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The ancient Carpathian city of Sambir is located in the upper reaches of the Dniester 75 kilometers northwest of Lviv, 40 kilometers northwest of Truskavets.
It was first mentioned in 1241, but the original settlement (present-day Staryi Sambir) existed even earlier - during the excavations, Roman coins of the IV century, tools and decorations from even earlier eras were discovered.
After the city was destroyed by the hordes, the surviving inhabitants moved to the neighboring post of Pohonych, which has been mentioned as Noviy Sambir since 1390, and then simply Sambir.
In the 15th century, a wooden castle appeared on the site ...
The ancient Carpathian city of Sambir is located in the upper reaches of the Dniester 75 kilometers northwest of Lviv, 40 kilometers northwest of Truskavets.
It was first mentioned in 1241, but the original settlement (present-day Staryi Sambir) existed even earlier - during the excavations, Roman coins of the IV century, tools and decorations from even earlier eras were discovered.
After the city was destroyed by the hordes, the surviving inhabitants moved to the neighboring post of Pohonych, which has been mentioned as Noviy Sambir since 1390, and then simply Sambir.
In the 15th century, a wooden castle appeared on the site of the current Market Square, and in the 16th century - a new royal castle south of the city center (the remains of the fortress ramparts and the hunting lodge of King Stefan Batory were preserved on the territory of the district hospital). The city became an important center of handicrafts.
In 1604, Lzhedmitry's detachment, married to the daughter of the Sambir chief Yezhi Mnishek Maryna, began his march to Muscovy from here.
The city hall with a 40-meter clock tower was built in 1638-1668. The Church of John the Baptist (XVI-XVII centuries) combines Gothic and Renaissance features. Saint Stanislav Church (XVIII century), after restoration in 1981 - organ music hall. In the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos (19th century), relics of Saint Valentine brought from Rome are kept. The Jesuit college (1756-1759 years) has also been preserved.
The memorial museum of Les Kurbas, the historical and ethnographic museum "Boykivshchyna" are working.
Старовинне прикарпатське місто Самбір розташоване у верхів'ях Дністра в 75 кілометрах на північний захід від Львова, в 40 кілометрах на північний захід від Трускавця.
Вперше згадується в 1241 році, проте початкове поселення (нинішній Старий Самбір) існувало і раніше - під час розкопок виявлені римські монети IV сторіччя, знаряддя праці та прикраси ще більш ранніх епох.
Після того, як місто було знищено ординцями, вцілілі жителі перебралися в сусідній посад Погонич, який з 1390 року згадується вже як Новий Самбір, а потім просто Самбір.
В XV столітті з'явився дерев'яний замок на місці нинішньої площі Ринок, а в XVI ...
Старовинне прикарпатське місто Самбір розташоване у верхів'ях Дністра в 75 кілометрах на північний захід від Львова, в 40 кілометрах на північний захід від Трускавця.
Вперше згадується в 1241 році, проте початкове поселення (нинішній Старий Самбір) існувало і раніше - під час розкопок виявлені римські монети IV сторіччя, знаряддя праці та прикраси ще більш ранніх епох.
Після того, як місто було знищено ординцями, вцілілі жителі перебралися в сусідній посад Погонич, який з 1390 року згадується вже як Новий Самбір, а потім просто Самбір.
В XV столітті з'явився дерев'яний замок на місці нинішньої площі Ринок, а в XVI столітті - новий королівський замок на південь від центру міста (залишки фортечних валів і мисливський будиночок короля Стефана Баторія збереглися на території районної лікарні). Місто стало значним центром ремісництва.
В 1604 році звідси почав ходу на Московію загін Лжедмитрія, одруженого з донькою самбірського старости Єжи Мнішека Мариною.
Міська ратуша з 40-метровою годинниковою вежею була споруджена в 1638-1668 роках. Костел Іоанна Хрестителя (XVI-XVII століття) поєднує риси готики та ренесансу. Костел Святого Станіслава (XVIII століття) після реставрації 1981 року - зал органної музики. В церкві Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці (XIX століття) зберігаються привезені з Риму мощі Святого Валентина. Також збереглася єзуїтська колегія (1756-59 роки).
