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Church of St. Anne in Bukivtsovo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Bukivtsovo is a village with a population of about 200 people located in Zakarpattia Oblast, 35 km north-east of Uzhhorod.
A monument of wooden architecture of national importance has been preserved here – the Church of St. Anna, which belongs to the best Transcarpathian baroque churches. Bukivtsovo on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Uzhgorod city · Zakarpattia oblast
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The Palanok Castle in Mukachevo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Travel
The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle is a very picturesque castle located in the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine.
It is a unique example of medieval fortification architecture with a combination of different styles, an architectural monument of national importance. Today, the Mukachevo Castle houses a historical museum. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: fortress · Mukachevo city · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nyzhnya Apsha
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Nyzhnya Apsha is a large village with a population of about 7,000 people located in the southeast of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine.
One of the main attractions of the village is the wooden Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker – an architectural monument of national importance. According to some sources, it was built in 1604 (according to others – in 1561) with the following rebuilding in the 18th century. Nyzhnya Apsha on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Uzhgorod city · Zakarpattia oblast
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Reformed Church (1729) in Palad-Komarivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Palad-Komarivtsi is a village with a population of about 800 people located in Zakarpattia Oblast, about 15 km south-west of Uzhhorod and near the border of Ukraine with Slovakia.
The main attraction of Palad-Komarivtsi is the Reformed Church (1729) – a picturesque architectural monument standing on a hill in the central part of the village and created by a combination of two styles: Baroque and Gothic. Palad-Komarivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Uzhgorod city · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Roztoka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Roztoka is a village with a population of about 400 people located in the northern part of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 120 km north-east of Uzhhorod.
Here you can see a picturesque wooden monument of architecture of national importance – the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of the oldest churches in this region built in the middle of the 17th century. The church received its present appearance in 1759. Roztoka on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Holy Spirit in Kotelnytsya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Kotelnytsya is a small village of about 400 people located in the north of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 103 km northeast of Uzhhorod.
Here you can see an interesting monument of wooden architecture of the 18th century standing on a hillside – the Church of the Holy Spirit, a classic example of Baroque churches in the upper reaches of the Latoritsa River. Kotelnytsya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Mykytyntsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Mykytyntsi is a small village located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, about 78 km southeast of Ivano-Frankivsk.
In the center of the village, there is a picturesque wooden monument of architecture of national importance – the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (1859) renovated in 1987-1990. Today, it is used by the local community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Mykytyntsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Pylypets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Pylypets is a village with a population of about 1,000 people and a popular ski resort located in the north of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 120 km east of Uzhhorod.
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1762), located in this village, is one of the best examples of the Baroque style of wooden church architecture, an architectural monument of national importance. Pylypets on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress – the largest fortress in Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress (Akkerman Fortress until 1944) is a monument of history and urban planning of the 13th-15th centuries located in the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa Oblast, about 80 km south-west of Odesa. It is one of the best preserved fortresses on the territory of Ukraine.
By its size, this fortress standing on the rocky bank of the Dniester estuary surpasses all similar fortifications in the country. The total area of the fortress is about 9 hectares. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress on Google Maps. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
Tags: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi city · Odessa oblast
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Palace of Counts Schonborn in Zakarpattia Oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Schonborn Palace, also known as Beregvar Castle, is the former residence and hunting lodge of the German-Austrian noble family of Schonborn, whose representatives were the largest landowners in Transcarpathia.
This architectural monument of national importance, which is currently used as the sanatorium “Carpathians”, is located in the village of Karpaty, about 17 km north-east of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast. Schonborn Palace on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Mukachevo city · Zakarpattia oblast