Attractions of Transcarpathian region

The medieval castle "Saint Miklosh" (Saint Nicholas) in Chynadiiovo was built in the 15th century as a typical Romanesque feudal residence.

The castle is a two-story building of a simple rectangular shape with two three-tiered corner towers. The thickness of the walls of the castle is more than 1 meter.

Chynadiiovo castle belonged to the rich family of Pereni barons, guarded the Carpathian pass "Ruska Brama". In 1657, the castle was damaged during the assault by the Polish troops of Prince Lubomyrsky.

Ilona Zrini, the wife of Prince Ferents I Rakotsi, secretly met here with the leader of the Hungarian rebels, Imre Tekeli, and after her husband's death, she married him. At the end of the anti-Habsburg war, the rebel army of her son Ferents II Rakotsi was stationed here.

Later, the building served as a prison and a warehouse. Until recently, the castle was in an extremely neglected state.

Currently, the Saint Miklosh Castle in Chynadiiovo is rented by the artist Yosyp Bartosh. Enthusiasts are conducting restoration work, a museum exhibition and a picture gallery have been developed. Art exhibitions are held in several restored rooms, artists periodically gather for open-air concerts, live music concerts, and theatrical tours are held.

There is a tourist information center.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Sokyrnytsia is one of the oldest wooden churches in Transcarpathia, a bright example of Maramorosh wooden Gothic.

There is a version that the church was originally built in the village of Shashvar, and in 1770, after being moved to Sokyrnytsia, it was reconstructed. In the process of reconstruction, a tall pyramidal tower was built above the babinets, and a bell tower was built nearby.

The iconostasis created in 1748 has been partially preserved. On the walls - a collection of wooden crosses.

The Orthodox Saint Nicholas Church is located on an elevation in the center of the city.

The first wooden Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas in Perechyn is mentioned in 1751. It was located on the territory of the cemetery a little higher than the current stone temple, which was built in 1763-1769. Its high bell tower, added in 1810, is clearly visible on the hill of Hurka, a little outside the city center.

Saint Nicholas Church in Chynadiiovo is located on the river bank in the midst of rural buildings, 250 meters from Pereni Castle.

It was built in the 18th century.

The church and the castle are connected by an underground passage. Nowadays, the passage from the side of the castle is walled up.

The temple belongs to the UOC community of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Podobovets was built in 1785.

It belongs to the baroque type of wooden churches. It looks very slender and elegant. Unfortunately, the impression is somewhat spoiled by the tin coating.

Near the Saint Nicholas Church, there is an ancient cross with paintings on evangelical subjects.

The Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pryslip resembles the wooden church in Torun in shape, but it is much larger and more slender, with a delicate pattern of the silhouette of the tower and graceful lines.

The temple is surrounded on three sides by an arcade on high carved figured pillars. They are repeated in a reduced size in the bypass arcade.

The two-tiered belfry with a wide canopy of apprehension and an arcade on the second tier, where the bells are placed, is covered with an octagonal tented roof. The forms of the bell tower are much older than the forms of the temple itself and contrast sharply with it.

Decorative carvings of the 18th century in the baroque style of a local master, as well as individual works of easel tempera painting of the 16th and 17th centuries, have been preserved in the interior.

Saint Nicholas Church is active, restored in 1968. It is considered a masterpiece of Baroque Verkhovyna wooden architecture.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas is located on the Kurtanichev hill in the village of Chornoholova, which is on the left bank of the Lyutyanka river at the confluence of the Solony stream. This is one of the best examples of Transcarpathian folk architecture.

The temple was built in the 17th century in Boyko style. In 1794, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style. According to the inscription on the crossbar, the rebuilding was carried out by master Khimich from the village of Luchky (now on the territory of Slovakia).

The architectural dominant of the Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was a high tower with a rich baroque finish. A gallery on carved columns gives the structure sophistication. At the same time, the original tent ceilings, characteristic of Boyko churches, as well as the iconostasis of the 18th century have been preserved inside. The small single-tier bell tower is emphatically functional.

In 1913-1924, Father Yuliy Bachynskyi was the parish priest of the Saint Nicholas Church in Chornoholova.

