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A rich historical heritage of
a Podolia town Nemirov will impress any tourist. It was a witness
of many historical events, it was burning in the fires of the battles
with gentry, and it was a capital of the Sarmate Princedom, impromptu
by Turkey.
Archeological digs give evidence about the existence
of an Old Russian town Mirov in the Õ-Õ² centuries. Scientists believe
that this town was a forefather of contemporary Nemirov. Outside
the town high (at times 9 meters high) walls of the town remained
till nowadays. Found exhibits show the traces of Trypill culture,
settlements of the early Scythian period. The first written data
about the town dates to the end of the ÕIV century.
For a long time a picturesque town Nemirov was
the estate of a famous family of Potockie. The Duke Boleslav Potockij
was famous for his patronage activity. In Nemirov he financed the
orphanage, hospitals for local residents, gymnasiums, etc. Nemirov
men gymnasium (now it is the building of a school) influenced the
development of education in Podolia. Soon a women gymnasium was
opened (now it is the Construction Technical School), as well as
grammar school for children. A famous Ukrainian specialist in folklore
A.V. Markovich teached geography in the gymnasium, a painter I.M.
Soshenko- painting, as well as K.Chaluj- one of the first biographers
of Shevchenko, Ukrainian pedagogue I.I. Nechuporenko. The graduates
of the gymnasium were a Russian drama actor Nedelin, a Russian poet
G. Machtet, a writer A. Osipovich, Polish writers T. Ez and A.Rolle,
a Ukrainian writer N.Tryblaini. The name of the famous scientist
and surgeon N.I. Pirogov, who was one of the trustees of the educational
establishment, is also connected with the gymnasium.
Palace of the duchess Scherbatovoy
The granddaughter of the Duke Maria Grigorievna
Potockaja (Duchess Scherbatova by husband) became the last land-owning
lady of Nemirov. The Duchess decorated the estate, having invited
for this purpose a Czech architector I. Stibrala. According to his
projects the distillery, electro station, indoor market were built
but perhaps the most considerable masterpiece of his activity was
the famous palace. Around the palace a huge park was created. Nowadays
this outdoor memorial of garden and park architecture of the second
half of the XVIII century impresses all the tourists with its beauty
as the park, being 85 hectares, has more than 160 kinds of trees
and bushes. The two-storied palace, built in the neoclassical style
remained intact. The sanatorium «Avantguard» is located there. Tourists
can admire the interiors of the palace, which have been well preserved.
All the walls are decorated with paintings, created by Ukrainian
masters. In the main hall the portrait of the Duchess herself is
hanging.
A famous Russian poet N.A. Nekrasov was born
in Nemirov, a famous Ukrainian writer Marko Vovchok lived and worked
there. At their time the following people visited Nemirov: Bogdan
Khmelnickij, Danilo Nechaj, Polish kings S.Poniatovskij and Y. Sobeskij,
Peter ², A.V. Suvorov, academicians V.Filatov, N.Pirogov, a French
writer Onore de Balzak, composers Bethoven and Clod de Byssi. Exhibitions
of the museum «Literary Nemirovschina» get the tourists acquainted
with famous writers and composers, whose lives and creative activity
are connected with Nemirov.
Many memorials of architecture remained intact
in Nemirov, namely the palace of Duchess Scherbatova, the buildings
of men and women gymnasiums, the house of Marko Vovchok, ex electro
station, the mill (nowadays Myhoveckij shop), Saint Trinity Church,
the Romanic Catholic church of Saint Iakov, the distillery (today
alcohol plant).
We are inviting
you to visit the pearl of Podolia - Nemirov! |
