Vynohradiv (until 1946 – Sevlush) is a small town with a population of about 25,000 people located in the southern part of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 94 km southeast of Uzhhorod. The distance to the border with Hungary is 16 km, Romania – 10 km, Slovakia – 80 km, Poland – 110 km. Vynohradiv is one of the oldest settlements in Transcarpathia. There was a Slavic settlement here already in the 9th century AD. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.

The monument to the winemaker in Vynohradiv. It was installed in the central square of the town, not far from the complex of buildings of the Franciscan monastery, in 2011. According to one legend, it was the Franciscans who were the first in the region to master winemaking. The monument depicts a man dressed in national Hungarian clothing and working at a wine press.

walk the streets of Vynohradiv

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Berehove is a town with a population of about 23,300 people located in the south-west of Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine, about 69 km from Uzhhorod by road, near the border with Hungary.

This town is the main center of Hungarian culture in Ukraine, the Hungarians make up about half of the town’s population (48.1% in 2001). That’s why besides the Ukrainian, the Hungarian language is common here and has the official status of a regional language. Berehove on Google Maps. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.

take a walk around Berehove

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Sil’ (literally meaning “salt”) is a village of about 600 people located on the banks of the Uzh River in the very north-west of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 53 km from Uzhhorod. The village was founded at the beginning of the 17th century and was mentioned in written sources under the name Solyanoye Pole (“salt field”).

In 1707, from the village of Syanky located nearby, a three-tiered wooden church of the Boiko style (1703) was brought here. This was done because the local church burned down. The church was consecrated in honor of St. Basil.

picturesque wooden church

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Krainykovo is a village of about 1,500 people located in the southern part of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 124 km southeast of Uzhhorod.

Here you can see a very picturesque wooden architectural monument of national importance built in the Gothic style – the Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1666-1668). The height of the church surrounded by old oaks is 25 meters, the length – 14 meters. Krainykovo on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

monumental wooden church

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Bukovets’ is a village of about 450 people located in Zakarpattia Oblast, about 125 km east of Uzhhorod. The main attraction of this village is the wooden Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1808), a cultural heritage site of national importance.

There was no place for a bell tower near the church, and therefore it was placed a little higher, thanks to which the whole ensemble acquired its originality. Bukovets’ on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

picturesque wooden church

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Likitsary is a small highland village of less than 50 residents located in the west of Zakarpattia Oblast, about 45 km northeast of Uzhhorod.

The main local attraction is the wooden Church of St. Basil, an architectural monument of national importance. The church was built of spruce beams in the 17th century. It acquired its current form after the reconstruction made in 1748. Likitsary on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

nice wooden church

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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.

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.

one of the oldest churched in Ukraine

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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.

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.

nice wooden church

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