Cherkasy

It was founded around the 1280s. In the 1360s, the city becoming a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At that time was a fortified town on the south edge (of Grand Duchy of Lithuania), along with Vinnytsya, Bratslav and Kaniv making defensive line from Crimean Tatars. During 15th-16th centuries, Cherkassians took part in military marches against Tatars and Turkish. After the Union of Lublin in 1569 Cherkasy became a part of Poland.
Cherkasy was the center of Cossacks, citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna (cossacks' and peasants' rebellions) in the 18th century. After the Second Partition of Poland the city was incorporated into the Kievan Guberniya of the Imperial Russia. In the second half of the 19th century the city got railroad and its experienced a great economical growth. After the October Revolution in 1917 Cherkasy fell under Soviet rule. The Second World War damaged the city greatly. In the 1960s Cherkasy became the chemical giant of the Ukrainian SSR, after "Azot" (the biggest nitrogen fertilizer producing plant), "Himvolokno" (artificial fiber manufacturing plant), "Himreaktyv" (chemical reagents for military purposes) and many others were built in the city. In 1961 a Kremenchuk hydro power plant was built, forming Kremenchuk Water Reservoir with the longest dyke in Ukraine (15 km) with rail and road on it. The city is a big transport hub. The city located on the high right bank of the Dnipro River, in the middle of the Kremenchuk Reservoir, mostly on lowlands.

The climate is mild continental, with mild winters and warm (or hot) summers. Winters are usually cold and snowy (January is −5.9 °C), severe frosts (up to −25 °C) can be happen. Summers are dry and warm (the average temperature in July is +19.8 °C), with occasional highs reaching +35 °C (95 °F).

By plane

• Cherkasy International Airport

  address: Vul. Smilyanska (вул. Смілянська), 150
  On the western edge of the city. It works for chartered flights around Ukraine the regular flights are not engaged. The nearest (regular flight) airport is Borispol, 154 km or 2½ hours by car (minibus).

By bus

• Bus station No.1

  phone: +380 472 638937
  address: Krupskaya,(ул. Крупской) 3
  Long-distance transportation is carried out and also minitaxis. Such as the Auto Service 2005 (Сервис Авто 2005) for Kiev, Belaia Tserkov, Kaniv, Chigirin; the Auto Express (Авто-Экспресс) for Dnipro, Kiev, Poltava, Kharkov, Vinnytsya, Kropyvnytskyi, Kremenchuk; the Elite-Express (Элит-Экспресс) for Kharkiv.

• Bus station No.2

  phone: +380 472 634630
  address: Str. Smilianska,(ул.Смелянская) 166

• Bus station No.3

  phone: +380 472 452148
  address: Str. Hoholia, (ул. Гоголя) 293

• Bus station No.4

  phone: +380 472 453419
  address: Vul. Ilina,(вул. Ильина) 238

By train

• Railway Station

  phone: +380 472 638565
  address: Vul. Krupskoi (вул. Крупської), 1
  Services: the issuance of written and complex inquiries; luggage storage; mother and baby room; restrooms; service centre; cafe bar. The main Odessa-Moscow line passes through Cherkasy.

By car

Two major automobile routes go through the city: H16 (Uman-Zolotonosha, national route), and P10 (Kaniv-Kremenchuk, regional route). Kiev is 200 km north from here.

Public transport is represented by trolleybuses and buses. On the bank of Kremenchuk reservoir is a small riverport, occasional tour boats staying there. (Речной вокзал - ул.Героев Сталинграда, 1). To the surrounding villages, there is regular suburban bus service.

• Scherbina House, Wedding Palace

  address: Str. Lenina, 3
  It was the most luxurious mansion of prerevolutionary Cherkasy. In Soviet times it was known as the "Palace of Happiness" because it was city's registry office. The house was built by entrepreneur A. Scherbina in 1892. From 1970 to the present day the building is used as the Wedding Palace (civil registry agency).

