Monuments of national significance in Chernihiv Oblast

There are 182 monuments of national significance in Chernihiv 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.

Chernihiv Oblast is divided into five raions (districts) – Chernihiv, Koriukivka, Nizhyn, Novhorod-Siverskyi, and Pryluky – which contain 69, 11, 28, 26, and 48 monuments of national significance, respectively. Of the total, 140 are classified as architectural monuments, 45 as historic, 32 as archaeological, and 1 as monumental art, with 36 monuments belonging to multiple categories. The architectural monuments date from the 11th to the 20th centuries. The latest additions date to September 2024. Two monuments— in Sedniv and Gymnasium (Lyceum) in Nizhyn—are listed twice. Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national significance located in Chernihiv Oblast start with the digits 25.

Chernihiv Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto 10 September 2024Architectural250097More images Chernihiv–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological250001-НMore images Kurgan cemetery "Boldyni Hory"–13th centuriesArchaeological250002-НMore images Manor of the writer and public activist M. M. Kotsiubynsky – early 20th centuriesHistoric250003-НMore images Kurgan "Chorna Mohyla"–13th centuriesArchaeological250004-НMore images of the poet and fabulist L. I. HlibovHistoric250005-НMore images of the writer and public activist M. M. KotsiubynskyHistoric250006-НMore images – 10th century BCE, 9th century BCE – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuriesArchaeological250007-НMore images Building complex of the Yeletskyi Monastery–17th centuries 19 October 2012Architectural, historic250043-НMore images –17th centuriesArchitectural, historic250043/1-НMore images Bell tower of the Dormition CathedralArchitectural, historic250043/2-НMore images Northern cells–17th centuriesArchitectural, historic250043/3-НMore images Eastern cells–17th centuriesArchitectural, historic250043/4-НMore images Southwestern cells–17th centuriesArchitectural, historic250043/5-НMore images Architectural, historic250043/6-НMore images 10 September 2024Architectural250043/7-НMore images Building complex of the Trinity and St Elijah Monastery–19th centuries 19 October 2012Architectural, historic250044-НMore images Trinity CathedralArchitectural, historic250044/1-НMore images Architectural, historic250044/2-НMore images Presentation ChurchArchitectural, historic250044/3-НMore images Northeastern cells–18th centuriesArchitectural, historic250044/4-НMore images Southern cells–18th centuriesArchitectural, historic250044/5-НMore images Southwestern cells–18th centuriesArchitectural, historic250044/6-НMore images Archiereus's houseArchitectural, historic250044/7-НMore images 15 November 2022Architectural250044/8More images –18th centuriesArchitectural250044/9More images Architectural250045More images House of the Regiment Chancellery (House of Y. Lyzohub)Architectural250046More images St Paraskeva's ChurchArchitectural250047More images St Catherine's ChurchArchitectural250048More images Architectural250049More images Collegium–18th centuriesArchitectural250050More images Saviour-Transfiguration CathedralArchitectural250051More images Sts Boris and Gleb CathedralArchitectural250052More images St Elijah Church of the Trinity and St Elijah Monastery – early 12th centuriesArchitectural250053/1More images – 19th centuriesArchitectural250053/2More images Caves, underground churches, and other underground structures (St Anthony's Caves)–18th centuriesArchitectural250053/3More images 10 September 2024Architectural250103More images – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250009-Н – 4th century CE, 5th–9th centuriesArchaeological250010-Н Archaeological250028-Н Kozelets–1766 10 September 2024Architectural250098More images –1760Architectural250099More images Architectural250100More images Architectural250101More images Main building of Pokorshchyna Manor (wooden)Architectural250101/1More images Architectural250101/2More images –1874Architectural250102More images Architectural250105More images of the legendary city of LiubechLiubech–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological250029-НMore images 10 September 2024Architectural250106More images Architectural250107More images –13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological250030-Н –13th centuriesArchaeological250031-Н 10 September 2024Architectural250104More images Architectural250108More images of the legendary city of Oster–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological250012-НMore images century 10 September 2024Architectural250109More images of the Lyzohub familySedniv 14 September 2009Historic250038-НMore images –13th centuries, 14th–17th centuriesArchaeological250039-НMore images of Lyzohub 10 September 2024Architectural250110More images Stone HouseArchitectural250110/1More images Architectural250110/2More images Architectural250110/3More images Architectural250111More images Architectural250112More images –9th centuries, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological250040-НMore images – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuriesArchaeological250032-Н 10 September 2024Architectural250113

Koriukivka Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological140016-Н 19 October 2012Architectural, historic250048-НMore images – 10th century BCE, 9th century BCE – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009Archaeological140018-НMore images – 4th century CE, 5th–9th centuries, 9th–13th centuriesArchaeological140041-Н – 10th century BCEArchaeological140042-Н – 4th century CEArchaeological140034-Н of the director and screenwriter O. P. DovzhenkoSosnytsia – 1st half of 20th centuriesHistoric140033-НMore images –13th centuriesArchaeological140017-Н 10 September 2024Architectural250055More images 19 October 2012Architectural, historic250049-НMore images 10 September 2024Architectural250054More images

Nizhyn Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto to the victims of the Baturyn Tragedy of 1708Baturyn 14 September 2009Historic250008-НMore images Palace of K. H. Rozumovskyi–1803 10 September 2024Architectural250056More images of K. H. RozumovskyiArchitectural250057More images General Court House (Kochubey's House)–19th centuriesArchitectural250058More images Architectural250075More images – 10th century BCE, 9th century BCE – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250021-Н – 10th century BCE, 9th century BCE – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuriesArchaeological250026-Н –13th centuries, 14th–17th centuriesArchaeological250036-Н – 10th century BCE, 9th century BCE – 4th century CEArchaeological250022-Н where L. I. Hlibov, Y. P. Hrebinka, M. V. Hohol, and other prominent figures studiedNizhynHistoric250019-НMore images to M. V. HoholMonumental art250020-НMore images St Nicholas Cathedral 10 September 2024Architectural250062More images Architectural250063More images –1817Architectural250064More images Architectural250065More images –1731Architectural250066More images Architectural250067More images Architectural250068More images Architectural250069More images Architectural250070More images Architectural250071More images Architectural250072More images Architectural250073More images Architectural250074More images – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250027-Н and 10 September 2024Architectural250060 Architectural250061More images of –1825Architectural250059More images

Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250014-Н where the revolutionary narodnik and inventor M. I. Kybalchych was bornKoropHistoric250013-НMore images 10 September 2024Architectural250076More images Architectural250077More images Novhorod-Siverskyi 19 October 2012Architectural, historic250050-НMore images –18th centuries 10 September 2024Architectural250082More images Architectural250082/1More images –17th centuriesArchitectural250082/2More images –17th centuriesArchitectural250082/3More images –17th centuriesArchitectural250082/4More images Architectural250082/5More images Architectural250082/6More images Architectural250082/7More images Architectural250083More images Architectural250084More images Architectural250085/1More images Architectural250085/2More images Architectural250086More images Architectural250080More images – 10,000 BCE 14 September 2009Archaeological250023-Н 10 September 2024Architectural250081More images Radychiv – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250015-НMore images –7th millennia BCEArchaeological250024-Н Vyshenky 10 September 2024Architectural250078More images Architectural250079More images – 4th century CE 14 September 2009Archaeological250025-Н

Pryluky Raion