Monuments of national significance in Sumy Oblast

There are 81 monuments of national significance (importance)^[a] in Sumy 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]

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]^[11]^[12] 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.^[13]^[14]

Sumy Oblast is divided into five raions (districts)^[15] – Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, Shostka, and Sumy – which contain 16, 17, 22, 16, and 10 monuments of national significance, respectively. Of the total, 52 are classified as architectural monuments, 20 as archaeological, 14 as historic, 5 as monumental art, 4 as urban planning, and 1 as garden and park art, with 13 monuments belonging to multiple categories. Most of the architectural monuments date from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The latest additions date to October 2023. One monument—Hlukhiv Teachers' Institute [uk]—is listed twice.^[2] St Paraskeva Church in Bakyrivka [uk] remains on the register despite its complete destruction due to a fire in 2015.^[16] Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national significance located in Sumy Oblast start with the digits 18.^[2]

Konotop Raion

Monuments of national significance in Konotop Raion
Name^[d]	Location	Date constructed^[e]	Date designated^[f]	Type	Protection number	Photo	Ref.
Hillfort and settlement Городище і селище	Dych [uk]	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180005-Н		^[10]
Mass grave and memorial to the victims of the 1932–1933 Holodomor Братська могила і місце вшанування пам'яті жертв голодомору 1932-1933 років	Pisky [uk]	1932–1933, 2007		Historic	180006-Н	More images
Hillfort of the legendary city of Putyvl Городище літописного міста Путивля	Putyvl	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180019-Н	More images
Monument complex in Spadshchanskyi Forest – the organisation centre of the partisan unit led by commander S. A. Kovpak and commissar S. V. Rudniev Комплекс пам'яток у Спадщанському лісі - центрі організації партизанського з'єднання на чолі з командиром С. А. Ковпаком і комісаром С. В. Руднєвим		1941–1945		Historic	180020-Н	More images
St Nicholas Church (Church of Nicholas Velykoritskyi) Миколаївська церква (Церква Миколи Великоріцького)		1735–1770	18 October 2023	Architectural	180037	More images	^[10]
Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral and bell tower (Holy Spirit Cathedral, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Gate Church-Bell Tower) Спасо-Преображенський собор та дзвіниця (Святодухівський собор, Хрестовоздвиженська надбрамна церква-дзвіниця)		1617–1698, 1697–1754		Architectural, urban planning	180038	More images
Movche Monastery Мовчанський монастир		Late 16th–19th centuries		Architectural, urban planning	180039	More images
Cathedral of Sts Florus and Laurus (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Theotokos) Собор Флора і Лавра (Собор Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці)		1602 – late 19th century		Architectural	180039/1	More images
Bell tower Дзвіниця		1602–1700		Architectural	180039/2	More images
Walls, towers, and gates (Defensive wall with the corner gate) Мури, башти та брами (Оборонний мур з наріжною брамою)		1602		Architectural	180039/3	More images
Field of the battle between Cossack troops headed by I. Vyhovsky and the Tsarist army Поле битви між козацькими військами на чолі з І. Виговським і царською армією	Shapovalivka [uk]^[g]	1659	14 September 2009	Historic	180009-Н	More images	^[10]
Hillfort Городище	Shyriaieve [uk]	9th century BCE – 4th century CE		Archaeological	180021-Н	More images
Hillfort Городище	Spaske [uk]^[h]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180012-Н
Hillfort and settlement Городище і селище	Velykyi Sambir [uk]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180010-Н
Golden Gates Брама "Золоті ворота"	Volokytyne [uk]	Early 19th century, 1875	18 October 2023	Architectural	180040	More images	^[20]
Hillfort – remains of the legendary city of Vorhol Городище - залишки літописного міста Воргола	Vorhol [uk]	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180011-Н		^[10]

