Monuments of national significance in Zhytomyr Oblast

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There are 58 monuments of national significance (importance)[a] in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.[2] The State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine classifies cultural heritage monuments as either of local or national signficance. To be classified as nationally significant, 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 artistic style.[3] 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.[b][1]

A metal plaque on a wall
Cultural heritage plaque of the magistrat [uk; pl] (town hall) in Zhytomyr

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.[4][5][6] The listing of cultural heritage monuments in the region was renewed in 1956.[7] 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.[8][9] On 8 June 2000, with the adoption of the law "On the Protection of Cultural Heritage", the State Register of Immovable Monuments was established.[1] All entries from the Soviet-era list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments were transferred to the new register on 14 September 2009.[10] The transfer of monuments from the Soviet architectural register, however, has proceeded more slowly and remains incomplete as of April 2026,[c] although the process has accelerated in recent years.[8][13][14] At the same time, a number of sites have been stripped of their protected status to comply with the decommunisation and derussification laws in effect since 2015 and 2023, respectively.[15][16] In Zhytomyr Oblast, the only such national monument was the Monument [uk] to Alexander Pushkin in Zhytomyr, which was delisted in 2023.[17]

Zhytomyr Oblast is divided into four raions (districts)—Berdychiv, Korosten, Zhytomyr, and Zviahel—which contain 12, 7, 34, and 5 monuments of national significance, respectively. Of the total, 43 are classified as architectural monuments, 12 as archaeological, and 3 as historic. Most of the architectural monuments date from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The latest additions date to March 2025. Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national importance located in Zhytomyr Oblast start with the digits 06.[2]

Berdychiv Raion

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Monuments of national significance in Berdychiv Raion
Name[d] Location Date constructed[e] Date designated[f] Type Protection number Photo Ref.
Palace
Палац		 Andrushivka 2nd half of the 19th century 7 March 2025 Architecture 060023 A white palace [18]
Church of St Barbara
Костьол Варвари		 Berdychiv Mid-19th century Architecture 060024 A pink and white church
Carmelite Monastery
Кармелітський монастир		 16th–18th centuries Architecture 060025 A fortified monastery seen from above
Church with cells
Костьол з келіями		 17th–18th centuries Architecture 060025/1 A baroque church
Gate building
Прибрамний корпус		 18th century Architecture 060025/2 A long building with an entrance in the centre
Fortress walls with towers and cells
Кріпосні мури з баштами та келіями		 16th–18th centuries Architecture 060025/3 Brick fortifications
Palace
Палац		 Verkhivnia [uk] 17th century Architecture 060026/1 A yellow palace with columns in front of the entrance
Outbuilding
Флігель		 17th century Architecture 060026/2 A white building
Outbuilding
Флігель		 17th century Architecture 060026/3 A white building
Church
Костьол		 1810 Architecture 060026/4 A small white church
Hillforts of the legendary city of Niiatyn (2)
Городища літописного міста Ніятина (2)		 Yahniatyn [uk] 12th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060016-Н [10]
Hillfort of the legendary city of Yaropolch
Городище літописного міста Ярополча		 Yaropovychi [uk] 9th–13th centuries Archaeology 060004-Н An earthen rampart in a forest
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Korosten Raion

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Monuments of national significance in Korosten Raion
Name[d] Location Date constructed[e] Date designated[f] Type Protection number Photo Ref.
Hillfort, posad, settlement, and kurgan cemeteries (2)
Городище, посад, поселення і курганні могильники (2)		 Horodets 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060013-Н [10]
Hillforts of the legendary city of Iskorosten (3), settlement and kurgan cemeteries (2)
Городища літописного міста Іскоростеня (3), поселення і курганні могильники (2)		 Korosten 8th–18th centuries Archaeology 060007-Н A park
St Nicholas Church and bell tower (wooden)
Миколаївська церква та дзвіниця (дерев'яна)		 Mezhyrichka [uk] 1772 7 March 2025 Architecture 060039 Blue wooden church and bell tower with metal-clad roofs [18]
Hillfort, posad, settlement and kurgan cemeteries (2)
Городище, посад, поселення і курганні могильники (2)		 Olevsk 9th century BCE – 4th century, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060014-Н A clearing [10]
St Nicholas Church
Миколаївська церква		 1596 7 March 2025 Architecture 060041 A white church with a green roof [18]
St Basil's Church and monastery buildings
Василівська церква та монастирські споруди		 Ovruch 12th–20th centuries Architecture 060040 A brick church
Church (wooden)
Церква (дерев'яна)		 Zhubrovychi [uk] 17th century Architecture 060042 Blue wooden church and bell tower with green roofs
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Zhytomyr Raion

