Attractions of Stryi district

A memorial in honor of the soldiers of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (USR), who died in battles with Russian troops in 1915, was opened at the site of hostilities in the village of Tukhlia on Mount Makivka, near Slavske.

Seven hundred first and second USR Kuren fought here as part of von Flyayshner's Austro-Hungarian infantry division. During the six-day battle for Mount Makivka, it was possible to stop the advance of the overwhelming forces of the Russian army. During the battles for Makivka, the units of the Ukrainian Sich riflemen distinguished themselves with special courage.

At the memorial cemetery, 50 crosses have been installed on the graves of Sich riflemens.

The palace and park in Skole were founded by Baron Yevheniush Kaminski in the middle of the 19th century, after he bought the Skole lands from his friend, Count Potocki.

At the end of the 19th century, the palace was rebuilt in the neo-baroque style by the Austrian baron Hermann Gredel and his brothers Bernard and Albert, who controlled the local industry.

The palace is located in the upper part of the city (Demnya district), next to the highway "Kyiv - Chop". The building is well preserved, but without interior decoration. A park with a fountain in front of the main facade is surrounded by an authentic fence.

Until 1956, the district branch of the NKVD was located here. Today it is a boarding school.

The National Nature Park "Skolivski Beskydy" protects the unique nature of the northeastern part of the Ukrainian Carpathians.

The park with an area of ​​more than 35,000 hectares was created in 1999 on the basis of the Skole Forest Reserve, declared here in 1983 for the purpose of protecting beech forests, as well as part of the territory of the Zelemin and Maidan landscape reserves, the protected tracts of Dubynske, Sopot , "Zhuravlyne".

The Skolivski Beskydy mountain massif is located between the Stryi, Opir and Myzunka rivers. The absolute heights in the territory of the park are from 600 to 1200 meters. Pure beech forests of natural origin have been preserved here, as well as reference spruce and fir forests (the trees are over 100 years old). Deer, roe deer, wild boar, wolves, bears, and if from rare species - badger, ermine, forest cat, lynx and others are found in them. In 1965, 10 bison were brought here from Bilovezshska Pushcha.

On the territory of the National Park "Skolivski Beskydy" there are such well-known natural attractions as the waterfalls "Kamyanka" (the village of Kamianka) and "Hurkalo" (the village of Korchyn), as well as the historical and cultural reserve "Tustan" (the village of Urych ).

Directly adjacent to the city of Skole is the protected tract "Pavliv Potik", in which there are two small waterfalls, sources of mineral water, Blackberry meadow.

Tents and bonfires are allowed in designated areas.

The wooden church of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleymon in Skole is said to have been founded in 1597 as the church of Saint Paraskeva. It is part of the "original Carpathian trinity" (churches in Skole, Verkhnia Rozhanka and Isai).

Built by masters of the Boykyv school, three square log cabins are covered with four-sided tents. A special feature of the church's architecture is the two-tier solution of the babinets, which has a frame structure at the top of the walls, which brings it closer to some landmarks of the Boykyv type in Transcarpathia.

The square two-story bell tower was added in 1760.

During the Soviet rule, a museum of folk architecture was opened in the premises of the temple.

Today it is an active church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The triptych monument "Awakeners" in Stryi is dedicated simultaneously to three of the most outstanding literary figures of Ukraine, whose work gave impetus to the awakening of Ukrainian national self-awareness in the people: Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, and Lesya Ukrayinka.

Authors of the sculpture: Vasyl and Volodymyr Odrekhovski. The monument consists of three full-length bronze sculptures, which are placed in arch niches under a common high openwork three-sided white marble arch. The monument is crowned with a decorative eye bell, which symbolizes the call for the unification of the nation.

The Museum of Academician Filaret Kolessa was opened in 1971 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of this outstanding Ukrainian composer and ethnographer, who is considered the founder of Ukrainian ethnographic musicology.

The museum is located in one of the rooms of the People's House of the village of Khodovychi, where Kolessa lived a significant part of his life. In the village, he collected more than 225 songs of various content, genre palette and melodiousness.

The exposition presents materials about the life of a world-renowned scientist. There are personal belongings of Filaret Kolessa: a violin, a phonograph, a suit, family photos, as well as his letters, original manuscripts, collections "Street", "Branches", "Our Thought", "On a Generous Evening" and others. The bust of the scientist, made by the sculptor Yakiv Chaika, is presented.

