Korostyshiv

An ancient town above the granite horse r. Black grouse near the Kiev-Zhitomir highway, a granite mining center. The foundation dates back to the 6th-7th centuries. According to legend, the city of Khminichi was the capital of the Drevlyan tribe of Minsk residents. The first official mention in 1499 as the possession of the boyar Kmita. From 1565 it belonged to the Counts of Olizar. In the XVII century. A. Olizar built a castle on the high bank of the river, during his reign the city was actively developing. All R. XIX century. the leader of the Kiev nobility G. Olizar turned the castle into a luxurious palace and laid out a picturesque park around it. Preserved separate buildings of the estate, the Church of the Nativity (XVII century). An interesting park of modern sculpture and rapid ...

An ancient town above the granite horse r. Black grouse near the Kiev-Zhitomir highway, a granite mining center. The foundation dates back to the 6th-7th centuries. According to legend, the city of Khminichi was the capital of the Drevlyan tribe of Minsk residents. The first official mention in 1499 as the possession of the boyar Kmita. From 1565 it belonged to the Counts of Olizar. In the XVII century. A. Olizar built a castle on the high bank of the river, during his reign the city was actively developing. All R. XIX century. the leader of the Kiev nobility G. Olizar turned the castle into a luxurious palace and laid out a picturesque park around it. Preserved separate buildings of the estate, the Church of the Nativity (XVII century). An interesting park of modern sculpture and rapids on Teterevo.