Okhtyrka Raion

Monuments of national significance in Okhtyrka Raion
Name^[d]	Location	Date constructed^[e]	Date designated^[f]	Type	Protection number	Photo	Ref.
St Paraskeva Church^[i] П'ятницька церква	Bakyrivka [uk]	19th century	18 October 2023	Architectural	180045	More images	^[20]
Hillfort Городище	Kamianka [uk]	9th century BCE – 4th century CE	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180028-Н	More images	^[10]
Hillfort and settlement Городище і селище	Kuzemyn [uk]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180017-Н	More images
Fortifications of the Bilsk hillfort Укріплення Більського городища	Kuzemyn [uk]	9th century BCE – 4th century CE		Archaeological	180018-Н	More images
Archaeological complex: hillforts (2), settlement, and kurgan cemetery Археологічний комплекс: городища (2), селище і курганний могильник	Nytsakha [uk]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180029-Н
Intercession Cathedral Покровський собор	Okhtyrka	1753–1768	18 October 2023	Architectural	180041	More images	^[20]
Presentation Church-Bell Tower Введенська церква-дзвіниця		1786		Architectural	180042	More images
Exaltation Church (Church of the Nativity of Christ) Здвиженська церква (Церква Різдва Христового)		1774, 1825		Architectural	180043	More images
Archangel Michael Church (St Michael's Church) Михайло-Архангельська церква (Михайлівська церква)		2nd half of the 19th century, 1884		Architectural	180044	More images
Palace (Main building) Палац (Головний будинок)	Trostianets	Late 18th century, 1872		Architectural	180046	More images
Manège-circus (Round Court) Манеж-цирк (Круглий двір)		1820s		Architectural	180047	More images
"Neskuchne" Park (Palace in Neskuchne) Парк "Нескучне" (Палац в Нескучному)		1820s		Architectural	180048	More images
Grotto (Grotto in Neskuchne Tract, Grotto of the Nymphs) Грот (Грот в урочищі Нескучне, Грот "Німф")		1820s		Architectural	180049	More images
Ascension Church Вознесенська церква		Early 20th century, 1903–1913		Architectural	180050	More images
Church (Annunciation Church) Церква (Благовіщенська церква)		1744–1750		Architectural	180051	More images
Archaeological complex: hillforts (2), settlements (2), and kurgan cemetery Археологічний комплекс: городища (2), селища (2) і курганний могильник	Zhuravne [uk]	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180016-Н		^[10]

Romny Raion

Monuments of national significance in Romny Raion
Name^[d]	Location	Date constructed^[e]	Date designated^[f]	Type	Protection number	Photo	Ref.
Hillfort and kurgan cemetery Городище і курганний могильник	Basivka [uk]	9th century BCE – 4th century CE	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180024-Н	More images	^[10]
Hillfort of the legendary city of Popash Городище літописного міста Попаша	Brodok [uk], Zasullia [uk]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180014-Н	More images
Hillfort of the legendary city of Viakhan Городище літописного міста В'яханя	Horodyshche [uk]	9th–13th centuries		Archaeological	180013-Н	More images
Monument at the site of the first discovery of mammoth bones in Ukraine Пам'ятник на місці першої в Україні знахідки кісток мамонта	Kulishivka [uk]	1839, 1841		Historic, monumental art	180015-Н	More images
Church (St Nicholas Church) Церква (Миколаївська церква)	Pustoviitivka [uk]	Early 20th century	18 October 2023	Architectural	180055	More images	^[20]
Monument to the poet T. H. Shevchenko Пам'ятник поету Т. Г. Шевченку	Romny	1918, 1982	14 September 2009	Monumental art	180022-Н	More images	^[10]
Multilayered hillfort Городище багатошарове		9th century BCE – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180023-Н	More images	^[10]
Holy Spirit Cathedral Святодухівський собор		1689	18 October 2023	Architectural	180052	More images	^[20]
St Basil's Winter Church Василівська тепла церква		1751, 1867		Architectural	180053	More images
Ascension Church and bell tower Вознесенська церква та дзвіниця		1795–1895		Architectural	180054	More images

