Attractions of Chernihiv region

Separate buildings that were part of the citadel complex of the Nizhyn fortress in the 17th-19th centuries have survived on the territory of the current central city market.

The fortress in Nizhyn was built during Polish rule on the site of early fortifications, reconstructed in 1749 according to the Western European model. The citadel was surrounded by an earth rampart with 4 gates, 11 wooden towers and bastions. However, after a great fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the ramparts were torn down, and the territory was set aside for a bazaar.

The castle Church of the Epiphany (1721), a powder cellar (13th century), as well as a two-story ostrog (prison) building, which now houses an ambulance station (Bazarna Street, 18), have been preserved. The remains of the northern rampart of the fortress are visible from the river side.

Currently, the territory of the fortress is occupied by the Nizhyn Market with 19th-century shophouses. In particular, you can buy the famous homemade Nizhny cucumbers here.

Nizhyn Museum of Local Lore named after Ivan  Spasky is located in an old house that belonged to the merchant Dyachenko in the XIX century.

The funds have 30,000 exhibits that tell the history of the city from ancient times to 1945. An interesting collection of archaeological finds obtained during excavations in the old part of the city, things of the Cossack era (cold steel and firearms, hetman's universals), exhibits characterizing the multinational nature of Nizhyn (including the history of the Greek community).

Of particular interest is the numismatic collection, the collection of orders and medals, the philatelic collection.

The first Soviet HTZ tractor was installed in the yard of the Nizhyn Museum of Local Lore.

The house of the notary Oleksandr Popov was built in the city of Semenivka in 1912 in the style of classicism. This is the most beautiful pre-revolutionary building in the city.

In Soviet times, a police station and a polyclinic were located here. Today it is a house of creativity of children and youth.

Obyrok Art Island is an eco-settlement near Baturyn, open for cultural and health events, master classes, schools, retreats, exhibitions, camps and meetings.

The art village was founded by director and traveler Leonid Kanter in 2007 on the site of the abandoned Obyrok farm. In 2018, Leonid Kanter committed suicide. His wife Diana announced the continuation of the village's artistic activities.

The settlement consists of three tiny hamlets with 30 houses, which are located at a fairly large distance from each other. "House of the Sun" is a restored hundred-year-old mud house with an earthen floor. The dining room has several tables and benches under a canopy and a sink. Nearby is the "Kinosaray", where film screenings, discussions and presentations are held. There is also an old club for 100 people on "Obyrok Island".

The old spruce alley, more than 100 years old, is a protected object (botanical monument of nature of local importance).

Today, there are 79 thirty-meter trees that surround the road to the monastery caves on both sides.

The museum of Oleh Koshovy is dedicated to the memory of the head of the underground organization "Young Guard" in Chervonodon, who was born in Pryluky.

It is located in the former house of the Koshovy family.

The exposition includes more than 450 exhibits: household items, dishes, an overcoat, weapons and other personal belongings of Oleh, documents, letters.

In 1979, a monument to Koshovy was opened in the courtyard of the museum.

The local history museum of the city of Oster is located in the former mansion of Lieutenant General Volodymyr Solonyna, a representative of the Cossack-Starshin family.

The first director was the well-known public figure Anatoliy Rozanov.

Currently, the museum has more than 16,000 exhibits. In 9 halls there are expositions dedicated to the nature, history and culture of Prydesennya.

Museum employees also conduct tours of the territory of the ancient Rus settlement with a visit to the Yuryeva Bozhnytsia.

The city park of culture and recreation named after Taras Shevchenko in Novhorod-Siversky is located in the central part of the city, in front of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery.

Interesting unusual park sculptures of Soviet times. It is a monument of garden and park art of local importance.

The Kamyanytsya of Chernihiv colonel Pavlo Polubotko in Liubech is one of the few examples of stone civil architecture of the 18th century in Chernihiv region.

Previously, these lands belonged to Hetman Mazepa, but after his alliance with the Swedes, Peter handed over Ljubech to Colonel Polubotko for excellent service. Later, Polubotko became the commanding hetman of Ukraine, but as a result he was arrested and died in the Peter and Paul Fortress.

The Polubotko Kamyanytsya was located on the territory of the old fortress at the post of Liubech (near the current cultural center). In 2012, the tenement house was completely restored, and a temporary exhibition of exhibits from the collection of the Chernihiv Historical Museum opened in the premises. It is planned to create a museum of the Cossack era and hetman Pavlo Polubotko.

