There are 16 monuments of national significance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine classifies cultural heritage monuments as either of local or national significance. To be classified as nationally important, a monument must have had a substantial impact on the country's culture, be associated with major historical events or individuals who shaped national culture, represent a masterpiece of creative genius, or embody a disappeared civilisation or disappeared artistic style. Monuments of national significance are inscribed on the register by the Cabinet of Ministers, and are protected and maintained by the Ministry of Culture. All listed monuments fall into at least one of the following categories: archaeology, history, monumental art, architecture, urban planning, garden and park art, landscape, or science and technology.
The first attempts to establish registers of protected buildings were undertaken in 1917 and 1918 by the Ukrainian People's Republic. These efforts continued in the 1920s in Soviet Ukraine but were halted in the 1930s with the dissolution of relevant institutions and the active destruction of cultural—particularly religious—heritage. The listing of cultural heritage monuments in the region was renewed in 1956. A list of architectural monuments was approved in 1963, followed by a separate list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments in 1965. Both lists remained in use after Ukraine declared independence in 1991. On 8 June 2000, with the adoption of the law "On the Protection of Cultural Heritage", the State Register of Immovable Monuments was established. All entries from the Soviet-era list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments were transferred to the new register on 14 September 2009. The transfer of monuments from the Soviet architectural register, however, has proceeded more slowly and remains incomplete as of 2026, although the process has accelerated in recent years. At the same time, a number of sites have been stripped of their protected status to comply with the decommunisation and derussification laws enacted since 2015 and 2023, respectively.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast is divided into five raions (districts), four of which – Berdiansk, Melitopol, Vasylivka, and Zaporizhzhia – contain 5, 2, 4, and 5 monuments of national significance, respectively. Polohy Raion contains no listed national monuments. Of the total, 9 are classified as archaeological monuments, 4 as architectural, and 3 as historic. The archaeological monuments cover a wide range of time periods from the Paleolithic () to the Zaporozhian Cossack era (16th–18th centuries). The latest additions date to February 2025. Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national significance located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast start with the digits 08.
Berdiansk Raion
+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedCoordinatesTypeProtection numberPhoto where one of the leaders of the 1905 Sevastopol armed uprising P. P. Shmidt studiedBerdiansk–1880 14 September 2009Historic080004-НMore images –3rd millennia BCE, 2nd millennium – 10th century BCE, 4th millennium BCE – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080004-НMore images –3rd millennia BCE, 2nd millennium – 10th century BCE, 4th millennium BCE – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080006-НMore images Prymorsk 13 February 2025Architectural080017More images Earthen fortifications of the Architectural140016More images
Melitopol Raion
+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedCoordinatesTypeProtection numberPhoto Cult complex "Kamyana Mohyla"Myrne – 11th century 14 September 2009Archaeological080011-НMore images – 10th century BCE, 4th millennium BCE – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080012-Н
Vasylivka Raion
+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedCoordinatesTypeProtection numberPhoto Kamianka-Dniprovska – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological080008-НMore images Velyka Bilozerka – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080007-НMore images Kurgan cemetery "Mamai-mohyla" – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080009-НMore images Kurgan cemetery "Solokha" – first half of the 2nd millennum CEArchaeological080009-НMore images
Zaporizhzhia Raion
+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedCoordinatesTypeProtection numberPhoto Archaeological complex ""Zaporizhzhia – 10th century BCE, 5th–17th centuries, 1736–1739 14 September 2009Archaeological080001-НMore images of Kish otaman Historic080002-НMore images dedicated to Soviet soldiers who died during the Battle of the DnieperHistoric080003-НMore images –20th centuries 13 February 2025Architectural080014More images Architectural080015More images
See also
List of historic reserves in Ukraine Ukrainian architecture
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