Shostka Raion

Monuments of national significance in Shostka Raion
Name^[d]	Location	Date constructed^[e]	Date designated^[f]	Type	Protection number	Photo	Ref.
Ensemble of the Hamaliivka Monastery Ансамбль Гамаліївського монастиря	Hamaliivka [uk]	17th–18th centuries	18 October 2023	Architectural, urban planning	180065	More images	^[20]
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos of the Hamaliivka Monastery Собор Різдва Богородиці Гамаліївського монастиря		1719–1735		Architectural	180065/1	More images
St Charalampus Church of the Hamaliivka Monastery Харлампіївська церква Гамаліївського монастиря		1714–1722		Architectural	180065/2	More images
Cells of the Hamaliivka Monastery Келії Гамаліївського монастиря		1781–1794		Architectural	180065/3	More images
Defensive wall of the Hamaliivka Monastery Оборонний мур Гамаліївського монастиря		1781–1794		Architectural	180065/4	More images
Hlukhiv Teachers' Institute building Будинок Глухівського учительського інституту	Hlukhiv	1874	14 September 2009	Historic	180007-Н	More images	^[10]
Kyiv Gate of Hlukhiv city fortifications Київська брама Глухівських міських укріплень		1766–1769	19 October 2012	Architectural, historic	180030-Н	More images	^[21]
Humanitarian and educational complex Гуманітарно-просвітницький комплекс		1874–1892		Architectural, historic	180031-Н	More images
Hlukhiv Teachers' Institute Глухівський учительський інститут		1874–1879		Architectural, historic	180031-Н/1	More images
Hlukhiv Men's Gymnasium Глухівська чоловіча гімназія		1880s		Architectural, historic	180031-Н/2	More images
Boarding house of Hlukhiv Men's Gymnasium Пансіон Глухівської чоловічої гімназії		1880–1892		Architectural, historic	180031-Н/3	More images
St Nicholas Church Миколаївська церква		1693–1695		Architectural, historic	180032-Н	More images
St Anastasia Church Церква Трьох-Анастасіївська		1884–1893		Architectural, historic, monumental art	180033-Н	More images
Saviour-Transfiguration Church Спасо-Преображенська церква		1765		Architectural, historic	180034-Н	More images
Intercession Church and bell tower Покровська церква та дзвіниця	Pyrohivka [uk]	18th century, 1777, 19th century	18 October 2023	Architectural	180066	More images	^[20]
St Michael's Church Михайлівська церква	Voronizh	1781	18 October 2023	Architectural	180064	More images	^[20]
Hillfort and settlement Городище і селище	Yemadychyne [uk]^[j]	9th–13th century	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180008-Н		^[10]

Sumy Raion

Monuments of national significance in Sumy Raion
Name^[d]	Location	Date constructed^[e]	Date designated^[f]	Type	Protection number	Photo	Ref.
Hillfort of the legendary city of Vyr Городище літописного міста Вира	Bilopillia	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180003-Н	More images	^[10]
House where the poet and scientist Oleksandr Oles (O. Kandyba) was born Будинок, у якому народився поет і вчений Олександр Олесь (О. Кандиба)	Bilopillia	2nd half of the 19th century		Historic	180004-Н	More images
Hillforts (2) and settlement Городища (2) і селище	Bytytsia [uk]	9th century BCE – 4th century CE, 5th–9th centuries		Archaeological	180025-Н	More images
Manor house (Outbuilding of Count Kamburlei Estate) Садибний будинок (Флігель садиби графа Камбурлея)	Khotin	18th–19th centuries	18 October 2023	Architectural	180062	More images	^[20]
Manor house Садибний будинок	Kuianivka [uk]	1814		Architectural	180059	More images
Palace and park Палац та парк	Kyianytsia [uk]	Late 19th century		Architectural, garden and park art, urban planning	180061	More images
Resurrection Church Воскресенська церква	Lebedyn	1748		Architectural	180056	More images
Hillfort, settlement and grave field Городище, селище і могильник	Shpylivka [uk]	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180027-Н	More images	^[10]
Monument at the Kharytonenko family grave Пам'ятник на родинному похованні Харитоненків	Sumy	1894		Monumental art	180001-Н	More images
Monument at the grave of Zinaida, the daughter of P. I. Kharytonenko Пам'ятник на могилі доньки П. І. Харитоненка - Зінаїди		1891		Monumental art	180002-Н	More images
Sts Peter and Paul Church Петропавлівська церква		1851	18 October 2023	Architectural	180035	More images	^[20]
St Pantaleon Church Пантелеймонівська церква		1915		Architectural	180036	More images
Main building of the Shterycheva Manor in Basy^[k] Головний будинок садиби Штеричевої в Басах		Late 19th – early 20th centuries		Architectural	180060	More images
Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral Спасо-Преображенський собор		1776–1892		Architectural	180067	More images
St Elijah's Church Іллінська церква		1836–1851		Architectural	180068	More images
Resurrection Church Воскресенська церква		1702		Architectural	180069	More images
Trinity Cathedral Троїцький собор		1901–1914		Architectural	180070	More images
Bell tower of the Resurrection Church Дзвіниця Воскресенської церкви		1906		Architectural	180071	More images
Trinity Church Троїцька церква	Slavhorod	1807		Architectural	180058	More images
Resurrection Church Воскресенська церква	Velykyi Bobryk [uk]	1822–1851		Architectural	180057	More images
St Nicholas Church Миколаївська церква	Yunakivka	1793–1806		Architectural	180063	More images
Hillfort, settlement, and grave field Городище, селище і могильник	Zelenyi Hai [uk]	9th–13th centuries	14 September 2009	Archaeological	180026-Н	More images	^[10]

