Urban village Nova Vodolaha: travel guide online to Nova Vodolaha

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General information about Nova Vodolaha

The village of Nova Vodolaha is located 30 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv, on the banks of the Olkhovatka River, next to the international highway M-18 (E-105) "Kharkiv - Simferopol".

It was founded in 1675 by the Kharkiv colonel Hrigory Donets as the fortress of Vodolaha (in Tatar, "adalaha" means the owner of clean water).

The wooden Transfiguration Church, built in 1750, has not survived. The present Holy Transfiguration Church was built in 1831.

In the vicinity of Nova Vodolaha there is a large Scythian settlement.

Селище Нова Водолага розташоване в 30 кілометрах на північний захід від Харкова, на березі річки Ольховатка, поруч з міжнародною трасою М-18 (Е-105) "Харків - Сімферополь".

Засноване в 1675 році харківським полковником Григорієм Донцем як фортеця Водолага (татарською "адалага" - господар чистої води).

Дерев'яний Преображенський храм, побудований в 1750 році, не зберігся. Нинішня Свято-Преображенська церква споруджена в 1831 році.

В околицях Нової Водолаги знаходиться велике скіфське городище.

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Holy Transfiguration Church

Temple , Architecture

The Holy Transfiguration Church in Nova Vodolaha was founded in 1821 on the site of an old wooden church that had existed since 1750. In 1830, thanks to the efforts of the parishioners, the construction was completed, and the next year the church was consecrated.

The Transfiguration Church is an example of post-classicism in architecture. It is surrounded by a massive stone fence with stylized towers and iron gates, which emphasizes the completeness of the structure and makes it look like a fortress.

In the 1920s, the Bolsheviks closed the temple and removed all objects made of gold, silver and ivory. Divine service resumed in 1943. There are many icons in the church, there are paintings by old masters of Nova Vodolaha, in particular the icon painter Borysenko. The most revered icon of Saint Ioasaf of Belhorod.

Kooperatyvna Square, 11