Attractions of Komarno

The wooden church of Archangel Michael in the city of Komarno was built in 1754.

One of the best examples of the Galician school of folk architecture. The three-log three-headed temple has undergone several reconstructions, the last of which, carried out in 1965-1967 under the leadership of architect Ivan Mohytych, returned it to its original appearance.

An interesting feature of St. Michael's Church is the east log with archaic tiny niches to the north and south. In the interior there is a monumental painting of the 18th century.

To the west of the church is a three-tier bell tower with a tented finish, the lower tier of which is surrounded by a porch on brackets of the original structure.

Nearby is the new brick church of Saint Michael the Archangel (1910).

The earth ramparts of the bastion-type Komarno castle have been preserved in the city of Komarno at the exit towards Peremozhne.

The castle was founded in the 15th century by the Galician elder Stanislav Khodetskyi. In the 18th century, the castle lost its importance after the owner of Komarno, Antoniy Yuzef Lyantskoronskyi, built a new tycoon's residence nearby.

Now the castle is used as a stadium "Gazovik" with a football field in the castle yard and tribunes on ramparts with corner bastions that are clearly visible. Nearby is an old Victorian brick building, which now houses one of the buildings of the city hospital.

The Lyantskoronsky manor in the city of Komarno was founded in the 18th century opposite the old castle. The palace in the style of classicism was built at the end of the 19th century.

Until 1939, a Polish school was located in the estate. During the Second World War, the palace was badly damaged and has not been restored since then, now it is in ruins. The park is in a very neglected state.

The Defense Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Komarno was founded in 1656 at the expense of the magnate Mykolay Ostroroh, who owned the city. Consecrated in 1658.

Architects Voytsekh Kapinos and Yan Pokorovych are named as possible authors of the project, although both died long before construction began.

The wonderful architecture of the Church of the Nativity is a vivid example of the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Typical Renaissance elements are the framing of the main entrance and niches with sculptures, as well as pilasters with cherub heads. At the same time, the pediment of the facade and the framing of the central window are characteristic of the Baroque style.

The facade is decorated with numerous sculptures of saints and complex white stone carvings (it is assumed that the master who designed the facade of the Jesuit church in Lviv participated in the construction).

The defensive character of the building is revealed by the key loopholes located along the perimeter along the eaves.

In the middle of the 18th century, a bell tower in the form of a triumphal arch was built next to the church.

In 1946, the church was closed, part of the church property was taken to Poland. In 1992, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was handed over to the Greek Catholic community of Komarno.

The mysterious monument, located by the road leading from the city of Komarno to the village of Kletsko, causes controversy about what it was erected in honor of. On the pedestal of the three-meter obelisk there is a Latin inscription: "My death is your life" and the dates "1641" and "1663".

According to the official version, the monument was built in honor of the victory over the Turks and Tatars. Some associate it with the events of 1672, when the Polish troops of Crown Hetman Yan Sobeskyi defeated the Tatar army of Nureddin-Sultan, which was five times larger, near Komarno, but this does not explain the dates indicated on the monument. Other researchers consider the obelisk to be a tombstone on the grave of a young nobleman who lived in the specified period. It is also possible that the monument was erected in honor of the construction of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, and the dates indicate the year of the destruction of the old wooden church and the final completion of the construction of the new one.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Komarno was founded in 1848 on the site of an old wooden church.

After the First World War, the Peter and Paul Church was reconstructed in 1929 according to the project of the architect Vasyl Nahirniy.