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A guide to Sumy
Everything you need to walk the city, not just read about it: where things are, what a street used to be called, how a corner looked a century ago and what is good to eat.
In this guide
Map
Churches, museums, monuments, cemeteries, factories, parks and neighbourhoods on one filterable map.
Open →14 pairs + archiveThen and now
Drag the slider to see how the Trinity Cathedral, the Altanka, the station, the sugar works and the Kharytonenko orphanage have changed. Plus an archive of old photos.
View →4 walksWalking routes
The old centre in two hours, the sugar barons' mansions, Chekhov in Luka and the Psel embankment.
Choose →73 namesStreets: old and new names
A searchable table of what streets were called before 1991, 2016 and 2022.
Search →1652–2026City chronicle
Year by year, from the Cossack fortress to the Hero City title.
Read →since 1967Transport
Trolleybuses, minibuses, the station and the airport. How to get to Sumy now.
Read →since 1869Food and traditions
Sugar heritage, the Horobyna distillery, the 'Daisy' market, regional dishes and festivals.
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