Attractions of Chernihiv region

The Beremytske Nature Park on the left bank of the Desna River with an area of ​​500 hectares was opened near the city of Oster in 2017 with the aim of restoring the original appearance of the forest-steppe zone and the mixed forest zone, typical for the Chernihiv region.

Beremytske Park offers tourists to spend time face to face with nature, see and communicate with animals in a recreational environment. The park offers to walk along an ecological trail through the forest and steppe areas in the reserve part of the park accompanied by a guide, observing such wild animals as tarpans (wild horses), red deer, elk, aurochs, fallow deer, roe deer, mouflons, wild boars, hares, foxes, badgers and others. Visitors will be able to get to know the flora and fauna of the Chernihiv region better. You can also explore the park from a bird's eye view using the observation tower.

The tourist part of the park has a mini-zoo, a shooting range, an apiary, a museum of wild cats, and stables where you can not only ride horses, but also learn many interesting facts about each breed and how to properly care for horses.

The "Black Grave" mound is located in the park near the Builders PC.

According to legends, the legendary founder of Chernihiv, Prince Chorny (Black), was buried at this place.

According to an ancient legend, the prince's daughter threw herself out of the window of the princely tower in order not to become the wife of the Khazar Khagan, who surrounded the city.

In 1872-1873, archaeologist Dmytro Samokvasov excavated the burial mound, discovering a 10th-century burial with a rich treasure of weapons: two helmets, chain mail, two swords, a saber, more than ten spears, arrowheads, an axe, stirrups, and clubs. 2 gold Byzantine coins from the time of Basil I of Macedonia allowed us to date the burial.

A memorial obelisk has been installed on the "Black Grave" mound.

The flooded sand quarries near Oleshnia in Chernihiv region are called "blue lakes" (high-quality quartz sand is mined in Oleshnia).

It is believed that the crystal clear water of four lakes located in the middle of a pine forest has certain healing properties. The area of the largest lake is 25 hectares, the depth is about 20 meters. The water in the lakes has a bright blue and even azure color, because their bottom is covered with deposits of special quartz sand.

These picturesque places are a popular recreation area with clean air and comfortable beaches. More than 250,000 tourists come to Oleshnia every year to rest on the "Blue Lakes". But even this amount of space on the shores of the lakes is not always enough for a large number of people willing to breathe in the fresh air of the pine forest and enjoy a rest near the crystal clear, blue water. These places also attract fishermen and hunters.

The Bobrovytsia Historical and Local Lore Museum is located in the very center of the city of Bobrovytsia.

Founded in 1986 at the expense of doctor Mykhaylo Zamchynsky. The basis of the exhibition was a collection of exhibits collected by local schoolchildren from a group of young trackers.

In 6 exhibition halls, ancient tableware, ceramics, objects made of metal, bronze and copper, ancient icons, towels, folk clothes and household items are presented.

Documents about the life and activities of the Decembrists Volkonsky and Podzhio, who are buried near Bobrovytsia, are also presented.

The historical area, known as the Boldyni Hills (Boldyni Hory), is located 1.5 kilometers from the Chernihiv Val.

This is a chain of hills with a height of 20 to 35 meters, which in ancient times were covered with an oak forest (the ancient Rus word "bold" means "oak"). Since pagan times, the Boldyni Hills had an important sacred significance. One of the largest ancient Rus burial mounds is located here, with more than 200 burial mounds dating back to the 9th-10th centuries. The largest of them are Hulbyshche and Bezimenny.

With the advent of Christianity, Anthony's Caves appeared on the slopes of the mountain, and the Trinity-Illinsky Monastery was founded. During Soviet times, a monument to the Unknown Soldier with the Eternal Flame at its foot was erected on Boldina Hill.

Monuments were installed on the graves of Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi and Ukrainian folklorist and ethnographer Opanas Markovych.

In March 2022, during the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Boldyni Hills were fired upon by Russian troops. As a result of being hit by a Russian projectile, the gazebo, which was installed at the beginning of the 20th century before the arrival of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II in Chernihiv, was destroyed.

Breeding farm "Brech" was established in 2006 in the village of Brech in the Chernihiv region to breed elite Hanoverian horses.

Currently, the enterprise includes an equestrian sports complex "Brech", a tourist hotel complex, a restaurant and a cafe, a sauna and a swimming pool. Types of active recreation: billiards, horse riding, dressage master classes, walks on bicycles and ATVs, fishing.

The two-story building of the Regimental Office is located in Kozelets in the park behind the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin.

It was built almost simultaneously with the cathedral by the same architects - Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky and Andriy Kvasov. At that time, the Kozelets Hundred of the Kyiv Regiment was located in Kozelets, and the regimental office - the headquarters of the regiment - was also located there.

In the future, the building performed the functions of the Kozelets magistrate. Now it is the central library of Kozelets.

Castle Hill is a hill above the Desna River, on which an ancient Rus fortress was built in the 10th century, which later became the capital of the Novhorod-Siverskyi principality.

From the 12th century, the wooden fortress with earthen ramparts was the residence of the Olhovychi dynasty, defending the eastern borders of Kyivan Rus. The entrance was made through one gate, inside was the princely court and the stone cathedral of Arch-strategist Michael. On three sides, the baby was surrounded by the surrounding city, where the Saint Nicholas Church was built (now in its place is a wooden church of the same name from 1762).

