Attractions of Konotop district

The apple tree colony in Krolevets is a unique apple tree-bush over 220 years old. It is a colony of 15 related trees with an area of 1,000 square meters.

The colony developed from a single mother trunk that once existed. Its main feature is a unique method of reproduction. With age, the branches of an apple tree bend to the ground and take root, as a result, new trees sprout (in this way, gooseberries and currants multiply).

Apple tree is located on the territory of the former estate of the Meshchersky princes. A tombstone found nearby with the inscription: "Prince Petro Serheev, son of Meshchersky" was installed under it. He was born on August 24, 1780, and died on February 18, 1848 at the age of 68." According to legend, the tree "mourns" the deceased owner.

Another legend tells that the prince planted an apple tree on the grave of his wife, who died early.

The manor house of the Ohiyevsky landowners in Krolevets is famous for the fact that the poet Taras Shevchenko stayed there.

In 1859, he returned from Kyiv to St. Petersburg for the last time. After visiting his friends the Lazarevsky in the village of Hyrivka (now Shevchenko) in the Konotop district, he drove with them to Krolevets, where the Lazarevsky sister Hlafira Ohiyevska lived. Shevchenko spent the night here, then went to Hlukhiv.

The house of the Ohiyevsky was preserved in its original form. In 1964, a cast-iron memorial plaque was installed.

Currently, the Ohiyevsky manor houses the Museum of Krolevets Weaving, which exhibits traditional Krolevets towels, embroidered cloths, and looms.

The Aviation Museum in Konotop is a department of the Konotop City Museum of Local Lore of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

The history of the museum began in 2004 with the observation deck of the Konotop air base, where three helicopters of Mil family were installed.

To date, the exhibition presents the L-39 aircraft, as well as seven different helicopters KB Mil, in particular the world's only surviving to this day air control point Mi-22.

In addition, you can see the military bunker during the German-Soviet war.

The Buryn Local Lore Museum named after Pavlo Popov was established in 1982 as the "Museum of the History of the Buryn District". In 1992, the museum received the status of "People's Museum".

The museum collection includes over two thousand exhibits, including monuments and objects of history, archeology, natural history, ethnography and culture, which tell about the historical, cultural and socio-economic development of the Buryn region.

The museum is located in one of the buildings of the estate complex of local landowners - noblemen Pavlovs.

The deer farm in Kozatske, Sumy Region, was founded in 2022 by reindeer herder Dmytro Rusanov together with the local agricultural company "Kozatska". Deer were bred here in Soviet times, but later their population declined until enthusiasts decided to revive the business.

The farm has an area of ​​about 70 hectares. Now about 800 and 250 fallow deer live here. Four breeding branches of the European deer are represented: British, New Zealand, Austrian and Romanian. The animals are kept in large enclosures, where they feel free.

For tourists, excursions are held at the deer farm, during which they talk about the breeding of animals, their habits and diet. You can also feed the deer.

In addition, the farm promotes presentations and tastings of the products of LLC "Agrifirm "Kozatska", including meat dishes, dairy products, oil and traditional local drinks. You can order a ride around the village in a horse-drawn carriage.

The Forestry and Educational Center "Forest and Hunting Museum" operates on the territory of the central estate of the state enterprise "Konotop Forestry". Created in 2019 by the efforts of the forestry employees.

The exposition of the Konotop Forest Museum tells about the flora and fauna of the Sumy region. The exhibits include stuffed animals of some local animals, samples of wood of local breeds, photos of animals in nature, unusual finds of foresters, decorative panels by local craftsmen.

On the territory of the forestry estate, you can also visit the Konotop Arboretum with an area of ​​1 hectare. Here you can see 61 species of trees and shrubs, of which 53 are exotic species.

The Konotop Forestry Arboretum has the status of a dendrological park of local importance.

The museum-manor of General Mykhaylo Drahomyrov opened in 2007 in the restored house of the general in Konotop.

Military and statesman of the Russian Empire of Ukrainian origin, General of the Infantry Mykhaylo Drahomyrov was born in the ancestral Drahomyrov village near Konotop, and the last years of his life he lived in his city estate.

The museum exposition presents furniture of the late XIX - early XX centuries, paintings by local artists and other exhibits.

The museum-manor of General Drahomyrov is a department of the Konotop city museum of local lore of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

The monument to the great hetman of Ukraine Ivan Vyhovsky was installed in the square of the central part of the village of Shapovalivka, Konotop district, near the village house of culture at the expense of the district budget.

