The EU has funded the rehabilitation of Koenig Manor — the main architectural monument of Trostyanets

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Today, the #AASuccessesStories section is about community of Trostyanets, which got the opportunity to restore a valuable architectural monument of its region - the estate of Koenig and the Round Yard. The rehabilitation will be carried out under the financial support of the European Union.
 
The Koenig estate is a monument of history and architecture, widely known not only in Sumy region, but all over Ukraine. The manor includes three buildings, which are listed in the guide lists as “the main house”, “the house where the composer Peter Tchaikovsky lived and worked” and “Round yard”. Peter Tchaikovsky, then a 24-year-old student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, was spending his vacations in the house in summer of 1864. Here he created his first symphonic work - the overture “Thunderstorm“. The round courtyard is an oval building with four towers, which combines elements of Gothic and Ukrainian Baroque. There are three museums in the building. There is an art gallery in the central two-storey building. In the left wing of the estate there is a “chocolate museum”. In the right wing there is local history museum.

In 2018, the tender commission at the Ministry of Regional Development supported the decision to restore the Leopold Koenig estate - the manor and the fortress of the Round Yard with European grant funds. The grant amounted to UAH 8.7 million. Community co-financed the project with about UAH 2 million. Restoration of the monument will allow to attract more tourists to Trostyanets from all over the country.

Annual cultural events are held in the Round Yard and the Koenig Manor. This is a festival of historic reenactment “Old Fortress. Journey through the Centuries”, “Tchaikovsky Fest” — International Classical Music Festival, “East-Rock“ International Youth Music Festival. These festivals gather up to 30,000 tourists per season and have become not only self-sustaining but also profitable.

Trostyanets local authorities say restoring the architectural monument with the EU support is not the only opportunity the community has used. “We are constantly looking for various additional external funds, for which the department of strategic development of the community is responsible”, — Trostyanets Mayor Yuriy Bova said. — We submit about 100 grant applications a year, and we win 10-15 of them. Last year, we received UAH 25 million in such a way. This is, first of all, the EU funds: we received UAH 10 million for the rehabilitation of the Trostyanets Palace. Last year we received about UAH 8 million for the creation of a youth educational hub”.

Based on the materials from, FB page  and Yuri Bova FB page.