Nearby, on the steep banks of the Dnipro River, the second of the two Liubech cave temples attributed to Antoniy Pechersky, the so-called Near Cave, was recently discovered. According to archaeologists, the temple was created in memory of Antoniy Pechersky in the 19th century on the territory of the park of Count Miloradovych's estate.

The People's Friendship Monument, popularly known as the "Three Sisters", was erected in 1975 on a high mound at the triple border junction of the borders of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

Three roads lead from the monument to the automobile checkpoints "Senkivka" (Ukraine), "Novi Yurkovichi" (Russia) and "Veselovka" (Belarus).

The monument was designed by Homel architect Leonid Stukachov with the participation of Chernihiv architect Mezhenny. It consists of three pylons, girded with a wide bronze ring. The bas-reliefs depict episodes from the history of the three peoples.

Every year on the last Saturday of June, the International Festival "Slavic Unity" was held near the monument. After the beginning of the Russian occupation of Crimea and part of Donbas in 2014, the holiday was no longer held.

In 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops destroyed the Senkivka checkpoint and turned the Three Sisters monument into a firing position. On May 30 of the same year, the Russians blew up a section of the road near the Three Sisters monument on the Ukrainian side. In June 2022, the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration decided to remove the Three Sisters monument from the list of historical monuments of local importance.

The grave of scientist-beekeeper Petro Prokopovych is located on the outskirts of the village of Palchyky, where he opened a beekeeping school in 1830, previously founded by him in the neighboring village of Mytchenky.

Prokopovich is considered the founder of rational beekeeping and the inventor of the modern frame beehive.

A monument to Petro Prokopovych was erected on his grave in Palchyky in 2008, but the original sculpture was soon stolen. Two tombstones have been preserved (Prokopovych's successor Stepan Velykdan is buried nearby), a beautiful entrance has been equipped, and two beautiful gazebos have been built.

The Museum of the Foundation of Academician Petro Tronko was opened in the village of Vepryk in the country house of a close friend of the scientist-historian Anatoliy Serykov.

The main sections of the exposition: the magazine "Souvenirs of Ukraine" - a national project of Academician Petro Tronko; the family of the Decembrist Serhiy Volkonsky and the culture of Chernihiv Region; Petro Tronko's memorial room.

Chernihiv Museum of Modern Art "Plast-Art" opened in 2010 on the basis of one of the first non-state art galleries of Ukraine "Plast-Art", founded in 1994.

It is located in the historical center of Chernihiv in the premises of the regional art museum named after Hryhorii Galagan in seven modernly equipped exhibition halls with a total area of ​​700 square meters.

The museum organizes many exhibition projects of various scales - from debut shows of novice artists to international festivals and conceptual expositions of famous masters in the techniques of painting, graphics, photography, sculpture, etc. Festivals of contemporary art are also held, which are aimed at presenting the work of the best contemporary artists, popularizing contemporary Ukrainian and foreign art, supporting young talented artists, sculptors, photographers.

Both personal and collective exhibitions were presented: by Mykhailo Shemiakin, Feodosii Humeniuk, Viktor Kovtun, Vasyl Lopata, Anatolii Haidamaka, Petro Lebedynets, Leonid Bernat, Olha Soloviova, Nataliya Papirna, Oleksii Kulakov, Mykola Nebylytsia, Anatolii Furlet and many other famous artists.

"Pokrovsky Well" (Pokrovska krynytsya) in Novhorod-Siverskyi is called a source of pure spring water in the lower part of the city.

Local residents say that the spring used to hit the ground with a strong jet, which is why it was called a fountain.

The water from the spring is rich in silver, and it is attributed healing properties. In 2013, enthusiasts built a wooden pavilion over the spring and equipped a bathhouse.

The private local lore museum in Trostianets "Myslyvska Palanka" (Hunting Palanka) was founded in his house in Trostiianets, Chernihiv region, by local historian Rostyslav Maliarenko.

The main exposition is dedicated to the history of the hetman family of Skoropadskyi, whose ancestral estate was Trostianets. In particular, a table, wall mirrors, a saber and other personal belongings of the Skoropadskyi family are presented.

Exhibits of the Scythian era, Chernyakhiv culture, and the period of Kyivan Rus, found on the outskirts of Trostianets, are also presented.

The owner conducts qualified tours of the Trostianets Dendrology Park and other surrounding attractions.