click highlighted hovered text for more info, see

Ukraine UNESCO world heritage sites

Chernivtsi province [capital = Chernivtsi]

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans in Chernivtsi at Kotsyubyns'koho St, 2
Situated within the boundaries of the town of Chernivtsi, on the river promontory, named Mount Dominic, the architectural ensemble comprises the former Residence of the Metropolitans with its St. Ivan of Suceava Chapel; the former seminary and Seminary Church, and the former monastery with its clock tower within a garden and landscaped park. The Residence, with a dramatic fusion of architectural references, expresses the 19th century cultural identity of the Orthodox Church within the Austro-Hungarian Empire during a period of religious and cultural toleration.

Ivano-Frankivsk province [capital = Ivano-Frankivsk]

Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn at Roksolany St. 10
This church, one of the most outstanding monuments of the Galician school of wooden architecture, was most probably built in the first half of the 17th century. It is one of the oldest wooden churches in Ukraine. Today, the building is used as a museum institution.

Tserkva of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nyzhniy Verbizh at N48 29 55.16 E25 0 41.29
The uniqueness of the church not only in the rare design but that in the old cemetery just meters from the curch buried master-carpenter who built it.

Primeval Beech Forest in Gorgany Nature Preserve
This area preserves the natural state of the Carpathian mountain landscapes, typical natural complexes, unique primeval beech forests, and in particular forest with Swiss pine (Pinus cembra). The area contains a large genetic reservoir of beech, on which many species are dependent and can be associated with in this forest habitat.

Kiev province [capital = Kiev]

Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kiev at Volodymyrska St, 24
The architectural ensemble includes the bell tower, Metropolitan's house, the refectory, the Zaborovsky gate, the south entrance tower, the cells of cathedral elders and the seminary encircled by a stone wall.

Pechersk Lavra in Kiev at Lavrska St, 15
The main monuments of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra ensemble are the Dormition Cathedral, the Trinity Gate Church, the Great Bell Tower, the Church of All Saints, the Refectory Church, the monastery defensive walls with towers, the cave complexes of St. Anthony (Near) and St. Theodosy (Far) with surface churches, the Exaltation of the Cross and the Nativity of the Virgin and the Church of the Saviour on Berestovo.

Khmelnytskyi province [capital = Khmelnytskyi]

Struve Geodetic Arc in Katerynivka at N49 33 57.00 E26 45 22.00
In Ukraine work on the search and restoration of the points of the Struve Geodetic Arc and the preparation of the relevant materials was carried out by specialists of the State Enterprise "Research Institute for Geodesy and Cartography", who has searched and restored the geodetic points of the Struve Geodetic Arc on the location.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Hvardiis'ke at N49 19 48.00 E26 40 55.00
See above.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Baranivka at N49 8 55.00 E26 59 30.00
See above.

Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park in Kam'yanets'-Podil's'kyi at Ploshcha Polʹsʹkyy Rynok, 6
The park is divided into several functional zones: sacred zone, regulated recreation zone, stationary recreation zone, and managed zone. In those zones are located 21 stationary recreation institutions (such as sanatoriums, profilactoriums, tourist resorts, holiday homes, etc.), some 160 industrial companies, collective and individual farming that cause harm to nature. Therefore, the main goal of the National nature park is the preservation of natural diversity, creation of the organized zones of recreation and wellness.

Krym province [capital = Simferopol]

Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora in Sevastopol
The polis and extended chora of Tauric Chersonese form an outstanding example of an ancient cultural landscape, consisting of a Greek polis and its agricultural hinterland established as part of colonist activities in the 4th and 3rd century BCE. The significant archaeological ruins of the city retain physical remains constructed between the 5th century BCE and the 13th century AD laid out on an orthogonal grid system. The basic orientation of this orthogonal grid continues into the wider landscape where fragments of a vast land demarcation system of 400 equal allotments in an area of 10,000 hectares have been preserved.

L'viv province [capital = L'viv]

Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Potelych at P40, 80
It is the oldest wooden church in Lviv Oblast.

Primeval Beech Forest in Roztochya Nature Reserve
The Natural Reserve “Roztochya” functions since 1984. 92% of its territory is covered with natural oaken, pine and beech forests.

Tserkva of the Holy Trinity in Zhovkva at Т14, 25
The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy. There is an iconostasis consisting of about 50 icons painted by the masters of Zhovkva Painting and Carving School of Ivan Rutkovych in the beginning of 18th century.

Historic Centre of Lviv
L'viv's historic centre includes many distinct parts representing different stages in its development. The Vysokyi Zamok (High Castle) and Pidzamche (area around the castle) are the main and oldest part of the town, dating to the 5th century. It retains its original topography with a hill, on which the castle sits, and lowlands on which a system of streets and squares developed between the 13th and 17th centuries. Evidence of occupation by separate ethnic communities is seen in the surviving buildings, including a mosque, a synagogue and a variety of religious buildings from the Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic churches. The Seredmistia, or city centre, developed in the 14th century and features well-preserved Eastern European urban buildings, including many monasteries and residences of the Renaissance and Baroque traditions, as well as parks built on the original site of the medieval fortifications and more recent buildings dating from the last two centuries. Located on a mountain plateau to the southwest of the medieval city is the Ensemble of St. Yuri. This complex was the heart of Halychyna Church Metropolis and features buildings primarily in Baroque-style with a high artistic value.

Tserkva of St. George's in Drohobych at ul. Salt Pond, 23
St. George's Church in Drohobych is one of the oldest and best preserved timber churches of Galicia.

Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Maktiv at N48 54 55.70 E23 6 32.00
It is an important monument of Boykos architecture.

Odesa province [capital = Odesa]

Historic Centre of Odesa
The site bears witness to the city’s highly diverse ethnic and religious communities, representing an outstanding example of intercultural exchanges and the growth of multicultural and multi-ethnic Eastern European cities of the 19th century.

Struve Geodetic Arc in Stara Nekrasivka at N45 19 54.00 E28 55 41.00
In Ukraine work on the search and restoration of the points of the Struve Geodetic Arc and the preparation of the relevant materials was carried out by specialists of the State Enterprise «Research Institute for Geodesy and Cartography», who has searched and restored the geodetic points of the Struve Geodetic Arc on the location.

Zakarpattia province [capital = Uzhhorod]

Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael in Uzhok at Н13, 47
The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.

Zacharovanyi Krai National Park in Il'nytsya at Partizanskaya street
The Park contains a varied flora and fauna, including Carpathian red deer, chamois, brown bear, wild boar, european badger, lynx, wild cat, eurasian beaver, trout and grayling.

Synevyr National Park in Synevyrs'ka Polyana
Its attractions include Synevir lake, and a brown bear sanctuary.

Tserkva of Our Lord's Ascension in Yasinya at Vul. Kryvorivnya
Church of the Ascension (Strukivska) in the urban village of Yasinya located in the east of the Zakarpattia region is one of these old and amazing churches.