• Goluboi Palace: Former hotel Slavyanskiy

  address: Str. Dashkovich Ostafiia (Дашковича Остафія вул.)
  - Neo-Gothic style (1880s). Cornerhouse, pentagonal, high-crowned sharpened tent. The facade of the building is adorned with numerous decorative details, thin towers with needle-like domes and graceful columns. The house had three balconies, one of which was passed by more than 2.5 meters and was based on thin iron columns. After January 1919 the building was the headquarters of the 'red' rebels. After the revolution and until the mid-1970s, the building housed Hotel Dnipro, and later it was used by several government agencies. The first floor was occupied by a cafe of the Dnepr. Today the building belongs to Ukrsotsbank.

• Castle Hill, Hill of Glory

  address: Klubnyi ds (Слави вул.)
  The memorial complex with a monument "Motherland" is located at the top of the former Castle Hill. At this point, ancient Russian fort, remains of Cherkasy fortress and Holy Trinity Church were situated. In 1977 all architectural and archaeological sites were completely destroyed during construction of the monument. From the top of the hill you can see beautiful panorama of the Kremenchuk Reservoir. Made for a memory of the dead people of the city during the Second World War. At the top of the hill, where the buried nearly a thousand soldiers, are terraces laid with granite blocks. Bulk part of the hill ogranyaet memorial granite wall with names of residents who perished in the fighting. On the retaining wall is 5 bronze bas-reliefs that tell of the hard times of war. 1st shows the militia in 1941, the 2nd - the battle with the Nazis. In the center of the bas-relief - a figure of a young soldier who falls in wheat struck the ball. 3rd bas-relief shown bayonet charge of the Soviet soldiers, the 4th - as in strikes like the standard-bearer friend picks up the flag. In the 5th - perpetuated by the representatives of all branches of the Soviet Army.

• Puppet Theatre

  phone: +380 472 457049
  address: Str. Khreschatyk ( Хрещатик вул.), 224/4
  Cherkasy Regional Academic Puppet Theater is in a building that is an architectural monument of the 19th century. The building is decorated with mosaics with the heroes of fairy tales.

• School of Music

  address: Str. Baidy-Vishnevetskogo ( Байди-Вишневецького вул), 8
  The building of Cherkasy Music School of S. Gulak-Artemovsky was built in 1903 as a men’s gymnasium. The author of the project was great Kiev architect of Polish origin V. Gorodetsky. In the second half of the 20th century, after the construction of a modern extension, the building became the home of a music school.

• Mayborody House

• The former gymnasium building, Taras Shevchenko Regional Research Library

  address: Str. Baidy-Vishnevetskogo ( Байди-Вишневецького вул), 6
  In 1891 the City Council decided to erect a school building on the estate merchant Sokolova, and behind an existing two-storey mansion, on a steep descent to the Dnieper. The project involved the construction of a two-story building, which was supposed to equip 13 classrooms, offices for teachers and inspectors, as well as a spacious hall for various meetings. The buiding materials were delivered from different locations in southern Russia. - His strong, clear, classical form, it seemed, themselves set up the learning process. Now, the gymnasium is a building for Taras Shevchenko Regional Research Library. In 1931 the school was reorganized in the middle. In 1933 was completed the third floor. The third floor housed another 7 classrooms, offices of chemistry and physics. The Nazis placed in the building of a military hospital.

• Hyperboloid water tower

  address: Street Hromova, ~1
  Hyperboloid water tower

• Lysak House

• Complex Shkolnikova

• Monument dumplings

  address: Str. Frunze,
  The first monument in Ukraine dumplings installed in 2006. The sculpture represents a Cossack Mamaia, who eats dumplings. Behind him, placed a huge crescent-shaped dumpling. The statue of the classical Ukrainian dishes, with the height of the monument is 2.5 m, made of ceramics, this dumpling weighs about 70 kg.

• Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Monument

  address: Str. Khmelnitskogo Bogdana (Хмельницького Богдана вул.)
  Made in 1995 to the 400th birthday of the Hetman. A bronze sculpture, mounted on a pedestal of stylized processed granite blocks. On both sides of the pedestal - the stele of granite blocks, which is mounted eight boards with inscriptions: The Battle of Zhollty Vody, The Battle of Korsun, Victory at Pilyavtsami, The triumphal entry into Kiev, Victory at Zbarazh and Zborov, Battle of Berestechko, Taking the Krakow and Warsaw. On both sides of the pedestal made of granite blocks, set two bronze sculptures that symbolize the victory of the Cossacks, led by B. Khmelnitsky on land and at sea. They serve as a basis podium decorated with floral ornaments. Among the sea - Cossack gull with a sail. Another composition includes Cossack gun with kernels a barrel of gunpowder, arms & banners.

Churches

• Mother of God Orthodox Church

  phone: +380 67 5947107
  address: Str. Blahovisna, 372

• White Lotus Buddhist temple

  phone: +380 472 479207
  address: Franko ds., 4
  The only Buddhist temple in Eastern Europe, which was built in the 1990s. It is the prototype of the famous Buddhist temple in Laos. At the entrance to the cell are two figures of ancient warriors, brought to Cherkasy from Tibet. In the temple, give tours, but you must negotiate directly on the site.

• St. Michael's Cathedral

  address: May 1st Park (Першотравневий парк)
  Built in Byzantine style

• First Baptist Church

  phone: +380 472 454396
  address: Lisova Prosika str., 32

• Temple of St. Andrew

  address: Str. Heroes of Dnepr (Героїв Дніпра вул.)

Museums

• Paradise Corner Museum, Garden

  phone: +380 472 310214
  address: Str. Naberezhna (вул. Набережна), 150/2

• Local History Museum

  phone: +380 472 372091
  address: Str. Slavy, 1
  The museum exposition is available in 30 halls. There is collection of artifacts from the history, nature, culture, and ethnography of Cherkasy Oblast. Cherkasy Oblast museum is housed in a modern building, built in 1985 Thirty halls of the museum offer sections about nature of the region, archeology, ethnography, history of the region in the 14th – early 20th century, modern history from 1917 to the present. In total there are about 12 thousand exhibits.

• "Kobzar" Museum of Taras Shevchenko – Tsybulsky House

  phone: +380 472 354105
  address: Baidy-Vishnevetskogo str. ( Байди-Вишневецького вул.), 37.
  the only museum in the world about one book. Located in Tsybulsky House, was built in 1852 and rebuilt in the early 20th century, was known as the home of Tsybulsky. At that time it contained an office and loan banks. The mansion belonged Tsybulsky brothers - this family was the first guild merchants in the city.

• Cherkasy Art Museum

  phone: +380 472 452427
  address: Kreshchatik str. (Хрещатик вул.), 259
  – big museum where different exhibitions are held throughout the year. There are two divisions: arts crafts and fine arts. In addition four halls of the third floor rooms are constantly used for periodic exhibitions. In the museum you can see the folk art medium Podniprovya, iconography 18-19th centuries, and portrait painting of 18-19th centuries. A significant part is contemporary works, drawings, sculptures.

• Literary Memorial Museum of Vasyl Symonenka

  phone: +380 472 370470
  address: Khreschatyk str., 251
  Dedicated to the life and work of the Ukrainian poet Vasily Symonenko in the editorial office of the newspaper "Cherkassy region", where he worked in Cherkassy. In the editorial office of the former newspaper "Cherkassy Truth" (now the "Cherkassy region"), worked Vasyl Symonenko. Exposure positioned exactly in this office and tells about the life and work of poet and journalist. Contains photographs, documents, letters he received and wrote contributors, working in the department of letters. The display also the poet's personal belongings, manuscripts of his works, notepad with working notes, application for membership of the Union of Writers of Ukraine. Here collected memories of the poet, his friends and associates.

• Cherkasy Museum of Vyshyvanka

• Museum of Ukrainian towel- established in the early 1990s in Cherkasy National University, now contains over 500 embroidered towels late 19-early 20th centuries, primarily from the Dnieper region.

Further afield

• ChyhyrynThere are some interesting ruins like the Trinity Monastery, built near Chyhyryn in 1627, was later destroyed. The town hall and - Khmelnytsky's palace (rebuilt 2000s), did not survive either and today there are only remnants of the fortifications, archaeological museum, SS. Peter-Paul Church (rebuilt 2000s).

