Nizhyn (Ukrainian: Ніжин, pronounced [ˈn⁽ʲ⁾iʒɪn] ⓘ; Russian: Нежин, romanized: Nezhin) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River.

[3] In the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Nizhyn was granted Magdeburg rights (1625) as a self-governing town.

The city also housed the thriving Greek community,[citation needed] which enjoyed a number of privileges granted by Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

In the 19th century Nizhyn became an uyezd capital of the Chernihiv Governorate and the biggest city in the guberniya.

During World War II, the region was occupied by Germany, who murdered all Jews in the area.

[7] In July 1969 two Tupolev Tu-22 aircraft from the nearby air base collided in mid-air.

The experts' estimates distinguish more than 300 ancient buildings, where 70 are of a great cultural and historical value.

The expressive 200 years ensemble of Post Station (the only one preserved in Ukraine) deserves special mention.

There are four club institutions, the Drama Theater named after Kotsiubynskyi, the Choreographic school and park landscapes in the city.

A postage stamp featuring the coat of arms of Nizhyn was released by Ukraine in 2017.

[12] Other notable buildings include the Trinity Church (1733, rebuilt a century later), the Greek magistrate (1785), and the Neoclassical complex of the Nizhyn Lyceum (designed by Luigi Rusca, built in 1805–17, expanded in 1876–79).