Chernigov overview
Chernigov (also spelled Chernihiv) is a city and administrative center of Chernigov oblast of Ukraine, located on Desna River, northeast of Kiev. Chernigov city is an important railway and highway junction of the country.
There is an airport in Chernigov. The city is divided into 2 districts. The climate in the district is of Atlantic continental type with short mild winters and long warm summers. The city Day is celebrated on September 21st.
Chernigov city has the population of about 300,000 (2010).
The phone code of the city is +380 462; the postal code - 14000.
Chernigov history
Chernigov is an ancient Slavonic city. In the 9th century Chernigov settlement was the center of eastern-slavonic tribe of the northerners. At the end of the 9th century Chernigov joined the Kievan Rus state. Chernigov was first time mentioned in chronicles in 904.
In 1024-1036 and 1054-1239 Chernigov town was economic and political center of Chernigov princedom. In 1239 Chernigov was destroyed by Batyi’s horde. In the second half of the 14th century Chernigov was seized by the Great Lithuanian principality. In 1503 after the war Lithuania lost Chernigov town to Russia.
In 1618 Chernigov was captured by Poland according to Ceylon armistice. In 1623 the town obtained Magdeburg right. Since 1635 it was the main town of Chernigov office of voivode. The inhabitants of Chernigov participated in the war of liberation in 1648-1654. In 1648 Chernigov became the center of Chernihiv regiment. As a result of Ukraine’s uniting with Russia since 1654 Chernigov formed a part of the Russian state.
Since 1679 there was a printing-house in Chernigov. In 1700 Chernigov collegium was founded. Since 1782 the city was a center of Chernigov region ruled by general-governor, since 1797 the capital city of Malorossian guberniya, since 1802 Chernigov guberniya administrative center.
On January 19th 1918 Soviet power was established in Chernigov. Since 1932 Chernigov city is a center of Chernigov oblast of Ukraine. In 1959 a new theater named after T.G.Shevchenko was opened and it was an important event in cultural life of Chernigov.
In December 1959 Chernigovsky plant of synthetic fiber was opened. In 1961 the first turbine of a new Chernigovsky thermo electric power station started operating. The industrial growth of Chernigov entailed the population growth as well and by 1979 it was about 240,000.
In 1980 a new plan of Chernigov reconstruction was adopted and a hotel-restaurant complex “Gadetsky” (1981) was built as well as a cinema “Pobeda” (“Victory”) (1984). In 1986 there was the most awful tragedy which Chernigov experienced during the whole period after World War II - an accident at Chernobyl nuclear power station.
A lot of inhabitants of Chernigov took part in fighting the disaster and lost their lives and health. In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this national tragedy a bronze monument was erected in Heroes Alley.
Chernigov economy
Before the revolution of 1917 there were 20 small enterprises (iron foundry, brewery, vodka, candle-making plants, brickworks, saw-mill and others) in Chernigov city.
Present-day Chernigov is an important industrial center of Ukraine. Main industries of Chernigov are chemical and food. There are 34 industrial plants in the city (2006), a worsted-cloth mill, bread making plant, meat and poultry plants.
Chernigov streets
Chernigov city, Ukraine street
Author: Natalochka Marchenok
Chernigov city street
Author: Natalochka Marchenok
Chernigov city street view
Author: Natalochka Marchenok
Chernigov attractions
Among the ancient churches of Chernigov there are the following: Assumption church of Yeletsky monastery, Trinity church of Trinity-Ilyinsky monastery and Savior-Transfiguration church built in 11th century as well as Boris and Gleb church (12th century).
Museums of Chernigov city:
- Historical museum;
- Literary memorial museum named after M.Kotsyubinsky (Kotsyubinsky str.,3);
- Chernigovsky regional historical museum (Gorky str.,6);
- Chernigovsky State architectural and historical reserve Chernigov Drevny (ancient) (Preobrazhenskaya str., 1);
- Branch of the reserve “Sophiya Museum” (Mira prospect, 15).
Places of interest of Chernigov city:
- Savior Transfiguration (Spassky) cathedral (11th century);
- Borisoglebsky cathedral (12th century);
- Ilyinskaya church (12th century);
- Assumption church (12th century);
- Yeletsky Assumption church (12th century);
- Pyatnitskaya (St. Paraskeva) church (end of 12th - early 13th centuries);
- Burial mound Cyornaya mogila (black grave) (10th century);
- Burial mounds Bezymyanny (nameless) and Gulbytshe (merry-making);
- Yekaterininskaya church (17th century);
- Collegium (1702);
- Regiment office - Lizogub’s house (end of 18th century);
- Trinity cathedral of former Trinity-Ilyinsky monastery (1679-1689);
- Theater House (1958);
- A fountain with lights and music.
On August 24th, 2008, a fountain with lights and music was opened in Chernigov city. It is operated by a special computer program which adjusts streams of water, music and light. The fountain was built with sponsor’s - plants’ and businessmen’s - donations. Chernigov fountain differs from the like in Ukraine by its unique bowl, the rim of which has broken forms.
