Kachanivka, Sokirintsy, Homesteads Hoetskih: where to go at the weekend the whole family

You do not know what to do with the whole family inweekend? Of course, go on a trip! See for yourself, and simultaneously show the children how amazing our country in its diversity of cultural and historical sites.

Sokirintsy

Sokirintsy village is located in the upper reaches of the river Ducks, left tributary of the river Uday. There is a family estate Galagan family - Palace and Park, a fine example of palaces and manor architecture of Left-Bank Ukraine XVIII-XIX centuries.

Origin of the name of the village usual: in the XI century. at this point a Sokira Ivan founded the farm, from the realms of Saucier any Sokirintsy. And in 1717, Hetman Ivan Skoropadsky handed Sokirintsy possession Ignat Galagan, Prilutsky Colonel ancient Cossack family. 100 years later the great-grandson Paul Ignatius was built on the outskirts of the palace designed by architect Paul Dubrovsky. Palace 60 rooms, a huge, two-story, in the Empire style. On the main facade, decorated with eight-column portico of the Ionic order.

At the same time around the palace was a park in English style (40 ha) with a church, chapel, two altankami (one survived), two bridges, and, of course, sculptures. Designed landscape park visiting from Austria gardener Biesterfeld: Now park vegetation consists of more than 40 species of trees and shrubs. Zest - Shevchenko sycamore - the oldest tree park complex.

Palace Galaganov also called Ukrainian Parnassus. Then visit loved intellectuals - poets, writers, artists. Been here Taras Shevchenko, Leo Zhemchuzhnikov, Nikolai Lysenko, Veresaev Ostap, Panteleimon Kulish.

Kachanivka

Sokirintsy close to the River Smosh is Kachanivka - no less unique palace and park ensemble, which changed and rebuilt for 150 years.

In 40-ies. XVIII century. Imperial choir singing F. Kachanovskii bought several farms in the province of Chernigov. On his behalf and was the name of the estate. Then the estate was in the hands of Field Marshal General Peter Rumyantsev Transdanubia and his son. And the greatest flowering of the estate experienced in years of ownership the estate by several generations of patrons Tarnowski (from 1824 to 1897.). Before 1917 it was the hosts were the millionaire sugar-Kharitonenko Paul and his daughter Elena.

Manor now looks quite deserted, but extraordinarily beautiful palace with two wings, standing in the middle of vast fields, it is still amazing. On the territory there is a gazebo, Mikhail Glinka, George Church, a landscaped park with ponds, stone bridges and immersed in greenery romantic ruins.

By the way, these spaces of Mikhail Glinka composed the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila", and Ilya Repin - picture "Vechornytsi".

Manor Hoetskih

On the picturesque banks of the river Irpen, curly silver ribbon rises fairy palace... Palace with history. In Soviet times there was a school, and during the Nazi occupation - the German headquarters. Now in charge of the manor monastery, and before him there were the ruins of the palace - without floors and ceilings, among the thickets of wild bush instead of the park.

The place is - a village Tomashovka that in 70 km from Kiev. The first mention of this settlement is in the annals of 1676 At the end of the XVIII century. land belonged to the Princes Dolgoruky, and at the end of the XIX century. Polish nobles settled here Hoetskie. residence project in Tomashovka owners ordered Kiev architect Valerian Kulikovskii. He created a palace in Art Nouveau style - with different terraces, balconies, cornices, columns, unusual finishes, unknown number of floors - that one, or even two. In those same years Hoetskie pitched around a magnificent park of the palace.

In 2000, the estate in Tomashovka handed Vvedensky monastery, the monks organized here Rizopolozhenchesky Monastery. They rebuilt the palace and the park, installed sculpture, built a mini-zoo - there are ostriches, pheasants, peacocks, llamas. Manor by the labors of brethren and parishioners called "Small Hermitage".

Note to travelers

• Palace Estate Galaganov. Address: Chernigov region, Srebnyansky district, with.. Sokirintsy. Hours: 8: 00-17: 00 (Sat, Sun. - on reservation).
• Reserve "Kachanivka". Address: Chernigov region, Ichnya district, with.. Kachanivka. Hours: 8: 00-17: 00, O. - Mon.
• Manor Hoetskih. Address: Kiev region, Fastovsky district, with.. Tomashovka.

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