The city of Chernigov oblast.
Nizhyn (also spelled Nezhin) is a city located in Chernigov oblast of Ukraine, the administrative center of Nizhyn area. Nizhyn city is situated along the Oster river about 80 km from Chernigov city and 130 km from Kiev city. Nizhyn is in the list of Ukraine’s ancient cities.
Nizhyn city population is about 74,000 (2010).
The phone code is +380 4631; the postal code is 16600.
The first record of Nizhyn refers to 1078, it was mentioned as Nezhatin. From 1147 it was recorded as Unenezh. In 1625 Nizhyn became a self-governing town according to Magdeburg rights and the name Nizhyn was used for the first time.
In 19th century Nizhyn town received the status of capital of one of Chernigov guberniya uyezds. Famous Russian writer Nikolai Gogol graduated Nizhyn city lyceum established in 1805.
Nizhyn city, Ukraine general view
Nizhyn city general view
Nizhyn city university
The architecture of Nizhyn gives an opportunity to see the usual Russian trade city of the past. There are about 300 ancient buildings (70 buildings are of a great cultural and historical value) on the territory of Nizhyn.
Nizhyn is one of few cites in Ukraine which preserved the outlook of 17th-18th centuries: in the shape of a 6-angle star, at the ends and crossings of which 32 churches were built (at present 20 of them are preserved).
The most ancient architectural monuments of 17th-18th centuries are as follows: Nikolayevsky cathedral, Annunciation cathedral and Greek churches ensemble. John the Foreteller 2-storeyed church is an interesting architectural monument of 18th century.
The first monument in the world to N.Gogol was erected in Nizhyn. Among numerous places of interest and peculiarities of the city one should mention the museum “Post station” - the only one in Ukraine, every year the festival “Pokrovskaya fair” is held in Nizhyn, it is the second largest fair after Sorochinskaya fair.
Nizhyn city is also known for its tasty cucumbers (there is even a monument dedicated to Nizhyn cucumber on one of city streets). Nizhyn cucumber is one of the main symbols of Nizhyn, this is the same as Kherson water-melon or “Kiev” tart. According to the legend, Russian Empress Catherine II stopped in Nizhyn while traveling to Crimea and after she tasted local pickles she ordered to serve only these cucumbers to the tsar table.
Nikolai Gogol studied at the gymnasium in Nizhyn, that’s why this institution is called State Teachers’ Training University named after N.Gogol.
Nizhyn is a birthplace of the actor Mark Bernes, the painter Nikolai Samokish. It is the town where one more famous person was born and spent his childhood - Yuri Fyodorovich Lisyansky (1773-1836), a famous explorer, one of the leaders of the first Russian travel around the world which he made together with I.F.Kruzenshtern on ships “Nadezhda” and “Neva” in 1803-1806. The first wife of Pablo Picasso - Olga Khokhlova - was born in Nizhyn.
Beside a monument to a cucumber Nizhyn can boast of the first statue to Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1881) and this statue is considered the first statue to Ukrainian writers in the world.
Nizhyn city airfield
Nizhyn city, Ukraine scenery
Nizhyn city scenery
Nizhyn city Cucumber monument
Nizhyn city, Ukraine church
Nizhyn city church view
Nizhyn city picture
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