Manevychi is a large village 60 kilometers east of Kovel.
It was established in 1892 as a railway station 9 kilometers from the village of the same name during the construction of the Kovel-Sarny railway. The railway station building is the main architectural landmark of Manevychi.
The Catholic church was built in 1934-1937.
Thanks to good transport connections, industry began to develop intensively here in the 1930s.
Now Manevychi is the largest village in Volyn by area.
Маневичі - велике селище в 60 кілометрах на схід від Ковеля.
Виникло в 1892 році як залізнична станція в 9 кілометрах від однойменного села при будівництві залізниці Ковель-Сарни. Будівля залізничного вокзалу - головна архітектурна пам'ятка Маневичів.
Католицький костел побудований в 1934-1937 роках.
Завдяки гарному транспортному сполученню в 1930-х роках тут стала інтенсивно розвиватися промисловість.
Зараз Маневичі - найбільше за площею селище Волині.
Manevychi Museum of Local Lore
Museum / gallery
Manevychi Museum of Local Lore is located in a modern building in the center of the village of Manevychi.
The museum has more than 8,000 exhibits. Exhibitions of nature and archeology, pre-war period, World War II, modernity are presented.
In the ethnographic collection: tools of agriculture and animal husbandry, handicrafts, clothing, utensils.
The medieval Manevychi boat (monoxyl), found on the banks of the Styr River in 2015, is now on display in a separate museum of one exhibit.
Museum of Manevychi Monoxyl Boat
Museum / gallery
The museum of one exhibit "Manevychi boat-monoxyl" opened in 2021 at the Manevychi Museum of Local Lore.
The exhibition presents a medieval boat, found on the banks of the river Styr near the village of Starosillya in 2015. According to experts, the boat dates from 1223-1256. It is the largest and oldest historical and cultural object of underwater archeology in Ukraine. The monoxyl boat is made by hollowing out the core of the trunk of one solid tree, its length is 12 meters.
There are also materials about the history of the find and its restoration.
Transfiguration of Lord Church
Temple , Architecture
The Roman Catholic Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Manevychi was built in 1933-1937. Before that, a wooden chapel near the station served as a parish church.
The construction of the new church was financed by the parishioners, the priest Boleslav Yastshembsky supervised the construction.
In 1943, the Transfiguration Church was closed by the decision of the Soviet authorities, and the premises began to be used as a warehouse for mineral salt.
In 1992, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord was returned to the Catholic community of Manevychi, restoration is ongoing.
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