10 Interesting Facts About Uman

For those planning to spend time well and deciding where to go in Uman, it is worth learning some interesting facts about this city. For many people, this city is associated with the famous Sofiivskyi Park and with reports that thousands of Hasidic pilgrims come here every year. But Uman is not just a small city with one of the best parks in Ukraine, it is a city with its own secrets and many interesting sights.

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Interesting facts:

1. One of the main sights of Ukraine – Sofiivskyi Dendropark has a namesake planet. In 1984, planet No. 2259 was named after the Sofiivka park.
2. Uman's heyday fell in the 18th century, when the Potocki family arrived in the city. First Franciszek Potocki, and later Stanislav. They made considerable efforts for the city's prosperity. During their time, the number of workers and traders in Uman increased, and the Sofiivka park was built.
3. Despite its small size, Uman is a developed educational center. According to statistics, 15% of the city's population are students. This is explained by the large number of educational institutions of different types: European University, the P. Tychyna Pedagogical University, a branch of Cherkasy Cooperative Economics and Law College, a branch of the Kyiv Institute of Technology, and others.
4. Almost beneath the entire central part of the city run catacombs. The width of some passages is so great that not only people could pass through them, but also a horse-drawn carriage. Most of the underground passages are built of brick and date from the 17th-18th centuries.
5. According to the will of tzaddik Rabbi Nachman (the great-grandson of the founder of Hasidism, Baal Shem Tov), his grave is located in one of Uman's cemeteries. That is why about 30 thousand Hasidic pilgrims come here every year, wishing to honor his memory.
6. A favorite place for fishermen is Ostashivskyi Pond, which was artificially created in the 16th-17th centuries. The uniqueness of the reservoir lies in its size. The pond is 2,15 km long, and at its widest point it is 410 m wide.
7. Uman is a superstitious city, because there is no trolleybus No. 13 here (although the route has trolleybuses numbered up to 27), just as there is no School No. 13, which existed even in the prewar years.
8. The city does not like thunderclouds, which often bypass it. That is why rain is not a frequent occurrence in Uman.
9. In the 19th century, more than 50% of Uman's population were Jews.
10. Every year, more than half a million tourists come to Uman.

Uman is not an ordinary provincial town, but in fact an interesting tourist destination. Therefore, for those who want to spend time well but do not know where to go in Uman, it is worth paying attention to its special places, with which the most interesting stories are connected.