Attractions of Berehove district

The Roman Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is one of the oldest Gothic buildings in Ukraine. The church was probably founded in the 11th century.

According to legend, the first temple at this place was built by the legendary founder of Berehove - shepherd Sas, who found a pot of gold here. In written sources, the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Berehove was first mentioned in 1247.

It was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1418, but the Romanesque style is preserved on the northern portal. Restoration works were carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries.

A monument to the Hungarian king Istvan the Holy was erected in the yard.

The manor-museum of the Transcarpathian village of Velyki Berehy was opened in 2013 in a modest village house built in 1898 on the initiative of the Ferentsa II Rakotsi Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute.

The estate is located in the center of the village, near the Reformed Church. Restored during 2009-2012. The residential building consists of three rooms, has a pantry and an authentic stove. The exposition presents looms, other work tools and household items.

The courtyard is separated from the garden, where more than 500 species of plants grow.

Workshops on traditional crafts are held.

In 2021, the Velyki Berehy Ethnographic Museum-Manor was awarded the "House-Museum of the Year" award from the Association of Local History Museums of Hungary.

The first Franciscan monks appeared in Vynohradiv in the 15th century, which gives grounds for dating the monastery.

In the same century, the Franciscans received their order from Baron Pereni, the castle of Kankiv. In the middle of the 16th century, when the reformation movement began to spread in Transcarpathia, the order was disbanded.

Half a century later, the Franciscans returned and rebuilt the monastery and the church of Saint. Francis. Initially, it was made in Gothic forms, but after it was destroyed by the Tatars in 1717, it was restored in the Baroque style.

In the 19th century, the temple was abandoned and partially rebuilt. In Soviet times, a historical museum was located here.

The Gothic Church of the Heart of Jesus in the village of Bene is an architectural monument of national importance.

The first written mention of the church, located on the main road on the right bank of the Borzhava River, is found in 1333, but most likely it was an older structure, on the site of which the monumental stone Catholic Church of the Heart of Jesus was built at the end of the 14th century.

The temple probably had defensive significance, as the small windows of the massive tower look like loopholes, the northern wall of the temple has no windows at all, and the rest of the walls have small pointed windows. The single-nave basilica is reinforced with buttresses.

In 1593, the villagers joined the reformed faith, the church was rebuilt.

In the 70s of the 17th century, the temple was reconstructed after the destruction during the Poles' suppression of Prince Ferents Rakotsi rebellion. As a result of the last reconstruction of the 19th century, the tower, which was originally in the form of a Gothic spire, was rebuilt in the Baroque style with a central decorative lantern.

In 1999, restoration was carried out by Hungarian masters, which returned almost the original Gothic style to the temple. The roof of the building, as well as the buttresses, are covered with shingles (wooden tiles).

The Church of the Heart of Jesus is active

The building of the former Jewish ritual bath in Berehove is located on Secheni Street behind the former building of the Great Synagogue (now the city's culture and recreation center).

The two-story green building in the Art Nouveau style was built in 1912. In Soviet times, there was an ordinary bath here. Currently, the premises of the former Jewish ritual bath houses the Berehove branch of "Privatbank".

The ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist are located in a field to the left of the road at the entrance to the village of Muzhiievo from Berehove.

The early medieval church in the Romanesque style was built in 1117. In the 14th century, the temple was reconstructed, giving it Gothic features. In 1552, the Dominican shrine passed to the Protestants.

In 1657, the church of John the Baptist in Muzhiievo was destroyed by the Poles. Since then, he has not recovered.

The Church of John the Baptist in the village of Kidosh is one of the oldest churches in Transcarpathia.

The Gothic church with pointed side windows was built in the 14th century on the basis of the 13th century chapel. According to legend, the monastery that existed at the temple was founded even earlier - in the 12th century.

The indistinct-looking temple belongs to the defense-type buildings. Fragments of frescoes have been preserved.

The Church of John the Baptist is an architectural monument of national importance.

The Museum of Textiles named after Katalin Poloni was founded in 2008 at the Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute named after Ferents II Rakotsi in Berehove.

The initiator of the creation of the museum was the honored master of folk art Katalin Poloni (Kateryna Antonyk) from the village of Velyki Berehy, who donated a large part of her private collection of woven products to the exhibition.

The exposition presents the entire range of textiles of the peasant culture of Transcarpathia: handkerchiefs, towels, shirts, aprons, tablecloths and other household items with ornaments that are typical for the Berehove region. Among the museum's most valuable exhibits are two embroidered men's aprons of the beginning of the 20th century from the village of Velyka Dobron.

Also in the exposition are old looms and other equipment for the production of fabrics in working condition.

The manor house of the Kaydi noble family was built in the village of Hechain 1804 by Layosh Kaydi.

