Attractions of Chernihiv region

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Maherka (former suburb of Nizhyn) was built in 1775 on the site of an old wooden church as a burial place for Colonel Petro Rozumovskyi at the expense of his wife.

The church is tetraconch with four apses.

In 1860, a warm church with a two-story bell tower was completed from the west, connected to the main volume by a long hall, according to the project of the Falovych county surveyor.

In Soviet times, the temple premises were used as a cinema hall and film storage. In 1991, the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross was handed over to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The original brick building of the Female Gymnasium was built according to the project of the architect Feinberg in 1912.

The gymnasium itself was opened in Novhorod-Siverskyi back in 1875. Female graduates had the right to teach in Zemstvo schools.

In 1920, a single labor school was created on the basis of the gymnasium, which was later reorganized into secondary school No. 1. The status of a gymnasium was returned to it in 1999. In 2023, the gymnasium was renamed Novhorod-Siverskyi Lyceum No. 1.

The monument to the fighters for the freedom and independence of Ukraine near the Catherine's Church in Chernihiv was erected in 2009 for the 13th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine.

Back in the early 1990s, activists of national-democratic organizations installed a memorial stone here, near which various actions were held.

The author of the monument is Vinnytsia sculptor Volodymyr Smarovoz. The figure of a Cossack with a child in his arms represents young Ukraine.

The estate of Petro Galagan in Dihtiari was built in 1825-1832 according to the project of the architect Pavlo Dubrovskyi, who was also involved in the construction of the Galagan Palace in the neighboring village of Sokyryntsi.

The central two-story building is connected to the two wings by arched passages. The park is laid out under the leadership of gardener Yohann Bisterfeld. The huge manor house with a wonderful garden and huge greenhouses was called one of the best manors of the Chernihiv region.

After Galagan's death in 1876, according to his will, the estate was transferred to the Poltava Provincial Zemstvo for the establishment of an educational institution. In 1877-1882, the architect Fedir Verbytsky rebuilt the palace to organize a Zemstvo craft school in it, and the palace building retains this profile to this day. In particular, after the Second World War, a vocational school was opened in the palace of the Galagan manor in Dihtiari. Today it is the Dihtiari Vocational Agrarian Lyceum, which houses the ethnographic museum of Ukrainian life "Berehinia" with 5 exhibition sections.

The majestic palace and park complex in Sokyryntsi was created in the early 19th century by Pavlo Galagan, designed by architect Pavlo Dubrovsky and gardener Iohann Ernst Bisterfeld.

The age-old oak grove has been transformed into a beautiful park with a lake, lawns and alleys. The park has a rotunda, a Gothic bridge, an antique gazebo.

The Empire-style palace with 60 enfilades is connected to two two-storey outbuildings. At the end of the 19th century, the estate was owned by Hryhoriy Galagan, the last representative of the nobility, a public figure and a patron. He gathered a rich art collection in the palace, which he later donated to the Chernihiv Museum.

Galagan assisted the local kobzar Ostap Veresay, Taras Shevchenko, Panteleymon Kulish, Pavlo Chubynsky visited him.

Now the palace is occupied by an agricultural lyceum, a room-museum of Veresay is opened, a monument is installed in the yard.

Excursions should be booked in advance.

The complex of religious and civil buildings of the Greek community of Nizhyn is located to the left of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral.

The Greek churches of All Saints (1782), Saint Michael (1719-1729) and Trinity (1733) are located next to each other here. All three churches have been restored, services are held.

Next to them are the buildings of the former Greek Magistrate (1785), the Oleksandrivskyi College (1817) and the Women's Gymnasium (19th century). Opposite the bazaar is the oldest pharmacy in the city, founded in 1777 by a retired doctor of the Izyum hussar regiment, a Greek from Nizhyn Mykhaylo Lihda (active).

Many other public and residential buildings of the community have survived in the Greek Quarter of Nizhyn, some of which still bear inscriptions in Greek.

The "Avangard" health center in Desnianske was founded in the 1970s as a collective farm worker's house.

In the late 1990s, the recreation complex was completely reconstructed. A neo-baroque palace was built instead of the old building. Halls for solemn events are located on the first floor, and recreation rooms are located on the second floor. During his visits to Chernihiv Region, the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, stayed here several times, thanks to which the informal name "Kuchma`s Dacha " was fixed behind the palace.

The gazebo on the high bank of the Desna offers a wonderful view of the river, flooded meadows and forests of the Mezyn National Nature Park.

The monument to the Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa and the Swedish king Charles XII was opened in Dihtiarivka in 2008 to mark the centenary of the first meeting of the two allies in the war against Tsar Peter I of Moscow.

It was on this hill near the village of Dihtiarivka in 1708 that Mazepa and Charles met for the first time in person to discuss the details of a military-political union.

The first memorial sign on the hill was installed by local historians in 1998. 10 years later, on the initiative of the leadership of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, a monument was erected in the form of a granite slab in the shape of a bell, crowned with the coats of arms of Ukraine and Sweden, on which portraits of the hetman and the king are placed.

There are 100-meter steps from the road to the top of the hill.

The Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex "Ancient Liubech" was established in 2008 on the basis of seven architectural and archaeological monuments of the village from the days of Kyivan Rus to the XIX century.

Among them: Castle Hill with a monument in honor of the Liubech Congress of Princes in 1097, the Near and Far Caves of the Reverend Anthoniy Pechersky, the Kamyanytsya of Hetman Pavlo Polubotko (XVIII century), the Transfiguration Church (1811-1817) and others.