Sculptor - Yuriy Medvid, architect - Volodymyr Bykov.

The bust of Ivan Vyhovsky is installed on a pedestal made of quartzite clay. A metal plate in the form of a charter with the image of hetman attributes: a metal forged coat of arms and a mace, with the inscription: "Ivan Vyhovsky - Hetman of Ukraine". The total height of the monument is 4 meters.

The historical and cultural museum complex "Kochubeyivsky" was created in the village of Dubovychi in 2012 with the aim of developing and preserving the historical, cultural and architectural heritage of the region.

The complex includes 9 historical and cultural objects, including:
- a complex of buildings of the Kochubey family estate (manor house and outbuilding),
- a park-monument of landscape art "Kochubeyivsky",
- a hydrological natural monument of local importance "Dzherelo-krynytsya",
- a memorial sign on the site of the parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a mosaic icon of the Mother of God "Dubovytska",
- a memorial sign on the site of the house church of the Kochubey family,
- a school museum of the history of the village of Dubovychi, etc.

The main areas of activity of the complex are scientific research, search, cultural and educational, economic activities. The employees of the complex provide excursion services at all objects of the reserve.

The Historical and Ethnographic Museum "Batkivska Khata" (Parent's House) in Malyi Sambir opened in 2016 during the festival "We congratulate the strawberry - the first queen berry". The exposition was collected by the efforts of local residents.

You can get acquainted with the ancient history and development of the village of Malyi Sambir in the historical part of the exposition. The "Ukrainian Room" presents the interior of a traditional village hut with household items and samples of clothing from the late 19th - early 20th centuries. The exhibition hall displays products of local folk craftsmen.

The High Transfiguration Cathedral is the main building of the Holy Spirit Convent founded in Putyvl in the 16th century.

The monastery complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Cross with a bell tower (XVII century) and stone walls with a gate. In the interiors of the cathedral there is a wonderful iconostasis and works of painting.

The temple was restored in 2006.

The ancient Rus settlement on the hill above the Seym is located in the very center of modern Putyvl.

The construction of the border fortress city "on the way" began on the order of Prince of Kyiv Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych to protect Rus from nomads. Being a capital city, in the 10th-12th centuries Putyvl had powerful defensive structures. During excavations, fragments of defensive walls and the foundation of the Church of the Ascension were found, from where Prince Ihor Svyatoslavych attacked the Polovtsy in 1185 (the remains are preserved underground). According to the "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign", Princess Yaroslavna, who was waiting for her husband from the Polovtsian captivity, was crying on the walls of Putyvl.

After the Mongol-Tatar invasion, the fortress was restored, until the 17th century it consisted of 9 hewn oak towers. The West tower was 27 meters high. By the end of the 18th century, the fortress lost its strategic importance and was dismantled. A ditch and a low rampart have been preserved.

A park with a viewing area has been laid out on the territory, and a monument to Yaroslavna has been erected.

The Museum of the History of the Konotop Battle of 1659 opened in 2007 in the village of Shapovalivka in the premises of the village's cultural center.

It was in Shapovalivka that the Battle of Konotop took place in 1659, during which the Ukrainian-Tatar army led by Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky won an undisputed victory over the army of the Moscow kingdom.

The Museum of the History of the Konotop Battle is an integral part of the Memorial Complex "Battle of Konotop".

Konotop City Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest and richest museums in Sumy region. It was founded in 1900 on the initiative of the prominent Ukrainian historian Oleksandr Lazarevsky, whose name the museum now bears. The paintings, books, ancient weapons, and manuscripts donated by Lazarevsky became his first exhibits.

Now the museum has almost 24 thousand exhibits. 9 exhibition halls cover the history, nature and ethnography of the region. Stone Age tools, vessels of the Bronze Age, ancient Rus and Cossack weapons, etc. are presented.

Among the most interesting exhibits: the chair (armchair) of Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovsky from the palace in Baturyn, the castle and the key to the gate of the Konotop fortress, the Gospel-aprakos of 1707 from the printing house of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The foyer presents works of art of Ukrainian and Western European art.

The facade of the museum is decorated with a mural with a portrait of Oleksandr Lazarevsky.

Krolevets Museum of Local Lore was established in 2000 on the basis of the city history museum opened in 1971.

The museum occupies an old wooden house in the city center.

The exposition tells about the history of the region from ancient times to the end of the Second World War, about the culture and art of Krolevets.

A separate hall presents the history of weaving, the art of which Krolevets was famous in the XVIII century.