In the second half of the 14th century, the fortress passed into the hands of Lithuanian princes, in 1503 it went to Muscovy, then to Poland, until it was recaptured by Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. In 1708, the fortress was occupied by Peter I, fortified, but soon lost its importance and was destroyed.

A monument to the legendary Boyan, the author of "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign", as well as a commemorative stone, was erected at the place of the prince's baby.

The ancient Rus hillfort of Liubech is located on a high hill above the Dnipro, from where a picturesque view of the river valley opens.

A three-story princely palace, a tower-donjon, a church and farm buildings were located here.

The earth ramparts surrounding the castle, on which rose oak walls with towers, have been preserved. A granite commemorative sign was installed in honor of the 1100th anniversary of the city, as well as a monument in honor of the congress of ancient Rus princes, which took place in Liubech in 1097, as a result of which the principalities united against the Polovtsy.

The Central Park of Culture and Recreation of Chernihiv is a popular leisure place for the citizens. Located on the banks of the Desna.

The park is home to an open-air Summer Theater, an amusement park, roller coasters, a circus, fountains, and a botanical monument of nature "Group of centuries-old oaks".

Mass cultural events and festivals are held throughout the year.

A very picturesque abandoned chalk quarry is located east of the village of Putyvsk.

The relief of the walls was formed as a result of erosion of the rock by rains and meltwater. Particularly impressive views are from the bottom of the quarry.

From the top of the nearby mountain, the quarry can be seen in its full scale, and an amazing view of the Desna River opens up.

The Chernihiv Regional Philharmonic Center of Festivals and Concert Programs is located in the former building of the Nicolas Diocesan Brotherhood.

During construction, the Oleksandr Nevsky Chapel, built in 1870, was included in the general ensemble of the building. From 1932 until the beginning of World War II, the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater of Chernihiv was located in the building.

It was burned in August 1941 during German bombing. Restored in the post-war years with a 3rd floor superstructure over the former chapel.

An example of neo-Rus style architecture, common at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Since 1964, the Philharmonic Hall has been located in the building.

The two-level church of John the Theologian in Nizhyn was built in the 18th century on the site of a wooden church (1619).

Its architectural style is characterized as a transition from baroque to early classicism, where experts see the hand of the famous Kyiv architect Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi. There was a warm church on the first floor, and a cold one on the second.

Saint John of Kronstadt blessed the city and its inhabitants from the balcony of the Saint John the Theologian Church when he visited Nizhyn in 1893 on his way to Kyiv.

The church was restored in 1954-1955, since then its premises have been used as an archive.

Ancient frescoes, interesting openwork stairs and fences have been preserved. Negotiations are underway regarding the return of the Orthodox Church.

Nearby is a monument to the navigator Yuriy Lysyanskyi, whose father served in this church.

The Church of the Holy Martyrs of Chernihiv Prince Michael and his Boyar Fedir is located on the banks of the Stryzhen River, on the site of the estate of the famous Colonel Pavlo Polubotko.

Before the revolution, there was a theological seminary near the church - one of the oldest educational institutions in pre-revolutionary Chernihiv. Now the buildings of the military hospital are located here.

In the world, only three churches bear the name of the holy martyrs of Chernihiv prince Mykhaylo Vsevolodovych and his boyar Fedir, who refused to bow to the Mongol idols during the invasion of Batiy and were brutally executed by the Mongols. There are such temples in Chernihiv, Moscow and a small Canadian town.

Belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The wooden Cossack fortress in Baturyn on the Seim River was reconstructed in 2009 on the same site where from 1669 to 1708 the fortified residence of three Ukrainian hetmans was located: Demyan Mnohohrishny, Ivan Samoylovych, Ivan Mazepa.

The life and activity of Pylyp Orlyk and Kyrylo Rozumovsky are also connected with the hetman's capital in Baturyn (a monument "Hetmans. Prayer for Ukraine" has been erected).

Baturyn Fortress was founded in 1625 on the ancient Russian settlement by Polish magnate Oleksandr Pyasochynsky. In 1664, when Baturyn was already a hundredth Cossack town, the fortress could not be captured by the troops of Polish King Yan Kazymyr.

Baturyn fortress consisted of external urban earthen fortifications with a fence and a citadel (castle), where the residence of the hetmans was located. There was a stone hetman's house and a wooden Resurrection Church, an entrance gate and three towers.

In 1708, all the buildings of the Baturyn Fortress were completely destroyed during a punitive operation by Russian troops under the command of Oleksandr Menshikov on the orders of Tsar Peter I of Moscow in revenge for Hetman Ivan Mazepa for siding with Swedish King Charles II during the Moscow-Swedish War. In memory of the Baturyn tragedy, during which almost the entire population of the city was destroyed (5-6.5 thousand soldiers, 6-7.5 thousand civilians), in 2004 a memorial was erected on the site of the north-eastern tower of the citadel. cross.

By 2009, the reconstruction of three defensive towers, wooden fortress walls, a stone hetman's house, a treasury and the castle Resurrection Church, which were included in the exposition "Citadel of Baturyn Fortress" of the Hetmanate History Department of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve, was completed Hetman's capital ".

An exhibition of three-dimensional figures "Light Hetmans. Life for Ukraine" has been opened in the Hetman's house.

From the observation deck of the gate tower of the Citadel of the Baturyn Fortress, the best panorama of the Seim Valley opens.