The administration and museum exposition of the complex are located in the former boarding school next to the Transfiguration Church. Here is a model of Liubech Castle, numerous exhibits on the history and culture of the city. In the interactive hall, visitors can take pictures with a musket or feel the relief of a Cossack cannon, and young visitors can learn more about archeology in the Archaeological Sandbox. The museum has a permanent exhibition "Liubech the eyes of artists", some halls tell the story of crafts in the region - fishing, farming, trade.

In the park next to the museum there are sculptures of historical figures of Liubech by the capital's master Yehor Zihura: Prince of the Drevlyans Malk of Lyubech, princesse Malusha Malkovna (Lyubechanka) with her young son Volodymyr, her brother Dobrynya, Rev. Anthoniy Pechersky.

The powerful defensive Savior Transfiguration monastery on the high bank of the Desna is one of the oldest in Ukraine.

Founded in 1033 by Prince Mstislav Tmutarakansky, the princes of the Novhorod-Siverskyi principality were blessed here. The monastery also served as the prince's residence (the foundation of the prince's chambers was excavated).

In the XII century on the territory surrounded by a fortress wall with towers, a stone Savior Cathedral was built. From him went on a campaign to Polovtsian lands, Prince Ihor Svyatoslavich - the protagonist of "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign."

The name of this historical work is the historical and cultural reserve created on the basis of the monastery complex, the museum exposition of which is located in a two-storey building of the Abbot's House.

Most of the buildings of the monastery revived after the Mongol destruction date back to the XVII-XVIII centuries. The monastery is surrounded by a strong wall with corner towers, a bridge over the defensive moat to the Holy Gate with a bell tower, reinforced by flank towers.

The territory is dominated by the majestic Transfiguration Cathedral (1786-1787), built in the style of classicism on the site of an ancient Rus church. Also preserved are the Peter and Paul (XVII century) and Saint Illya (1787) churches, the building of the bursa (1657-1667). The Savior Transfiguration Monastery is active, completely restored in 2003.

In addition to the "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign" museum and temples, towers, galleries and dungeons are also open to the public.

The Berezna Historical and Local Lore Museum named after Hryhoriy Verovka is the only museum in Ukraine named after this outstanding composer, conductor, and organizer of the Ukrainian Folk Choir.

Hryhoriy Verovka was born in 1895 in Berezna and received his primary education at a local three-year school. The memorial part of the exposition of the Berezna Museum is dedicated to his life and work. In particular, the composer's personal belongings are kept here: a violin from 1914, books from his personal library, stage costumes, household items, as well as an accordion donated by him to the high school during his last visit to the village in 1964.

Other expositions tell about the history of the region (archeology, numismatics, ethnography) and about the events of the Second World War (weapons, awards, documents, photographs).

In total, the museum funds have more than 5,000 exhibits of the main fund.

Every year before the birthday of Hryhoriy Verovka, the museum hosts ceremonial events and concerts.

The historical and memorial museum-reserve of Panteleymon Kulish was founded in 1999 in the Motronivtsi hamlet, on the outskirts of the Olenivka village.

Ukrainian writer Panteleymon Kulish spent the last years of his life here, in the "Hannyna Pustyn" manor. He settled in Motronivtsi after the "Em decree" of 1876, according to which it was forbidden to publish any texts in the "Little Russian dialect", with the exception of artistic works and historical documents. Kulish's collection "Khutirska philosophy and poetry distant from the light" prepared here was banned by the censorship on the basis of this very decree.

On the territory of the farm, the manor of Kulish himself, as well as his wife and colleague Hanna Barvinok, was restored, monuments were erected, graves were arranged, a garden was planted and a pond was dug. The complex quite faithfully reflects village life.

The Semenivka History and Local Lore Museum was founded in 1978 on the initiative of enthusiasts.

Two thousand exhibits, including a collection of household items of the 17th-19th centuries, tools and products of local craftsmen, personal belongings and documents of prominent countrymen, samples of industrial enterprises of the district, etc.

The first hall of the museum is devoted to the history of the creation of the city, the development of crafts and industries. The events of the Second World War are covered in the second hall. Materials on the development of the district's industry, culture, education, and medicine are presented in the "Modernity" hall, and the section "Compatriots - the pride of the region" is organized.

The Museum of the History of Liskovytsya is located in the old premises of Chernihiv School No. 4 with more than a hundred years of history.

The museum is dedicated to the district of Liskovytsya, Chernihiv Podil, which has been known since ancient Rus times, where artisans and burghers lived. Various periods of its history are told by the exhibits in the sections "Liskovytsya in the period of Kyivan Rus", "Liskovytsya - one of the Christian centers of Chernihiv", "History of the school" and others.

One of the central exhibits is an ancient loom.

The estate of the leader of the Chernihiv nobility Hryhoriy Hlibov appeared on the outskirts of Chernihiv - on Bobrovytsa - at the end of the 19th century.

Deputy of the State Duma, wealthy landowner Hryhoriy Hlibov had the reputation of an eccentric person. He built his romantic palace in the Neo-Gothic style, decorating it with a somewhat clumsy watchtower. A linden avenue led to the manor, along which lay large boulders. Even then, local residents nicknamed the Hlibov Palace "castle".

Currently, the Institute of Agricultural Microbiology of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences is located in the Hlibov estate.