Attractions of Khust district

The Kolochava Source of mineral water "Mermaid"  (Rusalka) is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village, on the territory of the Synevyr National Park.

Healing springs in Kolochava were first mentioned in 1876. A bathhouse functioned on the basis of one of them. Now there are 9 springs and 4 wells in Kolochava, one of which (#4) is used for industrial extraction and bottling.

"Kolochava" mineral water belongs to the rare Malkin (Kamchatka) type of mineral water found only in Kamchatka. It is used as a treatment for chronic endogenous intoxications, disorders of mineral metabolism and others.

The spring, which is located at the exit from Kolochava in the direction of Tiachiv, is decorated with a sculpture of a mermaid.

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 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.

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 Reformed Church in Vyshkovo is a unique monument of Gothic architecture, one of the first stone churches in Transcarpathia.

The defensive temple with strong buttresses, a high gable roof, Gothic doors and narrow windows was built in the XIII-XIV centuries. It consists of a nave and a five-walled apse. The portal is supported by a row of columns, the pediment adorns a small tower.

In the interior, under a layer of plaster, ancient frescoes "The Last Supper", "Kiss of Judas" and the image of Saint Barbara were discovered.

The church precinct with a Gothic wooden belfry is surrounded by a defensive stone wall with loopholes.

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.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Izky dates back to 1798, although it existed earlier.

Saint Nicholas Church is considered a classic example of "Verkhovyna Baroque".

A carved iconostasis of the 18th century and wooden chandeliers have been preserved.

The church houses an icon of the Mother of God, called "Transcarpathian Madonna" by art critic Hryhoriy Lohvin.