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Deshkovytsya is a village of about 600 people located in the central part of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 76 km southeast of Uzhhorod.

Here you can find a wooden three-story architectural monument of national importance – the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, built in the 18th century and rebuilt in 1839. Deshkovytsya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Deshkovytsya, Ukraine, photo 1

picturesque wooden church

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Kolodne is a village of about 2,000 people located in the southeastern part of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine.

Here you can see one of the oldest monuments of wooden architecture in Ukraine and Europe – the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, originally built in 1470. Subsequent reconstructions were done in the 16th and 18th centuries. Kolodne on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kolodne, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

one of the oldest churched in Ukraine

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Church of St. Demetrius in Losynets

Losynets is a small village with a population of about 700 people located on the territory of Lviv Oblast in the very west of Ukraine, about 130 km southwest of Lviv.

Here you can see a picturesque wooden church built in 1892. Next to it there is a bell tower (1725), which is included in the register of architectural monuments of national importance. From 1957 to 1989, the church was closed. Losynets on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of St. Demetrius in Losynets, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

beautiful wooden church

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Sokyrnytsya is a large village with a population of about 5 thousand people located in the south of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 120 km from Uzhhorod.

The main architectural attraction of this place is the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1704) – a masterpiece of wooden sacral architecture that has the status of an architectural monument of national importance. Near the church there is a bell tower, built in 1770. Sokyrnytsya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Sokyrnytsya, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

beautiful wooden church

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Pryslip is a village with a population of about 800 people located in the northeastern part of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 160 km east of Uzhhorod, near the junction of the borders of three Ukrainian regions: Zakarpattia, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.

The main sight of this place is the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1797) – an architectural monument of national importance. This is one of those Transcarpathian churches, which are located far in the highlands and to which there are no paved roads. Tourists practically do not get here. Pryslip on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of St. Nicholas in Pryslip, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

nice wooden church

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Uzhok is a village of about 700 people located in the northwest of Zakarpattia Oblast, near the border of Ukraine with Poland.

The main attraction of this place is the wooden Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1745) – an architectural monument of national importance, one of the most interesting buildings of the Boyko architectural style. Uzhok on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Uzhok, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

picturesque monument of wooden architecture

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Nov/21

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Church of St. Anne in Bukivtsovo

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.

Church of St. Anne in Bukivtsovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

beautiful wooden church

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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.

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nyzhnya Apsha, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

majestic wooden church

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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.

Reformed Church in Palad-Komarivtsi, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

very picturesque church

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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.

Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Roztoka, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

beautiful wooden church

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