Vinnytsia is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It serves as the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast. It is the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. It also serves as the administrative center of Vinnytsia Raion, one of the six raions of Vinnytsia Oblast. It has a population of 356 379 (2025).
The city’s roots date back to the Middle Ages. It was under Lithuanian and Polish control for centuries. From 1653 to 1667, Vinnytsia was a regimental city of the Hetman state, and in 1793, it was ceded to the Russian Empire. During the 1930s and early 1940s, the city was the site of massacres, first during Stalin’s purges and then during the Holocaust in Ukraine and the Nazi occupation. A Cold War–era airbase was located near the city. Currently, Vinnytsia is developing as one of the most comfortable cities for life in independent Ukraine.
Baroque Church of the Holy Virgin Mary Angelic, built in 1748—1761 as Capuchin monastery;
The National Pirogov’s Estate Museum and church where his embalmed body preserved. Built in 1866—1885, opened for visitors as a museum in 1947;
The Literary and Memorial Museum of a “great Sun Worshiper”, a classical author of Ukrainian literature Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, built in 1860-1890th and opened for visitors as a museum in 1927;
Vaksman family’s real estate, built in 1915 in Art Nouveau style. Address: 24, Symona Petliury Street. Built by architect Moisey Aaronovitch Vaksman. Architectural landmark;
TV Tower Vinnytsia — the tallest guyed tubular steel mast in the world, built in 1961;
The new Greek Catholic Church at South Bug river, built in 1993—1996;
Baptist Church “Evangelical House”– reportedly one of the largest Evangelical Church buildings in Europe, built in 1996;
Seventh-day Adventist Church, built in 2000th;
Multimedia Fountain Roshen, built in 2011, it is considered one of the largest floating fountains in Europe. It is the major multimedia attraction in the city.
In the city, numerous historical buildings are being repaired and new ones are being built.
