Attractions of Khust district

The "Arpad Line" museum complex was created in Kolochava on the basis of four bunkers preserved from the Second World War.

The 600-kilometer defense line, which consisted of a chain of individual defense nodes, was built in 1943-1944 by Hungarian troops against the advance of the Soviet army.

There were about thirty "Arpad Line" bunkers in the Kolochava area, one of which was near the bridge on the bank of the Tereblya River. To counter the movement of military equipment, rows of concrete pyramids were placed on the roads and in the riverbeds, many of which have survived to this day. Due to the fact that the Soviet troops struck the main blow in a different direction, the "Arpad Line" were left by the retreating Hungarian troops without a fight.

The Kolochava military museum "Arpad Line" includes four bunkers, the interiors of which have been restored: "Command", "Defense", "Hospital", "Boiler station". The exposition presents weapons, equipment, tools, household items of the garrisons.

The duration of the tour of all objects of the complex is about two hours. In addition, you can order a field lunch and a trip to the BRDM.

A monument on the grave of fallen Kuruts rebels was erected in the Transcarpathia village of Dovhe.

In 1703, during the national liberation war of the Hungarian people led by the Transylvanian prince Ferents II Rakotsi against the Austrian rule, the first battle between the rebel Kuruts, including the villagers, and the Habsburg regular troops took place here. Although the battle ended in the defeat of the rebels, the war broke out with renewed vigor after that.

The monument to the fallen Kuruts peasants was erected in 1908. By the 300th anniversary of the uprising, the descendants of the Dolhay family from Hungary cast a new sculpture of the turul, which disappeared from the pedestal as early as 1923.

The sculpture of a shepherd with a sheep is the oldest monument of Kolochava. Located in the center of the village, at the main intersection.

The shepherd's monument was created in the early 1950s based on the sketch of the statuette, which was awarded to Kolochava shepherds Dmytro Maleta and Ivan Ivanysh as the first place prize at the 1937 Prague sheepdog exhibition.

In 2009, the monument was restored and repainted from white to gold.

The "Old School" museum complex in Kolochava is housed in an old school building built in 1879 and consists of two school-museums: the Soviet and the Czech.

The Museum "Soviet School" conveys the atmosphere of children's education in the second half of the 20th century. The walls here are hung with portraits of Soviet leaders, there are inkwells on old desks, and there is a stove in the corner. In the director's office there is a massive telephone, an old typewriter, a radio receiver.

The Museum "Czech School" reflects the conditions of education of children during the time of the Czech government in the 1930s. The school, which operated for only 7 years, is recreated based on the memories of former students. It consists of two rooms: a classroom and a teacher's room. Here you can see a bust of the president of Czechoslovakia, a geographical map of the country in the old borders, school supplies and other items of the era. 

The monument "To teacher from Ukraine" has been installed in the museum courtyard, dedicated to all teachers who came to Transcarpathia from central and eastern Ukraine after the Second World War to teach children in remote mountain villages.

The only European Museum of forest and rafting is a part of the Synevyr National Nature Park. It is located in the Sokolovets tract on the Chorna River, 3 kilometers from the road leading from the village of Synevyr to Synevyrska Polyana.

The museum was created on the Chorna River – in the place where a dam with a gate was built to release water in the middle of the 19th century. It was a complex of wooden structures, technical units and mechanisms 80 meters long and 5.5 meters wide. Wood from the mountains was floated from here to the valley and then delivered to Hungary. The dam functioned until 1960.

In 1976, the unique hydrotechnical structure was restored, and a wood-rafting museum was created on its basis. Here you could familiarize yourself with the technology of timber rafting, visit technical and residential premises, see the tools of loggers and woodcutters-bokorashs.

In 1998, due to excessive rainfall, the water level in the river rose sharply, the museum was partially destroyed, and the dam was damaged. Another flood in 2001 finally destroyed the dam.

Currently, part of the Museum of forest and rafting exposition can be viewed in the Synevyr NNP Visitor Center, where it is temporarily located. The rest of the exposition is presented in one of the restored premises of the museum. The old bokorash hut has been repaired, the rafts that were used to bring down the wood have been built, and a real bokor (raft) is on display.

Restoration of the dam on the Chorna River is underway. There is a mini-hotel on the territory. The ecological trail to the Wild Lake starts from the museum.

The Internationalist Soldiers Memorial Museum is dedicated to the residents of the village of Kolochava who participated in the Soviet-Afghan War of 1979-1989.

The memorial complex consists of a stone and metal bunker, above which a Soviet BRDM is installed, and a figure of a serviceman nearby. The rooms inside the bunker are decorated with camouflage nets and large panoramic photos with scenes from the Afghan war, a parachute is stretched under the ceiling.

The exposition presents samples of Soviet weapons of the second half of the 20th century, binoculars, a periscope, a field telephone, a military uniform and elements of soldier's equipment.

A unique private collection of models of wooden churches of Transcarpathia and Ukraine is collected in the museum at the "Aratta" hotel complex in Pylypets.

