Attractions of Cherkasy region

The workshop-gallery "Creative Treasury" presents the works of Kaniv artist Halyna Morozova, co-founder of the creative union of the same name, as well as other artists from Kaniv.

Self-taught artist Halyna Morozova works in different styles: realism, impressionism, abstractionism, decorative art. She considers the painting "Bird of Happiness" to be her mascot work.

The house of gravedigger-contractor Yakiv Mayboroda was built in Cherkasy at the end of the 19th century by local architect Heorhiy Filofero.

The mansion is built of brick in the neoclassical style with the use of architectural forms and decorative elements of the Renaissance and Empire. The central and side portals are crowned with complex pediments. The house had three large and seven smaller rooms, a servant's house and a stable were located on the territory of the manor.

Later, the Mayboroda leased the mansion to the Second Four-Class School for Burghers. After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, it housed a branch of the Cherkasy Vseobuch, then a kindergarten, and then it was transferred to the city sanatorium.

From the interior to our time, the old filleted doors, authentic window joinery and parquet floor have been preserved.

The local lore museum of the village of Zalizniachka was opened in 2024 in the premises of the Zalizniachka village library, a branch of the Yerky public central library.

The exposition presents a model of a traditional stove with all the necessary remains, ceramic pots, mugs and bowls, ancient items of folk use, pots and tubs, embroidered shirts, towels and pillows, paintings by folk artists. All these things are collected for the indifferent inhabitants of the village.

Zhabotynsky Saint Onuphrius Monastery is located in the Vitryana Gora tract to the east of the center of Chubivka village.

It was founded no later than 1706, as it is mentioned in documents as already existing in this year. The first temples were wooden (not preserved). In 1812, a stone church was built in the name of Saint Onuphrius the Great.

In 1767-1768, Maksym Zaliznyak, the future leader of Koliyivshchyna, was a novice in the monastery.

Two miraculous icons have been preserved: the Dormition of the Mother of God and the venerable Onuphrius the Great.

In the 1920s, the Zhabotynsky Monasterywas closed, but was revived in the early 1990s.

In addition to the stone Onuphrius church, there is a cave temple, cells and a network of underground passages, which are partially explored, but closed due to a state of emergency. According to legend, an underground passage connects the Zhabotynsky Monastery with the Motronynsky Monastery in Kholodny Yar, which is 8 kilometers from here.

Zhabotynsky Saint Onuphrius Monastery belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate.

Zhashkiv Historical Museum was opened in 1969.

The exposition in six halls tells about the history of the region from ancient times to the present.

In the exposition "Ukrainian svitlytsya" you can see traditional clothes and household items.

A fine art gallery is also presented.

The Zhashkiv Equestrian Sports Complex specializes in horse breeding, raising, maintenance and training.

It occupies an area of ​​317 hectares, which includes stables, arenas, pastures, hayfields and much more. It is possible to rent horses, they offer the services of a trainer.

There are also summer and winter restaurants, a bar, a 4-lane bowling alley, a hotel, a sauna, and a children's room on the territory of the complex. Organization of fishing on lakes. Performances and sports competitions are held regularly.

On the territory of the Otamansky Park between the villages of Holovkivka and the villages of Medvedivka, there is the "Zhyvun" Source, the water from which is attributed healing properties. According to legend, the Haidamaks treated their battle wounds with water from the "Zhyvun".

The water is drinkable, ecologically clean. According to the content of dissolved silver and other chemical elements useful for human health, it ranks first among the forest springs of the Kholodny Yar tract and the surrounding nature reserves.

A prayer service is held in the chapel near the spring every Friday morning.

Nearby is a small forest lake and several oaks 600-800 years old. Equipped place for rest.

Zolotonosha Museum of Local Lore named after Mykhaylo Ponomarenko was founded in 1960.

Changed the premises several times, since 2018 it is located in the building of the former seed inspection in the center of Zolotonosha.

The museum has more than 8,000 exhibits. In particular, the Gospel and other church old prints of the XVIII-XIX centuries are presented. In the historical department you can see Cossack cradles and cannonballs, household items, as well as exhibits related to the life and work of Taras Shevchenko, Mykhaylo Maksymovych, Hryhoriy Skovoroda, and Ivan Kotlyarevsky.

Documents and photographs tell about the Holodomor of 1932–1933 and the events of the Second World War in the Cherkasy region.

There is a biographical corner of the founder of the institution, local historian Mykhaylo Ponomarenko.