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Monuments of national significance in Zhytomyr Raion
Name[d] Location Date constructed[e] Date designated[f] Type Protection number Photo Ref.
Hillforts of the legendary city of Horodesk (3)
Городища літописного міста Городеська (3)		 Horodske [uk] 3rd millenium BCE, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060008-Н A rampart behind a cemetery [10]
Manor
Садиба		 Ivnytsia [uk] 2nd half of the 18th – early 20th centuries 7 March 2025 Architecture 060027 A ruined gate [18]
Service house and gate
Господарський будинок і брама		 2nd half of the 19th – early 20th centuries Architecture 060027/1 A dilapidated building
Fence towers
Башти огорожі		 2nd half of the 18th century Architecture 060027/2 A dilapidated tower
Mass grave of participants of the Haydamaka uprising "Koliivshchyna"
Братська могила учасників гайдамацького повстання "Коліївщина"		 Kodnia [uk] 1767 14 September 2009 History 060005-Н A monument on a hill [10]
Nativity of the Theotokos Church and bell tower
Різдвобогородицька церква та дзвіниця		 1841 7 March 2025 Architecture 060031 Light blue neo-classicist church and bell tower with metal-clad roofs [18]
Hillfort of the legendary city of Kolodiazhyn
Городище літописного міста Колодяжина		 Kolodiazhne [uk] 12th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060015-Н [10]
St Michael's Church (wooden)
Михайлівська церква (дерев'яна)		 Kraivshchyna [uk] 1757 7 March 2025 Architecture 060035 A white-and-blue wooden church with a metal-clad roof [18]
Trinity Church and bell tower
Троїцький костьол з дзвіницею		 Lishchyn [uk] 1805 Architecture 060032 A white baroque church
Manor house
Садибний будинок		 1st half of the 19th century Architecture 060033 A dilapidated building
Basilian monastery school building
Будинок школи Василіанського монастиря		 Liubar 2nd half of the 18th century Architecture 060029 A white building
Manor
Садиба		 Nova Chortoryia [uk] 18th–19th centuries Architecture 060030
Palace
Палац		 18th – 2nd half of the 19th centuries Architecture 060030/1 A white palace
Gate
Брама		 2nd half of the 19th century Architecture 060030/2 A metal gate and rock pillars
Steam mill
Паровий млин		 Late 19th century Architecture 060030/3 A dilapidated steam mill
Hillfort
Городище		 Stanyshivka [uk] 9th–13th centuries, 14th–18th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060006-Н A hillfort seen from above [10]
Hillfort of the legendary city of Kotelnych and settlement
Городище літописного міста Котельнича і поселення		 Stara Kotelnia [uk] 9th–13th centuries Archaeology 060003-Н Earthen ramparts
Church
Костьол		 2nd half of the 18th century 7 March 2025 Architecture 060028 A dilapidated white baroque church [18]
Church and cells of the Tryhiria Trinity Monastery
Церква та келії Тригірського Троїцького монастиря		 Tryhiria [uk] 18th–19th centuries Architecture 060034 A light blue church with a metal-clad roof
Manor
Садиба		 Turchynivka [uk] 2nd half of the 19th century Architecture 060036
Palace
Палац		 2nd half of the 19th century Architecture 060036/1 A brick palace
Service building
Господарський корпус		 2nd half of the 19th century Architecture 060036/2 A brick building with a tower
Hillfort of the legendary city of Derevych
Городище літописного міста Деревича		 Velyki Derevychi [uk] 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060009-Н Earthen ramparts [10]
Grave of the writer and translator Borys Ten [uk] (M. V. Khomychevskyi)
Могила письменника і перекладача Бориса Тена (М. В. Хомичевського)		 Zhytomyr 1983 History 060002-Н A statue behind a grave
Cathedral of St Sophia and bell tower
Кафедральний костьол Св. Софії та дзвіниця		 1746 24 November 2023 Architecture 060017 A yellow baroque church [19]
Magistrat
Магістрат		 1805 Architecture 060018 A green-and-white building
Seminary church
Семінарійський костьол		 1838 Architecture 060019 A grey-and-white church with a bell tower at the entrance
Cells of the Jesuit Monastery
Келії єзуїтського монастиря		 1724 Architecture 060020 Ruins of a brick building
Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral
Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор		 1874 Architecture 060021 A yellow neo-Byzantine church
Building complex of the "Zhytomyr" Post Office
Комплекс будівель поштової станції «Житомир»		 Mid-19th century Architecture 060022
Post office building and fence
Будинок поштової станції та огорожа		 Mid-19th century Architecture 060022/1 A light blue building
Hotel
Готель		 Mid-19th century Architecture 060022/2
Stables
Стайні		 Mid-19th century Architecture 060022/3 A long brick building
Postal outbuildings
Ямські служби		 Mid-19th century Architecture 060022/4 Buildings behind a wall
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Zviahel Raion

