here. The museum space will be filled with a three-dimensional archive of the natural world and human relations with the environment. A small museum garden will be laid out in the courtyard with an experimental plot where children can plant a plant and then watch it grow.