Працюють меморіальний музей Леся Курбаса, історико-етнографічний музей "Бойківщина".
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Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church
Temple , Architecture
The Greek Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Sambir was built in 1728 at the expense of the Komarnytsky magnates on the site of the first wooden Ukrainian church, which the Polish authorities allowed to be built inside the city in 1558.
The paintings were done by the icon painter Martyn Yablonskyi. The miraculous Sambir icon of the Mother of God, which is considered one of the oldest in Ukraine (crowned in 1928 by Pope Pius XI), was transferred from the old one to the new church. After the Second World War, the icon was considered lost, but in 1996 it was found, restored and returned to the church.
Tourists are more attracted by the fact that the relics of Saint Valentine - the patron saint of lovers - are kept in the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin. In 1759, the Holy Relics, which previously rested in the cemetery of Saint Priscilla in Rome, were transferred by the Vatican to Sambir for safekeeping. The authenticity of the relic is confirmed by a document of the Pope. On Valentine's Day and the Epiphany, relics are carried around the temple and displayed on a tetrapod for a week for general veneration.
Tserkovna Street, 5
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Saint John the Baptist Church
Temple , Architecture
Defensive Catholic Church of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist in Sambir, built in the 16th century according to the project of architect Yuzef Tarnovchyk instead of a wooden church that burned down, has survived to our days after several reconstructions.
The largest was held after the fire in 1642. The architecture of the church combines Gothic and Renaissance features. It is the tallest and grandest building in the city.
The church is distinguished by its rich interior decoration. The Neo-Gothic organ, mounted in 1888 by the firm of Yan Slivinskyi from Lviv, has been preserved.
In 2007, a monument to Pope Ioann Paul II was erected in front of the church of Saint John the Baptist.
Petra Sahaydachnoho Street, 7
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Sambir Town Hall
Architecture
The first wooden town hall was built in Sambir back in 1390, after the city received Magdeburg law.
The stone building on the current site was built in 1580, but half a century later it burned down during a fire. Only the basement premises were preserved, which became the basis for the construction of the current town hall.
The construction of the two-story building in the Renaissance style with a high 40-meter tower was completed in 1670. At the same time, the numbers "1606" are placed above one of the entrances, which gives reason to some researchers to consider the Sambir town hall as the oldest in Ukraine.
In 1844, a major reconstruction was carried out. The tower clock by the Prague master Heinz, which is still running, was installed on the tower in 1885 in place of a broken old clock.
The Sambir Town Hall still serves its purpose - it houses the state authorities: the City Hall and the City Council of People's Deputies.
Rynok Square, 1
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Art Museum named after Les Kurbas
Museum / gallery
The memorial museum of Les Kurbas in Sambir was opened in 1993 in the house where the future actor and director was born in 1887.
Kurbas was the founder of the national Western Ukrainian theater school and the creator of the famous theater-academy "Berezil".
The museum's collection includes 5,594 items: a bust of Les Kurbas by the sculptor Mykola Posikira, a bas-relief board by the sculptor Emmanuyil Mysko, paintings by Mykhaylo Yaremkiv, Stepan Muryash, Lesya Fryntsko and others.
Selections of theatrical photographs, embroidered napkins, etc. are presented.
Lesya Kurbasa Street, 1
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Brigids Monastery
Architecture
The monastery of the Brigids sisters was founded in Sambir in 1621 by the Polish magnate Mykola Danylovych from Zhuriv.
On the hill at the intersection of today's Ivana Franko and Stepana Bandery streets, he erected a brick and stone monastery, a church, and farm buildings. The complex was surrounded by walls and moats, had a defensive tower, and therefore it was included in the defense system of the city. The monastery complex is built in the form of a horseshoe - the southern shoulder forms a church, and the western and northern - monastery premises.
In 1782, the Austrian authorities liquidated the Brigids monastery, military warehouses and stores were placed in its premises. Since 1946, a sewing factory has been located in the monastery buildings, and a military hospital has been located in the pompous building of the treasury, which was added to them in 1905.
Muzeyna Street, 6
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