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Church of the Assumption in Klits’ko
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Klits’ko is a small village with a population of about 250 people located in the Horodok district of the Lviv region, 43 km south-west of Lviv.
The main attraction of the village is the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – an architectural monument of national importance built in 1603. Klits’ko on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of St. Nicholas in Kamianka-Buzka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kamianka-Buzka is a small town with a population of about 10 thousand people located in the Lviv region, 41 km north-east of Lviv. Here you can find several interesting monuments of architecture.
One of them is the wooden Church of St. Nicholas (1667) included in the Register of National Monuments of Ukraine. The belfry of the church was built in 1762. Kamianka-Buzka on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Pnikut
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Pnikut is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in the Lviv region, 78 km to the west of Lviv, near the border with Poland.
The main architectural landmark of the village is the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas built in the style of the Neo-Gothic in 1908-1911. It is an architectural monument of local importance. Pnikut on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Vykoty
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Vykoty is a village with a population of about 1,800 people located in the Sambir district of the Lviv region, 83 km south-west of Lviv.
The main architectural sight of the village is the wooden Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit built in 1671. This is one of the most beautiful churches in Galicia. Vykoty on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Shchyrets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Shchyrets is an urban-type settlement with a population of about 5,700 people located in the Lviv region, 29 km south-west of Lviv. This settlement, first mentioned in 1113, has a rich history.
There are several interesting architectural monuments here. One of them is the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin built on the basis of the fortifications of Shchyrets Castle on the Golden (Church) Hill. Shchyrets on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Wooden Churches St. Nicholas in Serednje Vodyane
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Serednje Vodyane is a large village with a population of about 6.5 thousand people located in the Rakhiv district of the Zakarpattia region, 162 km southeast of Uzhhorod, near the border with Romania.
In the village there are two old wooden churches dedicated to St. Nicholas – The Upper Church of St. Nicholas and The Lower Church St. Nicholas – beautiful monuments of Transcarpathian architecture. Serednje Vodyane on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
The Upper Church of St. Nicholas.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Neo-Baroque Brunicki Palace in Velykyi Lyubin
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Velykyi Lyubin is an urban village with a population of about 4,600 people located in the Lviv region, 28 km south-west of Lviv. It is a famous balneological and mud resort in which there are also several interesting architectural monuments.
For example, the following palace-estate of Brunicki built in 1845, on the basis of an old castle founded in the 17th century. Brunicki Palace on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Lviv oblast
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Fairytale Guest House in Bilorichytsya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Bilorichytsya is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in the Pryluky district of the Chernihiv region, 166 km southeast of Chernihiv.
The main attraction of the village is the following unusual and picturesque outbuilding for visitors (1868) – the only preserved building of the Rakhmanovs’ estate. Bilorichytsya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Chernigov oblast · Chernihiv city · church
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Attractions of the Ukrainian Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Regions, Travel, Video
The Ukrainian Carpathians are part of the Carpathian mountain system located in western Ukraine, mainly on the territory of the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, and Chernivtsi regions, with a total area of about 24 thousand square kilometers.
The absolute heights of this picturesque mountain system range from 120-400 meters at the foot of the mountains to 500-800 meters in intermontane depressions and 1,500-2,000 meters along the main ridges.
Tags: Chernovtsy oblast · Ivano-Frankivsk oblast · Lviv oblast · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Assumption in Roztoky
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Roztoky is a small village with a population of about 1,500 people located in the Putilsky district of the Chernivtsi region, about 80 km west of Chernivtsi.
The main attraction of the village is the wooden Assumption Church built in the middle of the 19th century, an architectural monument of national importance. Roztoky on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Chernivtsi oblast · Chernovtsy oblast · church