Village Mezhyrich (Sumy): travel guide online to Mezhyrich

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General information about Mezhyrich

The large village of Mezhyrich is located 15 kilometers north of Lebedyn, in the valley of the Psel River.

Founded by Cossacks in 1642.

It was famous for its pottery products by folk craftsmen. The famous potter Yakiv Padalka, the author of the book "How to become a potter" is from here.

The Church of the Assumption, built in the 18th century according to the project of Luka Bilous, has been preserved.

Велике село Межиріч розташоване в 15 кілометрах на північ від Лебедина, в долині річки Псел.

Засноване козаками в 1642 році.

Славилося гончарними виробами народних майстрів. Звідси родом відомий гончар Яків Падалка, автор книги "Як стати гончарем".

Збереглася Успенська церква, побудована в XVIII столітті за проєктом Луки Білоуса.

Сплануй своє перебування у Mezhyrich

What to see and where to go in Mezhyrich

Tourist attractions and museums of Mezhyrich

Assumption Cathedral

Temple , Architecture

The large stone Cathedral of the Assumption is located on the terrace above the village of Mezhyrich, at the foot of the plateau of the high right bank of the Psel River.

Founded in 1759 by the order and at the expense of local native Luka Bilous, archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, as the cathedral church of the hundred-year-old town of Mezhyrich. Assumption Cathedral in Okhtyrka (1728-1738, not preserved) served as a model.

Built in a rare temple style typical of Slobozhanshchyna, the cathedral is a valuable monument of Ukrainian national architecture of the Baroque era.