The Roman Catholic Church of All Saints in Khodoriv was founded in 1460 at the expense of Yuriy Khodorovskyi.

The wooden temple burned down several times. The current stone church was built in 1777-1779 at the expense of the Zhevusky nobles according to the project of Florian Rikhter.

During the Soviet rule, the church premises were used as a shop and a sports hall.

Now the church of All Saints has been restored. The interiors were not preserved.

The wooden church of Archstrategist Michael was built in 1856 (according to other data - in 1807).

It is located in the center of the village of Volia-Zaderevatska, near the cemetery.

It is characterized by simple forms. Nearby is a small two-story bell tower.

The memorial museum of the artist Petro Obal in Stryi was opened in 2005 as a department of the local history museum "Verkhovyna". The basis of the collection was the collection of the artist's daughter, Vira Obal.

Part of the exhibition in the first hall is the artist's memorial working corner: a table, a bookcase, in which there are some books from the Obal family library and objects of applied art. The presented documents include a diploma and a certificate of graduation from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, a certificate of secondary education, a certificate of a gymnasium professor, photographs, early drawings of the artist.

In the second hall, works from the time of imprisonment and the stria period of Obal's work (1950–1980) are exhibited. Letters to Oha's wife, written from prisons in Kazakhstan, as well as a drawing of a barrack in which the artist's workshop was located, deserve attention.

The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Slavsko was built in 1901 (architect Vasyl Nahirny) on the place where, according to legend, a cross fell twice, torn by the wind from an old wooden church on a nearby hill.

The bell tower at the cemetery survived from the wooden Assumption Church.

A monument to the writer Mykola Ustyyanovych was erected near the church.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in Zhydachiv in 1301.

At first it was wooden. In 1415, the brother of King Svydryhaylo, who owned these lands, decorated the temple. In 1602, the construction of the Assumption stone church was started at the expense of Mykola Lihenza and Yezhy Zholchynsky.

In 1676, the Polish king Yan III Sobeski celebrated the victory over the Turks near Zhydachiv in this church.

In 1895, there was a fire in the church, and only in 1938 was the reconstruction completed.

During Soviet times, the Church of the Assumption was closed, first a bus station was placed in it, and then a museum of local history.

Currently, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is active.

According to legend, there used to be a family estate on three hills outside the city, to which an underground passage leads from the church. Until now, the old "man's" stables have been preserved, which now contain classrooms and garages of the local professional lyceum.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the main Greek-Catholic church of Stryi.

The history of the shrine originates from the church of the Franciscan monastery, known since 1608. In 1785, the Austrian authorities liquidated the Catholic monastery and handed over the religious building to the Ukrainian community.

The wooden Assumption Church was the oldest in Stryi, but due to its poor condition, it was dismantled and a new church was built on this site. The relics of Blessed Petro Verhun are kept here. The main shrine is the miraculous Lesko icon of the Mother of God.

The wooden church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Tukholka was built in 1845-1858.

A three-log, three-storied church in the Boyko style stands on a low hill at the exit from Tukholka to the village of Klemets. A two-story bell tower was built nearby in 1862.

In 1961, the Assumption Church was closed by the Soviet authorities. Divine service was resumed in 1988.

The Austrian Pillbox (DOT) from the First World War is located on a 30-meter cliff on the northern outskirts of Mykolaiv.

An entrance and two separate rooms 20 by 7 meters have been cut into the sandstone rock. Stairs lead to the second floor to the stone-concrete tower of Pillbox.

Pillbox was used as an observation post and fire control center - the northern part of the city of Mykolaiv and the road leading to it are clearly visible from a height.

The memorial museum-manor of the family of the outstanding Ukrainian politician, leader of the OUN, Stepan Bandera, was opened in Stryi for the 101st anniversary of his birth. It is part of the Stryi Local Lore Museum "Verkhovyna".

The exhibition, which is mostly devoted to the school years of young Stepan, is located in the house of his grandfather Mykhaylo Bandera, where he lived while studying from 1919 to 1927 at the Stryi Gymnasium.

Also, the exposition of the house-museum tells about all the members of the large Bandera family, each of whom in one way or another participated in the struggle for Ukrainian independence. Documents, photographs, personal belongings are presented.

A square named after Stepan Bandera has been opened in front of the house.