Saint Nicholas Mukachevsky Monastery is the main Orthodox shrine of the city of Mukachevo.

According to legend, the ancient monastery was founded in the 10th century by Kyiv monks who accompanied Yaroslav the Wise's daughter Anastasiya, who was given in marriage to the Hungarian king (caves and a healing spring have been preserved). Another legend tells about the victory of Prince Fedir Koriatovych (Koryatovych) in a fight with a snake. In 1360, the prince built a wooden church and cells at the place indicated to him by an angel who appeared above the river.

The Saint Nicholas Monastery was the residence of bishops in 1491-1772. Stone buildings in the Baroque style were erected in the 18th-19th centuries under the direction of architect Dmytro Rats, who is buried in the Assumption Cathedral.

The Greek-Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker rises above the center of Perechyn with two slender towers.

The temple was founded in the 18th century. During Soviet times, the Saint Nicholas Church was closed, the building was neglected and falling into disrepair. Reconstruction was completed in 2002. The relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker are kept here.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Izky dates back to 1798, although it existed earlier.

Saint Nicholas Church is considered a classic example of "Verkhovyna Baroque".

A carved iconostasis of the 18th century and wooden chandeliers have been preserved.

The church houses an icon of the Mother of God, called "Transcarpathian Madonna" by art critic Hryhoriy Lohvin.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker is a vivid example of Maramorosh Gothic.

Located on a hill in the center of the village of Danylovo, its tall and thin spire is visible from afar.

Built, according to the inscriptions on the door, in 1779, the Saint Nicholas Church is the youngest of the Gothic churches of Khust region. Made of oak on a stone foundation. Inside is a poorly preserved iconostasis with nine icons of the 18th century. The walls are covered with a painting made in 1828 by the artist Kornmayer.

The church of Saint Stefan's (Ishtvan) in Tiachiv was built in 1883-1885 after the Catholic community was revived in the city, which was never able to regain the church of the reformers.

The temple was consecrated in 1888 and was named after the Hungarian king Saint Ishtvan (Stefan).

In the 1940s, the shrine was closed, services resumed only in 1988. The organ of 1890 has been preserved. It is interesting that the clock on the bell tower is not real, but painted.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Yuriу (George) was built in the 17th century by the ruler of Uzhhorod Yuriy Druhet, who converted to Catholicism, on the site of the Lutheran church that he destroyed.

The construction was continued by his heir Miklosh Bercheni. In the 18th century, the temple was rebuilt in the neo-baroque style, the famous master Yanosh Lukach worked on the design. A clock has been installed on the bell tower, which has been running for more than 150 years.

In the interior, the unusual neo-baroque altar of 1895 by master Lukash Yozhef Krakker deserves special attention.

The summer residence of the Shenborn Counts, who owned the city of Berehove since the 18th century. The romantic-looking palace was built in the 19th century at the foot of the mountain on the northeastern outskirts of the city. A tall tower with a pointed roof makes it look like a medieval castle.

A cozy park was built nearby.

In 1913, a Hungarian state wine farm was opened here, which in 1920 became the property of the Czechoslovak Union of Winemakers. In 1954, the State Farm "Berehove" was established on the basis of the residence, which produced the famous vintage wines "Rose of Zakarpattia", "Promeniste", "Berehivske".

Now it is the "Berehivske" STOV wine factory, which has practically stopped production. Access to the factory territory is closed. The building is in bad condition.

The private wine cellar of the Shosh family is located in the village of Kidosh, 5 kilometers from Berehove.

The cellar was laid in 1923 by the family of winemakers Shosh on their own village circuit. Currently it belongs to Karl Shosh, a member of the Order of Wine Knights named after Saint Vatslav, co-organizer of the Association of Private Grape Growers and Winemakers of Transcarpathia.

The Shosh family maintains 7.5 hectares of vineyards, on which about 60 table and wine grape varieties are grown. White and red dry and dessert wines are made at home according to traditional technologies with aging in oak barrels, using ancient and own recipes.

Wine tasting is held in the tasting room for 25-48 guests next to the wine cellar. Up to 20 varieties of Transcarpathian wines are offered for tasting, as well as home-made snacks.