Notes

^ Ukrainian: пам'ятки національного значення^[1]
^
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]
^ No monuments of national significance in Sumy Oblast remain on the Soviet-era register.^[8]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Datings of the monuments as indicated on the register
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e For monuments previously listed on a Soviet-era register, the date of transfer to the modern register is indicated.
^ The location is erroneously identified as the city of Konotop on the register.^[17]^[18]
^ Mentioned on the register under its pre-2016 name Leninske^[19]
^ St Paraskeva Church in Bakyrivka burned down in 2015 as a result of a lightning strike.^[16] The second image shows the view of the site as of 2024.
^ Mentioned on the register under its pre-2025 name Yemadykyne^[22]
^ The location is erroneously identified as the village of Basivka on the register.^[23]

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^ ^a ^b На Охтирщині згоріла пам'ятка архітектури [An architectural monument burned down in Okhtyrka Raion]. Okhtyrka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ На Сумщині події Конотопської битви увічнені в об'єктах та пам'ятках культурної спадщини [The events of the Battle of Konotop are immortalised in objects and monuments of cultural heritage in Sumy Oblast]. Holos Konotopa (in Ukrainian). 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ Sapukhina, Lada (2011). Пам'ятне місце Конотопської битви 1659 [Memorial site of the Battle of Konotop 1659] (PDF). Теоретичні та науково-методичні засади підготовки статей про пам'ятки історії до "Зводу пам'яток історії та культури України" [Theoretical and scientific-methodological foundations of the preparation of articles on historic monuments for the "Code of Historic and Cultural Monuments of Ukraine"] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Institute of History of Ukraine: 150–154. ISBN 978-966-02-6003-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів [On Renaming Individual Populated Places]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Про внесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ Про внесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або не відповідають стандартам державної мови [On Renaming Individual Populated Places, the Names of which Contain Contain Symbolism of Russian Imperial Policy or are not in Line with the Standards of the State Language]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 June 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ Lytvynenko, Y. V. (20 May 2011). Vasyliev, K. K.; Vlasenko, V. M.; et al. (eds.). З історії садиби П. Штеричевої [From the history of P. Shterycheva Manor]. Суспільно-політичні процеси на українських землях: історія, проблеми, перспективи : збірник матеріалів Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції [Socio-political processes in Ukrainian lands: history, problems, prospects: collection of materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference] (in Ukrainian). Sumy State University: 195–198. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[2] Ukrainian: пам'ятки національного значення^[1]

[5] 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] Archaeological monuments are underground or underwater remains of human activity that bear testimony to the origin or development of civilisation.

[4] Historic monuments are buildings, structures, burials, and other sites associated with important historical events or the lives and activities of prominent individuals.

[5] Monuments of monumental art are works of fine art.

[6] 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.

[7] Urban planning monuments are historic neighbourhoods, streets, squares, or ensembles with preserved spatial layouts and architectural integrity.

[8] Monuments of garden and park art combine park construction with natural or anthropogenic landscapes.

[9] Landscape monuments are natural areas possessing historical value.

[10] Monuments of science and technology are industrial, engineering, or scientific sites that reflect the scientific and technological development of an era or discipline.^[1]

[13] No monuments of national significance in Sumy Oblast remain on the Soviet-era register.^[8]

[ukrname-20] 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.

[date-21] Datings of the monuments as indicated on the register

[desig-22] For monuments previously listed on a Soviet-era register, the date of transfer to the modern register is indicated.

[25] The location is erroneously identified as the city of Konotop on the register.^[17]^[18]

[27] Mentioned on the register under its pre-2016 name Leninske^[19]

[29] St Paraskeva Church in Bakyrivka burned down in 2015 as a result of a lightning strike.^[16] The second image shows the view of the site as of 2024.

[32] Mentioned on the register under its pre-2025 name Yemadykyne^[22]

[34] The location is erroneously identified as the village of Basivka on the register.^[23]

[:0-1] Про охорону культурної спадщини [On the Protection of Cultural Heritage]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 31 October 2025 [8 June 2000]. Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[:2-3] Перелік пам'яток культурної спадщини національного значення Сумської області, занесених до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [List of cultural heritage monuments of national significance in Sumy Oblast inscribed on the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine] (PDF). Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[4] Про затвердження Порядку визначення категорій пам'яток [On Approval of the Procedure for Determining the Categories of Monuments]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 December 2024 [22 May 2019]. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[6] Kot, Serhii (2013). "Центральний комітет охорони пам'яток старовини і мистецтва на Україні (ЦКОПСІМУ)" [Central Committee for the Protection of Monuments of Antiquity and Art in Ukraine (CCPMAAAU)]. In Smoliy, Valeriy (ed.). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 10. Naukova Dumka. p. 688. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[7] Kot, Serhii (2010). "Охорона пам'яток історії та культури" [Protection of historic and cultural monuments]. In Smoliy, Valeriy (ed.). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 7. Naukova Dumka. p. 728. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[8] Novak, Oleksandr (30 January 2022). Нормативно-правове регулювання пам'яткоохоронної діяльності в радянській Україні (1928–1933 рр.) [The legal framework of monument-protection activities in Soviet Ukraine (1928–1933)] (PDF). Siverian Chronicle (in Ukrainian) (1). Institute of Ukrainian Archeography and Source Studies: 105–111. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026 – via Scientific electronic library of periodicals of the NAS of Ukraine.

