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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

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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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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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Aug/21

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Church of the Holy Spirit in Kotelnytsya

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.

Church of the Holy Spirit in Kotelnytsya, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

interesting wooden church

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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.

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Mykytyntsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

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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.

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Pylypets, Ukraine, photo 1

beautiful wooden church

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Bene is a village of about 1,400 people located in the southwest of Zakarpattia Oblast, near the border of Ukraine with Hungary.

The main attraction of this place is the Catholic Church of the Heart of Jesus, built in the Gothic style in the late 14th – early 15th centuries – an architectural monument of national importance. Bene on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Defensive Catholic Church of the Heart of Jesus in Bene, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

very picturesque church

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Horyany is a district within Uzhhorod, the capital of Zakarpattia Oblast. It is located about 3 kilometers east of the city center.

In the distant past, Bela IV (1206-1270), King of Hungary and Croatia, founded a new fortress instead of the destroyed old Uzhhorod castle here. Only a small church (rotunda) of the Gothic style with traces of frescoes of the 14th-15th centuries has survived. The oldest part of the church built in the Byzantine style dates back to the 12th-13th centuries. Horyanska Rotunda on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Horyanska Rotunda, Horyany, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, photo 1

unique old church

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Jun/21

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Church of the Holy Virgin in Matkiv

Matkiv is a village with a population of about 400 people located in the very south of Lviv Oblast. Here you can see several monuments of architecture of national importance.

The main attraction of this place is the monumental wooden Church of the Holy Virgin (1838) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Matkiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of the Holy Virgin in Matkiv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

majestic wooden church

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