Attractions of Zhydachiv

The Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in Zhydachiv in 1301.

At first it was wooden. In 1415, the brother of King Svydryhaylo, who owned these lands, decorated the temple. In 1602, the construction of the Assumption stone church was started at the expense of Mykola Lihenza and Yezhy Zholchynsky.

In 1676, the Polish king Yan III Sobeski celebrated the victory over the Turks near Zhydachiv in this church.

In 1895, there was a fire in the church, and only in 1938 was the reconstruction completed.

During Soviet times, the Church of the Assumption was closed, first a bus station was placed in it, and then a museum of local history.

Currently, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is active.

According to legend, there used to be a family estate on three hills outside the city, to which an underground passage leads from the church. Until now, the old "man's" stables have been preserved, which now contain classrooms and garages of the local professional lyceum.

The Greek-Catholic Church of the Resurrection was built in Zhydachiv in 1900 on the site of the burned-down wooden Church of the Resurrection. Consecrated in 1901.

During the Soviet rule, the church was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church, but remained in use, thanks to which the luxurious iconostasis (1912) and interior painting were preserved.

Since 1990, the Resurrection Church again belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The miraculous icon of the Mother of God "Zhydachiv Oranta" is kept here.

The Zhydachiv Land Museum is part of the Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky Memorial Museum, which in turn is part of the Lviv National Art Gallery. Since 2013, the museum has been located in the premises of the former school in Zhydachiv.

The museum presents the most important events of the historical and cultural life of Zhydachiv - the chronicle Udech, the first written mention of which dates back to 1164. In particular, archaeological finds discovered during research on the territory of the former Zhydachiv Castle (XI-XIV centuries) and Castle Hill (XIV-XVI centuries) are exhibited. Among them: the Polovtsian idol of the VI-VII centuries, fragments of Cossack weapons, tools, iron, copper, stone products, etc.

Models of ancient castles that existed in Zhydachiv, as well as models of many other famous architectural monuments of Ukraine, are presented.

The exposition highlights the life and activities of famous historical figures associated with the Zhydachiv region. Among them are portraits and copies of portraits of the Danylovych, Zhevusky, Khodorivsky, Vyhovsky and other Cossack hetmans. The art gallery presents paintings and sculptures by famous Ukrainian artists of the 20th century. The permanent exhibition "Folk Embroidery of the Zhydachiv Region" displays the best examples of folk art of the middle of the 20th century.