[9] Про затвердження списку пам'ятників архітектури по Українській РСР [On the Approval of the List of Architectural Monuments in Ukrainian SSR]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 28 March 1956. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[:1-10] Про впорядкування справи обліку та охорони пам'ятників архітектури на території Української РСР [On the Organisation of the Registration and Protection of the Architectural Monuments on the Territory of the Ukrainian SSR]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 11 April 2026 [24 August 1963]. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.

[11] Про затвердження списку пам'ятників мистецтва, історії та археології Української РСР [On the Approval of the List of Artistic, Historic, and Archaeological Monuments of the Ukrainian SSR]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 21 July 1965. Archived from the original on 19 November 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[m2009-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Про занесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[14] Замок «Паланок», палац-фортецю графів Телекі та Ужгородський замок внесли до Держреєстру нерухомих пам'яток [Palanok Castle, palace-fortress of the Counts Teleki and the Uzhhorod Castle have been incribed on the State Register of Immovable Monuments]. Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 21 February 2026. Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[15] Huz, Uliana (13 February 2026). Уряд вніс 6 замків Закарпаття до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [The government has included 6 castles of Zakarpattia Oblast on the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Rubryka (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[16] Про засудження комуністичного та націонал-соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні та заборону пропаганди їхньої символіки [On the Condemnation of the Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) Totalitarian Regimes in Ukraine and Prohibiting the Propagation of their Symbols]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 30 August 2025 [9 April 2015]. Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[17] Про засудження та заборону пропаганди російської імперської політики в Україні і деколонізацію топонімії [On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonisation of Toponymy]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 30 August 2025 [21 March 2023]. Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[18] Райони [Raions]. Decentralisation in Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[Bakyrivka-19] На Охтирщині згоріла пам'ятка архітектури [An architectural monument burned down in Okhtyrka Raion]. Okhtyrka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[23] На Сумщині події Конотопської битви увічнені в об'єктах та пам'ятках культурної спадщини [The events of the Battle of Konotop are immortalised in objects and monuments of cultural heritage in Sumy Oblast]. Holos Konotopa (in Ukrainian). 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[24] Sapukhina, Lada (2011). Пам'ятне місце Конотопської битви 1659 [Memorial site of the Battle of Konotop 1659] (PDF). Теоретичні та науково-методичні засади підготовки статей про пам'ятки історії до "Зводу пам'яток історії та культури України" [Theoretical and scientific-methodological foundations of the preparation of articles on historic monuments for the "Code of Historic and Cultural Monuments of Ukraine"] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv: Institute of History of Ukraine: 150–154. ISBN 978-966-02-6003-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[26] Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів [On Renaming Individual Populated Places]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[m2023-28] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Про внесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[m2012-30] Про внесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[31] Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або не відповідають стандартам державної мови [On Renaming Individual Populated Places, the Names of which Contain Contain Symbolism of Russian Imperial Policy or are not in Line with the Standards of the State Language]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 5 June 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[33] Lytvynenko, Y. V. (20 May 2011). Vasyliev, K. K.; Vlasenko, V. M.; et al. (eds.). З історії садиби П. Штеричевої [From the history of P. Shterycheva Manor]. Суспільно-політичні процеси на українських землях: історія, проблеми, перспективи : збірник матеріалів Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції [Socio-political processes in Ukrainian lands: history, problems, prospects: collection of materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference] (in Ukrainian). Sumy State University: 195–198. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

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v t e Monuments of national significance in Ukraine by region
State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine
Autonomous republic	Crimea
Oblasts	Cherkasy Chernihiv Chernivtsi Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk Ivano-Frankivsk Kharkiv Kherson Khmelnytskyi Kirovohrad Kyiv Luhansk Lviv Mykolaiv Odesa Poltava Rivne Sumy Ternopil Vinnytsia Volyn Zakarpattia Zaporizhzhia Zhytomyr
Cities with special status	Kyiv Sevastopol