There are 27 monuments of national significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine classifies cultural heritage monuments as either of local or national significance. To be classified as nationally important, a monument must have had a substantial impact on the country's culture, be associated with major historical events or individuals who shaped national culture, represent a masterpiece of creative genius, or embody a disappeared civilisation or disappeared artistic style. Monuments of national significance are inscribed on the register by the Cabinet of Ministers, and are protected and maintained by the Ministry of Culture. All listed monuments fall into at least one of the following categories: archaeology, history, monumental art, architecture, urban planning, garden and park art, landscape, or science and technology.

The first attempts to establish registers of protected buildings were undertaken in 1917 and 1918 by the Ukrainian People's Republic. These efforts continued in the 1920s in Soviet Ukraine, but were halted in the 1930s with the dissolution of relevant institutions and the active destruction of cultural—particularly religious—heritage. The listing of cultural heritage monuments in the region was renewed in 1956. A list of architectural monuments was approved in 1963, followed by a separate list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments in 1965. Both lists remained in use after Ukraine declared independence in 1991. On 8 June 2000, with the adoption of the law "On the Protection of Cultural Heritage", the State Register of Immovable Monuments was established. All entries from the Soviet-era list of artistic, historic, and archaeological monuments were transferred to the new register on 14 September 2009. The transfer of monuments from the Soviet architectural register, however, has proceeded more slowly and remains incomplete as of 2026, although the process has accelerated in recent years. At the same time, a number of sites have been stripped of their protected status to comply with the decommunisation and derussification laws enacted since 2015 and 2023, respectively.

Donetsk Oblast is divided into eight raions (districts), six of which—Donetsk, Horlivka, Kalmiuske, Kramatorsk, Mariupol, and Volnovakha—contain 2, 1, 3, 18, 1, and 2 monuments of national significance, respectively. Bakhmut and Pokrovsk raions contain no listed national monuments. Of the total, 13 are classified as architectural monuments, 9 as archaeological, 4 as historic, 2 as monumental art, and 1 as urban planning, with 2 monuments belonging to multiple categories. The architectural monuments date from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The latest additions date to March 2026. Many historic sites in the region have been damaged during the Russo-Ukrainian war ongoing since 2014, including national monuments such as the Holy Mountains Monastery, Monument to Artyom, Nemirovich-Danchenko Manor House, and Savur-Mohyla. Every monument is assigned a unique protection number, and those of national significance located in Donetsk Oblast start with the digits 05.

Donetsk Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Amvrosiivka – 10,000 BCE 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050001-Н Donetsk –1966 19 October 2012 Historic, monumental art 050014-НMore images

Horlivka Raion +NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Memorial complex "Savur-Mohyla" , 1967–1976 14 September 2009 Historic 050013-НMore images

Kalmiuske Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection number – 14th century CE 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050008-Н – 14th century CE Archaeological 050009-Н of twice Hero of Socialist Labour P. M. Angelina Starobesheve Historic 0500010-Н

Kramatorsk Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Bohorodychne –9th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050004-Н –9th centuries Archaeological 050005-Н Druzhkivka –1904 8 April 2026 Architectural 050015More images Maiaky –9th centuries, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050006-Н of Soviet partisan and state figure Artyom (F. A. Sergeyev) Sviatohirsk Monumental art 050003-НMore images Holy Mountains Dormition Monastery –19th centuries 8 April 2026 Architectural, urban planning 050016More images Architectural 050016/1More images –1868 Architectural 050016/2More images Hotel Architectural 050016/3More images Hegumen's house Architectural 050016/4More images Cells Architectural 050016/5More images Complex of cave structures Architectural 050016/6More images Upper pilgrim pavilion Architectural 050016/7More images Lower pilgrim pavilion Architectural 050016/8More images Western tower –1851 Architectural 050016/9More images Eastern tower –1851 Architectural 050016/10More images Intercession Church and bell tower Architectural 050016/11More images –9th centuries, 9th–13th centuries 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050007-Н

Mariupol Raion +NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection number – 14th century CE 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050012-Н

Volnovakha Raion

+NameLocationDate constructedDate designatedTypeProtection numberPhoto Hranitne – 14th century CE 14 September 2009 Archaeological 050011-Н of theatre industry member, one of founders of the MKhAT V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Neskuchne , 1903 Historic 050002-Н More images

See also

List of historic reserves in Ukraine Ukrainian architecture

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