• Shevchenko national reserve, Taras hill, KanivTaras hill Probably on the mountain in the XI century was based Kanevsky cave monastery. Kanev Nature Reserve (Канівський природний заповідник) 2027 ha. Founded in 1968, established and formed with its beautiful and varied landscapes on the right side of the gracious Dnieper River. Also here is the Kaniv's hydro-electric power plant located on the Kaniv Reservoir. Museum of folk and decorative art. St.George (Assumption of the Virgin) cathedral. 1147. 1805.Historical Museum. - Natural History Museum.

• Korsun-ShevchenkivskyiMain sights: A Landscape Park complex belonging to the former palace of the noble Lopukhinykh-Demydovykh family, considered one of the best natural park complexes in the style of Romanticism in Ukraine. The park was constructed in 1782 by the request of the noble Stanisław Poniatowski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a writer and artist. In the middle of the 19th century, the park was decorated with many sculptures. In addition, small pedestrian bridges were added. Total area of the park is 97 hectares. The palace of the noble Lopukhinykh-Demydovykh family. The Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi historical-cultural preserve. Museum dedicated to the history of the Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Battle. -Transfiguration Church

• River Girskyi Tikych canyonExplore the canyon near to Buky town

• ZolotonoshaKrasnogorskyi Pokrovskyi Monastery, Preobrazhenska Church. Designed by Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi in the Ukrainian Baroque style, built in 1767-1771. Sviato-Uspenskyi Cathedral, 1909.

• Tsentralnyi Stadion

  address: Str. Ostafiya Dashkevicha (Смілянська вул., 78,?), 70
  A multi-purpose stadium. It is used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro in the Ukrainian Second League. The stadium holds 10,321 people.

Cinemas

• Dnipro Plaza Multipleks

  phone: +380 44 963738
  address: Str. Heroev Stalingrada (вул. Героїв Сталінграда), 34

• Salut

  address: Str. Khreschatyk (вул. Хрещатик), 170-176

• Ukraine

  address: Str. Smelyanskaya (вул. Смілянська), 21
  A very old building, was the first cinema in Cherkasy

Parks

• Bogdan Khmelnitsky Public garden

  address: Zamkovyy uzviz (Замковий узвіз)

• Park Peremohy (Victory Park)

  address: Vul. 30-richchya Peremohy( 30-річчя Перемоги вул.)
  with a zoo

• Sobornyi Park

  address: Sobornyi (Соборний) Square

• Juvileyniy Park (Jubilee Park)

  address: Vul. Dakhnivska (Дахнівська вул.), 1-5

• Park Himikiv (Park of Chemists)

  address: Vul. Viacheslav Chornovola (вул. Вячеслав Чорновола)

• Dolyna Troiand (Rose Valley)

  address: Vulitsa Gagarina (Гагаріна вул.), 50-56

• Cherkasy ForestHere, the sanatorium Ukraine is situated, along with three-star hotel Ukraine and Kosmos-Bowling club.

• Sergeant Smirnova Public garden

  address: Vulitsa Gagarina (Гагаріна вул.), ~4

• Vasyl Symonenko Public garden

• Cherkasy promenade

  address: Kozatska St

Swimming

• Bath

  address: Vul. Ilina (Ільїна вул.), 228

• BanBas Water recreation complex

  phone: +380 472 734594
  address: Vul. Chekhova (Чехова вул.), 33
• Dnipro River beaches. The coastline of the city is as long as 15 kilometres and is usually represented with sand beaches.

• Sosnowski Beach

  address: Vul Haharina (вул. Гагаріна)

• Puskin Beach

  address: Vul Haharina (вул. Гагаріна), ~24-34

• Smelyansky Beach

  address: Vul. Heroyiv Dnipra, (вул. Героїв Дніпра), 89

Sport-entertainment centers

• "Selena" and "Bochka" which can usually be found on the bank of the Dnipro River.

