The village of Novyi Zahoriv on the Svynoriytsi River is located 10 kilometers south of Lokachi.
It has been known since 1567 as a settlement at the Zahoriv Orthodox Monastery, probably founded in the 15th century. Later the monastery became Catholic. In the 18th century, a new church was built in the neo-baroque style, which has survived to this day in ruins.
In 1943, a battle took place here between the UPA detachment and parts of German troops, during which 44 insurgents resisted several hundred Germans for 2.5 days. 12 insurgents managed to escape from the encirclement, 2 more wounded were rescued by local residents. In 2003, a monument to "Fighters for an independent cathedral Ukraine" wa ...
Zahorivsky Monastery
Historic area , Temple , Architecture
The Zahorivsky monastery near Lokachi is one of the oldest in Volyn.
According to legend, it was founded by Kyiv-Pechersk monks who escaped from the Mongol-Tatar invasion. Probably, the original red brick temple was built then, which is preserved at the base of the monastery complex. The first mention of the Zahorivsky monastery is found in documents in 1492.
The complex was completed during the 16th and 17th centuries under the Zahorovsky and Chatsky nobles. After 1719, the Orthodox monastery adopted the union, then became Catholic, but returned to Orthodoxy in 1824. The main church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in the baroque style was built in the 18th century.
In 1943, 44 UPA fighters under the command of Andriy Martsenyuk (Bereza) held a heroic defense against the German-fascist troops in the Zahorivsky monastery. Since then, the monastery buildings have been in ruins.
Administrative status | village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1567 |
Latitude | 50.67161 |
Longitude | 24.61054 |
Population | 529 |
Postal codes | 45535 |
Region | Volyn |