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Monuments of national significance in Zviahel Raion
Name[d] Location Date constructed[e] Date designated[f] Type Protection number Photo Ref.
Hillforts of the legendary city of Vozviahel (2) and posad
Городища літописного міста Возвягеля (2) і посад		 Chyzhivka [uk] 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060012-Н Panorama taken from a hilltop [10]
Exaltation Church and bell tower (wooden)
Здвиженська церква та дзвіниця (дерев'яна)		 Kamianyi Brid [uk] 17th century 7 March 2025 Architecture 060038 White-and-blue wooden church and bell tower with metal-clad roofs [18]
Kurgan cemeteries (2)
Курганні могильники (2)		 Khodurky [uk] 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeology 060011-Н [10]
St Paraskeva's Church (wooden)
Парасківська церква (дерев'яна)		 Riasne [uk] 1771 7 March 2025 Architecture 060037 Blue wooden church and bell tower with metal-clad roofs [18]
House where the poetess and public figure Lesya Ukrainka was born and lived
Будинок, в якому народилася і жила поетеса та громадська діячка Леся Українка		 Zviahel 1871–1872 14 September 2009 History 060010-Н A house and a monument [10]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Ukrainian: пам'ятки національного значення[1]
  2. [b]
    In particular, each category is defined as such:
    • Archaeological monuments are underground or underwater remains of human activity that bear testimony to the origin or development of civilisation.
    • Historic monuments are buildings, structures, burials, and other sites associated with important historical events or the lives and activities of prominent individuals.
    • Monuments of monumental art are works of fine art.
    • Architectural monuments are buildings and structures that retain full or partial authenticity and express characteristics of a particular culture, era, style, construction technique, or represent works of renowned architects.
    • Urban planning monuments are historic neighbourhoods, streets, squares, or ensembles with preserved spatial layouts and architectural integrity.
    • Monuments of garden and park art combine park construction with natural or anthropogenic landscapes.
    • Landscape monuments are natural areas possessing historical value.
    • Monuments of science and technology are industrial, engineering, or scientific sites that reflect the scientific and technological development of an era or discipline.[1]
  3. [c]
    Two monuments of national significance in Zhytomyr Oblast remain on the Soviet register:[8] the 18th-century wooden Church of St Michael in Ozera [uk], which was ruined by the 1980s and replaced with a modern building in 2001,[11] and a 19th-century manor in Tiutiunnyky [uk], which was destroyed in the 2000s.[12] These sites are not included in this list.
  4. [d]
    The names listed are unofficial translations as the register is only available in Ukrainian. The official Ukrainian names are shown below each translation, with links to the corresponding Ukrainian Wikipedia articles if applicable.
  5. [e]
    Datings of the monuments as indicated on the register
  6. [f]
    For monuments previously listed on a Soviet-era register, the date of transfer to the modern register is indicated.

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