Cherkasy Oblast · Ukraine
Where to stay in Cherkasy
Cherkasy is a city in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, home to about 270,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Currency
- UAHhryvnia
- Time zone
- Europe/Kyiv
- Language
- Ukrainian
About
About Cherkasy
Cherkasy is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative centre of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast.
It was founded around the 1280s. In the 1360s, the city becoming a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At that time was a fortified town on the south edge (of Grand Duchy of Lithuania), along with Vinnytsia, Bratslav and Kaniv making defensive line from Crimean Tatars. During 15th-16th centuries, Cherkassians took part in military marches against Tatars and Turkish. After the Union of Lublin in 1569 Cherkasy became a part of Poland. Cherkasy was the center of Cossacks, citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna (cossacks' and peasants' rebellions) in the 18th century.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cherkasy
See
- Scherbina House, Wedding Palace
- Goluboi Palace: Former hotel Slavyanskiy
- Castle Hill, Hill of Glory
- Puppet Theatre
- School of Music
- Mayborody House
- The former gymnasium building, Taras Shevchenko Regional Research Library
- Hyperboloid water tower
- Lysak House
- Complex Shkolnikova
- Monument dumplings
- Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Monument
Do
- Tsentralnyi Stadion
- Dnipro Plaza Multipleks
- Salut
- Ukraine
- Bogdan Khmelnitsky Public garden
- Park Peremohy (Victory Park)
- Sobornyi Park
- Juvileyniy Park (Jubilee Park)
- Park Himikiv (Park of Chemists)
- Dolyna Troiand (Rose Valley)
- Cherkasy Forest
- Sergeant Smirnova Public garden
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Where to stay
Hotels in Cherkasy
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Palace in Cherkasy | 0.3 km | |
| Росава (готель, Черкаси) | 0.8 km | |
| Apelsyn | 1.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Cherkasy
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cherkasy are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Questions
Cherkasy: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cherkasy?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cherkasy are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 68 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Cherkasy?
hryvnia (UAH).
Nearby
Destinations near Cherkasy
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.