Novgorod-Siversky district is located in the north-eastern part of Chernihiv region, in the natural and ethnographic region of Chernihiv Polissya, on the historical lands of Sivershchyna. It borders Russia to the north. The Desna River flows on the territory of the district, the Ubid River originates. The natural landscapes of the Desna and the surrounding forests are protected by the Mezyn National Nature Park, which includes the Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky Palace in Vyshenky, the Mykolayiv Desert-Rykhliv Monastery, and the Mezyn Paleolithic site. The administrative center of the Novgorod-Siversky district is the chronicle city of Novgorod-Siversky - the ancient residence of Prince Igor Svyatoslavich, the protagonist of "Words about the regiment of Igor". The exposition of the Novg ...