Cherkasy region

Cherkasy region is located in the central forest-steppe part of the country on both banks of the middle reaches of the Dnieper and the Southern Bug, in the Middle Dnipro region.

The oblast borders Kyiv oblast in the north, Kirovohrad oblast in the south, Poltava oblast in the east, and Vinnytsia oblast in the west. It stretched from southwest to northeast for 245 km, from north to south for 150 km.

There are 77 monuments of history, architecture and archeology and nine historical and cultural reserves of national importance in the region. Including those of national significance: monuments of urban planning and architecture — 56, monuments of history — 4, monuments of monumental art — 1, monuments of archeology — 16.

Including:

• Leskov Palace, 1850;
• Mr. Engelhard's House 1828-1829;
• Chumak's hut (ethnographic museum) 1816;
• T. Shevchenko's hut of the XIX-XX centuries;
• Estate: park, palace building of XVIII-XIX centuries;
• State historical and cultural reserve "Batkivshchyna T. Shevchenko";
• The Transfiguration Church of the Krasnohir Monastery in 1767-1772;
• Manor of Davydov poch. XIX century;
• "Knyazha Gora" settlement of the 12th century;
• Shevchenko National Reserve (T. Shevchenko's grave);
• Kaniv museum of folk decorative art;
• State historical and cultural reserve "Trachtemiriv", village Trakhtemiriv;
• State historical and cultural reserve in the city of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi;
• The Lopukhin Manor of the 18th century;
• The park and complex of buildings of Myslivskyi Castle in 1896-1903;
• Basilian Monastery 1764-1784;
• Tomb of Tzadik Nachman 1811;
• Church of 1812;
• "Chigyrin" National Reserve;
• The remains of the Doroshenko tower of the 16th-18th centuries;
• Mass grave of Cossacks and civilians who died at the hands of Turkish invaders of the 17th century;
• Monument to the heroes of battles with the Polish-noble and Turkish invaders of the 19th century;
• Ancient barrows;
• Motronyn monastery in 1801;
• B. Khmelnytskyi's Illina church-tomb in 1653;
• Remains of the estate of B. Khmelnytskyi of the 17th century;
• Monument to the history of "Three wells" of the 17th century.
• State historical and archaeological reserve "Trypil culture" in the village of Legedzyne;
• State historical and cultural reserve "Stara Uman";
• Kamian State Historical and Cultural Reserve.