Cherkassy is one of the most picturesque cities on the right bank of the river Dnepr with population of 300 000 inhabitants.

The city was founded in late 13th century. In the 15th century Cossacks populated the Cherkassy region and the city became a mighty fortification against the raids of Turks and Crimean Tatars. For further defense against enemies, the Cherkassy castle was built (now the Hill of Glory). The city then developed around the castle. During the war of liberation between 1648 and 1654 Cherkassy fulfilled an important role as defense against Polish gentry headed by Ukrainian hetman B. Khmelnytsky.

The northern part of the city was planned in 1820 by the famous architect V.Geste like a chess-board, with wide streets and public gardens. Cherkassy is a prosperous city thanks to manufacture plants of trains and steamboats, the first sugar refinery of Ukraine and also a tobacco factory. Cherkassy became one of the main transit points for wood transported from the northern part on Dnepr. That is why you will find a lot of furniture companies here. In 1954 Cherkassy became the capital of a new region (called Cherkassy oblast, the youngest region of Ukraine) and since then the population grew five times.

The Hill of Glory with eternal flame is devoted to people who died in World War II. The Hill of Glory now stands where the Cherkassy castle was in the past.

The Park of October Anniversary is the green pearl of Cherkassy. You can admire a Cherkassy mermaid in the middle of a beautiful lake cascade or the Bridge of Love which is crossed by every local couple on the day of their marriage.

The St. Michael’s Cathedral was built in Byzantine style in 1994. The cathedral is 58 meters long, 53 meters wide and 72 meters high which makes it the tallest in Ukraine. It also has a capacity of hosting 12 thousand people.