The exposition presents more than 30 churches and bells of Khust district, as well as other regions of the Carpathians and Prykarpattia. Models are carved from wood by folk craftsman Andriy Vorobets. The originals of some of the presented temples no longer exist: they burned down, collapsed or were changed beyond recognition by reconstructions. Their appearance is restored according to descriptions in ancient books.

Other temples have survived to this day and can be seen in their original form or in museums of folk architecture. Among them are the Church of Saint Nicholas of the 17th century in Podobovets, the Assumption Church of the 17th century in Dubivtsi, the Church of Archangel Michael of the 18th century from the village of Shelestovo (now on the territory of the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Uzhhorod), the Ascension (Strukiv) Church of 1824 in Yasinya (listed UNESCO) and others.

The working forge-museum "Hamora" is a unique monument of the blacksmith's craft.

It was built in Lysychovo at the beginning of the 19th century, when a dam was built on the Lysychanka River. The water was directed through the water channel on the blades of the wheels, which set in motion heavy blacksmith's hammers weighing up to 125 kilograms. Under their blows, metal blanks turned into blanks for agricultural tools: shovels, hoes, plow parts, etc. Four hammers were serviced by 16 craftsmen. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 5 water wheels with a capacity of 8 horsepower each.

The forge operated until 1998, when the dam was destroyed by a flood. Soon it was reconstructed and turned into a museum. Four blacksmiths are constantly working here, and they are still making various tools for the villagers.

Free entrance. Excursions are held by prior arrangement.

The luxurious wooden Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin was built in Pylypets, probably in 1759-1762.

The date "1841" indicated on the plaque located on the south wall probably refers to the reconstruction. The iconostasis of the 18th century has been preserved. A monumental two-story wooden bell tower, built in 1758, rises nearby.

You can get inside the church only during the service - on Sundays or holidays.

The ostrich farm in Khust was opened in 2002 on the northern outskirts of the city, near the district road.

Entrepreneur Vasyl Perets bought his first ostriches in neighboring Slovakia. Currently, the population is 40 birds. Birds are bred for sale, but they also conduct tours for tourists.

An ostrich hatches about 60 eggs per year, each one weighs about 1.5-2 kilograms (one ostrich egg replaces 36 chicken eggs). The taste of ostrich eggs is identical to chicken, and the meat is similar to veal.

You can buy ostrich eggs and feathers at the farm. Since the birds are omnivorous, you can bring any food with you, including bread, apples and cabbage.

The wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael in Krainykovo belongs to the unique monuments of Transcarpathian Gothic, which is distinguished by high, sharp spiers.

The church was built in 1668, as evidenced by the inscription on the nave. Made of massive oak timber. On the entrance door there is a very beautiful carving.

In 1971, the church was restored, and in 1997 it was returned to the Greek Catholic community.

An iconostasis painted on canvas of the XVII-XVIII centuries has been preserved. The painting of the eastern wall dates back to the time of the construction of the church, and the altar dates back to the end of the 18th century.

The church of Saint Archangel Michael is surrounded by ancient oak trees.

The wooden church of Saint Michael the Archangel is located in the village of Nehrovets between Synevyr and Kolochava.

The high Gothic temple is one of the examples of the Boyko style of architecture. The architecture is dominated by the pure forms of ancient architecture, undisturbed by late interventions: hewn logs of log cabins, wide planes of shingle roofs, a band of canopy, a square tower with a high pin.

Decorative carvings of the 18th century have been preserved in the interior of the church.

Nearby is a two-story wooden frame bell tower.

A particularly picturesque view of Saint Michael's Church against the background of the surrounding mountains opens from the slope of the hill above the church.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Sokyrnytsia is one of the oldest wooden churches in Transcarpathia, a bright example of Maramorosh wooden Gothic.

There is a version that the church was originally built in the village of Shashvar, and in 1770, after being moved to Sokyrnytsia, it was reconstructed. In the process of reconstruction, a tall pyramidal tower was built above the babinets, and a bell tower was built nearby.

The iconostasis created in 1748 has been partially preserved. On the walls - a collection of wooden crosses.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Podobovets was built in 1785.

It belongs to the baroque type of wooden churches. It looks very slender and elegant. Unfortunately, the impression is somewhat spoiled by the tin coating.

Near the Saint Nicholas Church, there is an ancient cross with paintings on evangelical subjects.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pryslip resembles the wooden church in Torun in shape, but it is much larger and more slender, with a delicate pattern of the silhouette of the tower and graceful lines.

The temple is surrounded on three sides by an arcade on high carved figured pillars. They are repeated in a reduced size in the bypass arcade.

The two-tiered belfry with a wide canopy of apprehension and an arcade on the second tier, where the bells are placed, is covered with an octagonal tented roof. The forms of the bell tower are much older than the forms of the temple itself and contrast sharply with it.

Decorative carvings of the 18th century in the baroque style of a local master, as well as individual works of easel tempera painting of the 16th and 17th centuries, have been preserved in the interior.

Saint Nicholas Church is active, restored in 1968. It is considered a masterpiece of Baroque Verkhovyna wooden architecture.