• Sportohota-entertainment center

  phone: +380 472 566665, +380 472 382-610
  address: Vul. Berehova (вул. Береговая), 1-а

Theaters

• Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Academic Drama Theatre former Musical-Drama Theatre

  address: Shevchenka blvd.,(Шевченка бульв.), 234
  Established in 1933 and from that time its creative life closely connected with land of Shevchenko. In 1954, the theatre was reorganized in Regional Drama Theatre named for Taras Shevchenko.

• Druzhba Narodiv (Friendship of Nations) Culture Palace

  address: Shevchenka blvd.,(Шевченка бульв.), 249
  A big cultural center & concert hall where all major concerts are held.

• Cherkasy Academic Puppet Theater

  address: Vul. Khreshchatyk (вул., Хрещатик), 224/4

• Philharmonia

  phone: +380 472 450161
  address: Kreschatyk (Хрещатик вул.), 196
  Created in 1955.

• Planetarium

  address: Vishnevetzkogo Baida (вул. Байди Вишневецького), 14

Events

• "Kryzhtal" sculpture festival (held in winter, sculptures are made of ice),
• "Drevlyandia" sculpture festival (held in summer, sculptures are made of wood, then placed in parks around the city),
• "Zhyvyi Kamin" sculpture festival(held in autumn, sculptures are made of stone) with the "Cherkasy's Singing Nights" are held in the open-air theater in park.
• "Tarasova Gora",international bike festival. Since 2003. Which gathers bikers from Ukraine, Russia, and other European countries. This is the biggest festival of this kind held in Ukraine.

Banks

• Erste Bank

  phone: +380 472 33 9570
  address: Baidy-Vyshnevetskoho (Байди-Вишневецького вул. ), 34

• Raiffeisen Bank Aval, basic office

  phone: +380 472 544053
  address: Hoholia, 224

• OTP Bank

  phone: +380 472 339976
  address: Khreschatyk (вул. Хрещатик), 200

• Raiffeisen Bank Aval

  phone: +380 472 44199
  address: Shevchenka blvd. (Шевченка бульв.), 246

Hypermarkets

• Epicentr Hypermarket

  phone: +380 472 33-9288
  address: Str. 30-richchia Peremohy, 29
  National network of construction-business hypermarkets

Malls

• Dnipro Plaza Shopping Center

  address: ul. Heroiv Stalinhrada (ул.Героев Сталинграда), 34

• Equator Shopping Center

  address: Propekt Himikov, (проспект Химиков), 74

• Evropeiskyi Shopping Centre

  address: Smilianska, 21

• Grand Market Shopping centre

  phone: +380 472 313431
  address: Khmelnytskoho Bohdana former Haharina str., 55/1
  A 1-ha shopping center. All groups of goods, a necessary in everyday life of man: produkty nutrition, tekstylnыe yzdelyya, apparel, sports goods on, footwear and accessories, Children's supermarket, utensils, household appliances, cosmetics and Perfume, Jewelry, media-Production, Press, showroom, furniture, souvenirs, flowers for home, all for a bathroom etc. Offices of the bank, an exchange of currencies and ATMs, pharmacy, cafe. Supermarket on the first floor of the shopping center, 1,200 m² and 13 terminals.

• Trade House Shopping center

  address: Blvd. Shevchenka, 207

• Liubava Shopping Center

  phone: +380 472 376060
  address: Bulv. Shevchenko (бул.Шевченко), 208

• Khreschatyk City Shopping Center

  address: O.Dashkevicha (ул.О.Дашкевича), 19

• Plazma Shopping centre

  phone: +380 472 330854
  address: Shevchenka blvd. (бул.Шевченко), 145

Markets

• Central market

  address: Str. Smilianska & Hoholia cnr
  Fresh fruit and meat

• Fermerskyi market

  address: Str. Smilianska, 138

• Market on Kazbet

  address: Bulv. Shevchenko, 130?
  Delikat, Sarm, Donini shops

• Merchandise market

  address: Str. Blahovisna 302

Stores

• Mriia Shop

  phone: +380 472 320298
  address: Shevchenka blvd.(бул.Шевченко), 224
  a grocery

• McDonald's

  phone: +380 472 545335
  address: Str. Smilianska, 33

• Potato House

  address: Bulv.Shevchenko, 103
  Fast food chain

• La Cosa Nostra Restaurant

  address: Bulv. Shevchenko, 108

• Kalyan-bar "1000 i 1 nich"

  address: Pushkina (Пушкіна вул), 67
  Cafe and bar, Wi-Fi.

