Attractions of Dubivtsi

The Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary was built in Dubivtsi in 1775 and reconstructed in 1782.

It is considered one of the best examples of Hutsul wooden architecture. A three-log temple with a dome over the central log. A small five-tier carved iconostasis has been preserved in the interior.

In recent years, the compositionally harmonious structure of the Church of the Assumption has been covered with galvanized iron, as a result of which the church has lost the specific charm characteristic of wooden religious buildings.

The names of two world-class Ukrainian singers - Orest and Denys Rusnak - are associated with the Assumption Church. Their father was a priest in this church, and they themselves sang in the church choir as children. The museum exposition in the nearby one-story building of the village school tells about it.

The Catholic chapel in Dubivtsi was founded in the 18th century. In its current form, it was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century by Baron Shymonovych in neo-Gothic forms with admixtures of local architectural traditions.

On the pediment of the chapel, a family coat of arms with two lions holding a crown is inlaid.

Now the building is not used, nothing has been preserved inside.

The room-museum of the singer Orest Rusnak was opened in Dubivtsi in 1995 in the village school building next to the Assumption Church.

The singer's father Manoliy served as a priest in this church, and he himself sang in the church choir as a child together with his brother Denys Rusnak, who later became a conductor. Orest Rusnak became famous as an outstanding tenor, the "Ukrainian Caruso".

The museum mainly presents photographs and newspaper clippings. Of the three museum stands, one is dedicated to Orest Rusnak, the second to Denis Rusnak, and the third to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Orest Rusnak's birth.

The palace of the Shymonovych barons in Dubivtsi was built in 1914. A small two-story manor house of light green color, designed in the Art Nouveau style.

In Soviet times, a village club was located here. Today, it is the building of the Dubivtsi Rural Council. Only a pond and a few old trees remind of the manor park.