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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Vorokhta
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Vorokhta is an urban village located in Ivano-Frankivsk region, at an altitude of 850 meters above sea level, on the Prut River. This place is a training center of Ukrainian athletes in ski jumping, biathlon, cross-country skiing.
Also, this village has one of the oldest monuments of Hutsul wooden architecture (the early or mid-17th century) – Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. This wooden church built without a single nail stands on a hill in the northern part of the village. Photos by: anderver.
Tags: church · Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
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Catherine Thomas (Morcheniak) · August 3, 2022 at 6:11 am
My great great grandfather,Yuri Morcheniak founded Vorohkta and moved that church to higher ground because it was being destroyed by the swamps. He is buried right next to the grounch on it’s grounds. He was the caretaker of this church.