• Internet Cafe 'Traffic'

  phone: +380 472 321044
  address: Bulv. Shevchenka (Шевченка бульв.), 218
  Wi-Fi.

• Cherkasy Hotel

  phone: +380 472 476584
  address: Lazarieva str., 6

• Dnipro Hotel

  phone: +380 472 360199
  address: Str. Verkhnya Gorova (вул. Верхня Горова), 13

• Lada-Service Hotel

  phone: +380 472 434275 or +380 472 417926
  address: Str. Petrovs'koho, 172
  Also there is a restaurant.

• Orange (former Apelsyn) Hotel

  phone: +380 472 379224 or +380 472 377461
  address: Str. Verkhnya Gorova (вул. Верхня Горова), 145
  Also there is a restaurant, Wi-Fi, a sauna.

• Partyzan Hotel

  phone: +380 472 662609
  address: Khimikiv ave., 10

• Selena Sport Hotel & Hostel

  phone: +380 472 362028
  address: Str. Dakhnivska (вул. Дахнівська), 21

• Ukraine hotel

  phone: +380 472 321051
  address: Str. Lesnaya (вул. Лісова), 1

• Beloe Ozero (White Lake) Hotel

  address: Smilyans'ke highway (Смілянське шосе, 14-й км) - south 10 km - Stepanky station 2 km east
  Maybe closed?

• Hotel Niva

  phone: +380 65 2544-999
  address: Smilyanska (ул. Смилянская), 144
  extraphones=+380 65 2709-111, +380 66 9491611 MTC, +380 93 042-2173 Life, +380 96 582-6174 KiyevStar, +7 863 3220254

• Centralny Hotel

  phone: +380 472 472181
  address: Str. Heroiv Nebesnoi Sotni, 30

• Hotel and restaurant complex Aragvi

  phone: +380 472 550805
  address: Str. Yaroslava Galana (вул. Ярослава Галана), 7
  extraphones=+380 472 551811, +380 93 2142571 - All room with minibar, Wi-Fi, air con and sat TV

• Technological University

  phone: +380 472 710092
  address: Sevchenka (бул. Шевченка), 460

• Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University

  phone: +380 472 565604
  address: Sevchenka (б-р Шевченка), 79

• Fire Academy

  phone: +380 472 550939
  address: (вул. Онопрієнка), 8

Dialing code of Cherkasy: 380 (472). Major mobile operators include Kyivstar, MTC, Life.

Post-office

• No. 1 post-office

  phone: +380 472 451168
  address: Vul. Baidy-Vyshnevets'koho (Байди-Вишневецького вул., ).,34

• No.2 post-office

  phone: +380 472 457198
  address: Vul. Heroyiv Nebesnoyi Sotni (former Vul. Lenina, вул. Героїв Небесної Сотні (Леніна),)., 5

• No.5 post-office

  phone: +380 472 372522
  address: Shevchenka blvd.(Шевченка бульв.) , 325

• No.8 post-office

  phone: +380 472 638460
  address: Vul. Vernyhory ( Вернигори вул.,), 12

• No.23 post-office

  phone: +380 472 36-1673
  address: Vul. Ilina ( Ільїна вул.,), 235

• No.31 post-office

  phone: +380 472 659011
  address: Vul. Blahovisna (Благовісна вул.), 72

• No.33 post-office

  address: Vul. Hromova ( Громова вул.), 8

Scope

• The regional center of youth tourism

  phone: +380 472 641733
  address: Prov. Budivelnyy (Будівельний пров.), 34
  Circle Tours, Study tours, Rental of sports equipment

• Dnipro, there is the Dnieper River with the three km long Promenad
• Kiev
• Kropyvnytskyi
• Uman- three-four hours away. A small city, one of the major tourist centers of Ukraine, as well as Jewish religious movements.