A small one-story building under a tiled roof has been preserved to this day in its original form without noticeable alterations. Today, it houses the Hecha Village Council. In the backyard is the dilapidated family crypt of the Kaydi family.

The Kvasovo castle "Minta" was founded in the 12th century on the trade route from Maramorosh to Transdanubia. He controlled the overland salt route at the exit from the Borzhava Valley.

The ruins of the castle are located on a 15-meter hill in the center of the village of Kvasovo. The Romanesque-type castle was triangular in plan, had a round tower-donjon with a diameter of 12 meters. In the eastern corner of the castle yard there was a siege well cut in the rock.

For the first time in documents, the "Minta" castle is mentioned in 1390 as the property of the feudal lord Yanosh Nodmihali. In the 16th century, it belonged to Pavlo Motuznay, who became famous for robbery and robberies. As a punishment for this, in 1564, the Austrian troops led by Lazar Shevendy took the castle by storm and destroyed it, but the owner managed to escape, and later partially rebuilt the fortress.

Representatives of the Motuznay family owned the Kvasiv castle until 1623, after which it changed hands several times, then was abandoned and almost completely dismantled for building materials by local residents. Only barely visible ruins have survived.

The only museum of lekvar (plum jam) in Ukraine was opened in 2012 in the Transcarpathian border village of Botar by local farmer Pavlo Tyzesh.

There are many types of Transcarpathian lekvar, as well as various jams from 28 countries of the world. All types of lekvar are produced by hand - without preservatives, dyes and flavorings.

There is a tasting hall at the museum, where, in addition to jam, you can also taste smoked meat from the unique local Mangalica breed of pork, ecologically clean juices, traditional dishes of Hungarian cuisine, and more.

In front of the museum, there is a monument to the Mangalitsa pig, as well as a monument to the lekvar.

The wine house of Mykhaylo Polychko's family is located on the outskirts of Vynohradiv, on the southwestern slope of Black Mountain, the forest massif of which is a state reserve, and orchards and vineyards grow on the lower slopes.

According to the classical technology with aging in the wine cellar, wines of several varieties are produced here, the best of which is considered to be the ordinary dry Cabernet Sauvignon. On the territory of the House of Wine, a collection vineyard has been established and is bearing fruit, in which more than 250 varieties of table and technical grapes are collected from all over the world.

In the tasting room with a covered terrace, you can taste several types of wines. Excursions and hotel rooms are also offered.

The Novoselytsia Village Museum Complex was created in 1989 on the initiative of residents of the Transcarpathian village of Novoselytsia.

The complex includes the wooden Assumption Church of 1669, which houses the Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture and Painting, and the Museum of Ethnography, located in the building opposite.

The Ethnographic Museum has four departments: "Weaving and Embroidery", "Work Tools", "Household Items", "Svitlytsia". In particular, the ancient wedding, festive and everyday clothes of Transcarpathians are presented. You can also see a loom, spinning wheels, spindles and other tools.

The ruins of the royal castle Nyalab (Nyolab) can be found on top of a high hill in the center of Korolevo village.

There is a legend about the warrior knight Nyalab, who tried to marry the beautiful Ilka, the daughter of the Bereh district governor Andriy Dobosh, by force. Overtaken by Ilka's lover, the knight Valentyn, Nyalab killed the bride he had stolen in front of the groom and himself rushed to the Vyrka River.

The exact date of foundation of the castle is unknown. It was probably built in the 13th century by the Hungarian king Istvan V (or his son Laslo IV), first mentioned in 1279.

Nyalab Castle was the summer residence of the Hungarian kings who came with their entourage to hunt in the surrounding forests. In addition, the castle controlled the flow of salt along the Tysa River. In 1378, the king presented Nyalab to the Romanian voivode Drage, and in 1405 the castle passed into the possession of the Pereni baron family. In 1661, Nyalab withstood an unsuccessful Turkish siege. In 1672, the castle was destroyed by order of King Leopold, who was afraid of its influential owners.

Only some fragments of walls and towers have survived. The highest part of the hill offers a wonderful view of the Tysa valley.

The ancient Reformation Church, founded in Chetfalva in the 15th century, is distinguished by a tall Gothic bell tower in the style of Czech defensive towers.

A modest one-nave stone temple with one window is strengthened from the southwest corner by a buttress. The ceiling is decorated with 60 square wooden caissons with a bright floral ornament. The name of the author Shandor Ferents is written in one of the squares.

A wooden belfry was added to the western side of the church during the reconstruction in 1753. The two-story tower, square in plan, stands directly on the ground on 16 wooden supports (without foundations and piles). The belfry is crowned by a sharp octagonal spire, the height of which is half of the total height of the belfry (about 30 meters).

Next to the Reformation Church is the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit (1998-2001) in the Art Nouveau style.