There are 110 monuments of national significance in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine's smallest oblast by area and population. The State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine classifies cultural heritage monuments as either of local or national significance. 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 a disappeared artistic style. 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.

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. The listing of cultural heritage monuments in the region was renewed in 1956. 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. On 8 June 2000, with the adoption of the law "On the Protection of Cultural Heritage", the State Register of Immovable Monuments was established. All entries from the Soviet-era list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments were transferred to the new register on 14 September 2009. The transfer of monuments from the Soviet architectural register, however, has proceeded more slowly and remains incomplete as of 2026, although the process has accelerated in recent years. 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.

Chernivtsi Oblast is divided into three raions (districts) – Chernivtsi, Dniester, and Vyzhnytsia – which contain 67, 32, and 11 monuments of national significance, respectively. Of the total, 92 are classified as architectural monuments, 31 as archaeological, 16 as historic, 12 as monumental art, 12 as urban planning, and 1 as garden and park art, with 18 monuments belonging to multiple categories. Most of the architectural monuments date from the 18th to the 19th centuries. The latest additions date to July 2025. One monument—the Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans—is also designated as a World Heritage Site. Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national significance located in Chernivtsi Oblast start with the digits 24.

Chernivtsi Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Bairaky, 18th century21 July 2025Architectural240098More images Balamutivka–7th millennia BCE14 September 2009Archaeological240005-НMore images 21 July 2025Architectural240116More images 14 September 2009Archaeological240015-Н Bila Krynytsia25 January 2023Architectural240043-НMore images Architectural240044-НMore images Bukivka21 July 2025Architectural240125More images Chernivtsi14 September 2009Historic240001-НMore images Historic240002-НMore images Historic240003-НMore images Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans–187425 January 2023Architectural240019-НMore images Metropolitan buildingArchitectural240019-Н/1More images Seminary buildingArchitectural240019-Н/2More images Seminary churchArchitectural240019-Н/3More images Visitors' buildingArchitectural240019-Н/4More images Architectural, garden and park art240019-Н/5More images 21 July 2025Architectural240129More images Architectural240130More images Architectural240131More images Architectural240132More images Architectural240133More images Olha Kobylianska Ukrainian Music and Drama TheatreArchitectural240134More images Architectural240135More images Architectural240136More images City HallArchitectural240137More images Administrative buildingArchitectural240138More images Chornivka14 September 2009Archaeological240016-Н 21 July 2025Architectural240114More images HertsaArchitectural240097More images Architectural240113More images Horbova14 September 2009Archaeological240004-Н Horishni SherivtsiArchaeological240007-Н Archaeological240008-Н 21 July 2025Architectural240108More images Khreshchatyk–1768Architectural240106/1More images Architectural240106/2More images KrupianskeArchitectural240096More images KulivtsiArchitectural240104More images Architectural240128More images LuzhanyArchitectural240115More images MahalaArchitectural240112More images Mala BudaArchitectural240119More images Malyi Kuchuriv – 4th century CE, 9th–13th centuries14 September 2009Archaeological240009-Н 21 July 2025Architectural240099More images Architectural240117More images Architectural240109More images PetrashivkaArchitectural240100More images Architectural240101More images Architectural240123More images RepuzhyntsiArchitectural240105More images Rzhavyntsi–4th century CE, 9th–13th centuries14 September 2009Archaeological240010-Н Shypyntsi21 July 2025Architectural240110More images Stara ZhadovaArchitectural240121More images TernavkaArchitectural240102More images Toporivtsi, 16th centuryArchitectural240127More images TsurenArchitectural240120More images TuriatkaArchitectural240124More images , 19th centuryArchitectural240107More images Vasyliv–7th millennia BCE14 September 2009Archaeological240006-Н 21 July 2025Architectural240103More images Velyka BudaArchitectural240118More images VerenchankaArchitectural240093More images Verkhni SynivtsiArchitectural240126More images ViknoArchitectural240094More images Architectural240095More images Architectural240122More images ZveniachynArchitectural240111More images

Dniester Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Anadoly, Khotyn – 4th century CE14 September 2009Archaeological240015-НMore images , 189421 July 2025Architectural240092More images – 4th century CE14 September 2009Archaeological240012-НMore images Building complex of the Khotyn FortressKhotyn–19th centuries25 January 2023Archaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-НMore images Fortification walls of the castle–19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/1More images North Tower of the castle–19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/2More images West (Command) Tower of the castle–16th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/3More images East Tower of the castle–16th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/4More images Southeast Tower of the castle (ruins)–16th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/5More images Southwest Tower of the castle–18th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/6More images South (Entrance) Tower of the castle (with bridges)–19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/7More images –19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/8More images –18th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/9More images –19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/10More images Castle well–18th centuriesArchaeological, architectural, historic, monumental art, urban planning240081-Н/11More images Pârcălab's House of the castle (Artillery warehouses) (ruins)–18th centuriesArchaeological, architectural240081-Н/12More images Bastions with ramparts and escarpments of the new fortress centuryArchitectural240081-Н/13More images Bender (Istanbul, Constantinople) Gate of the new fortress centuryArchitectural240081-Н/14More images Iași (Timișoara, Yeniçeri, Izmail) Gate of the new fortress centuryArchitectural240081-Н/15More images Podillian (Dniester) Gate of the new fortress centuryArchitectural240081-Н/16More images Kamianets (Secret) Gate (Anadoly Gate) of the new fortress centuryArchitectural240081-Н/17More images Tower above the moat of the new fortress (ruins) centuryArchaeological, architectural240081-Н/18More images East Tower of the new fortress (ruins) centuryArchitectural240081-Н/19More images –19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural240081-Н/20More images Bridge over the moat of the new fortress–19th centuriesArchitectural240081-Н/21More images Well near the Bender Gate of the new fortress (ruins)–19th centuriesArchaeological, architectural240081-Н/22More images Ruthenian Gate of the new fortress (ruins)Archaeological, architectural240081-Н/23More images Architectural240081-Н/24More images –1834Architectural240081-Н/25More images –13th centuries14 September 2009Archaeological240011-Н – 4th century CEArchaeological240014-Н – 4th century CEArchaeological240013-Н

Vyzhnytsia Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto 21 July 2025Architectural240087More images KoniatynArchitectural240085More images Nyzhni StanivtsiArchitectural240082More images where Oleksa Dovbush and his resided14 September 2009Historic240017-НMore images Putyla21 July 2025Architectural240086More images Architectural240090More images SeliatynArchitectural240088More images ShepitArchitectural240089More images Ust-PutylaArchitectural240091More images Architectural240083More images VyzhenkaArchitectural240084More images

See also

List of historic reserves in Ukraine Ukrainian architecture

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