It seems to be a tourist region of Transcarpathia have learned along and across. At any time of year, tourists traveling to Uzhgorod , Mukachevo , Rakhiv to relax from the hustle of urban concrete jungle. However, one town in the north of the region remains somewhat overlooked travelers. This is a city on the right bank of the river Uh - Great Bereznyj.
Administrative information
- Great Bereznyj - a district center in the Transcarpathian region. In the Grand March is home to 7295 people;
- ZIP Code: 89000;
- site of the city: www.bereznyj.com.ua;
- Station located on the street Shevchenko, 80. Contact telephone number: +380 21 407 3135;
- bus station in the Grand March is not. Quite atypical phenomenon for both the district center. Minibuses to Uzhgorod, Turks , Uzhka , February depart from the railway station.
The legend of the origin of the name of the city
According to legend, the place where now there is a large Bereznyj, birches grew a lot and lived a sort of John Berezay. He was famous for that promoted a healthy lifestyle. He called on all people to quit drink alcohol, but instead drink birch sik.Chy were Berezaya followers, history hides.
city History
The first mention of Big Bereznyj dates from the year 1409 - are judged villager Kostryno because he stole a pig. But if this year was already in court, so the settlement appeared earlier. Even now, from time to time in the Greater Berezno find ancient coins or weapons. The most valuable finds are Roman coins and silver sword that day.
The state tax list in 1427 indicated that the Great Bereznyj related to Uzhgorod dominiyi Drugets graphs, and lived here for about 150 people.
In the early 18th century bereznyantsi participated in the liberation war led by Ivan Betsy.
In 1788 a state-owned agency Uzhgorod lived in the town of 20 families from the north-western Slovakia. There are several versions of why the Great Bereznyj decided to relocate these families. It could be a punishment for a crime or needed experts from the dam. It was at that time the town was in the Slovak neighborhood Lipták. Also in 1788 Big Bereznyj received the right to hold fairs.
The real town began to be built when the railway opened here Large-area Uzhgorod March 1897.
In 1945 the entire territory of Transcarpathian region, including the Great Bereznyj, was annexed to the Soviet Union.
In 1998, in one of the classrooms Velyky secondary school was opened historical museum. Here you can see old tools, folk costumes and icons.
Near the town is located Uzhansky National Park . To the east of the Great Berezno located mountain Javornik (not to be confused with the same peak in Gorgan). The height of the peak - 1,017 meters. The mountain has two hiking shelters. Start climbing the mountain side village with the best Ruthenian Mochara .
Great Temples Berezno
Slovak community in 1807 built the Church of the Holy Trinity (street Shtefanik, 41). During the Second World War shell lightly touched the temple. Soon, along with the church launched the Slovak church school.
At the heart of the Great Berezno is Greek Catholic Church of the Ascension in 1792 (street Shevchenko, 47). In 1903, at the expense of the parishioners, who were migrant workers in the United States, there was a reconstruction of the temple.
Great Synagogue operated in March 1943. Then the room was located warehouse of confiscated property, later - the gym.Now here is the local House of Culture (street Shevchenko, 12).
Famous natives of Great Berezno
- Yeden Samovolskyy - sculptor;
- John Rakowski - journalist, linguist;
- Borolych Yuri - writer, worked in Czechoslovakia;
- Jaroslav Basel - chemist.
Interesting facts about the city
- In the early 20th century in the Grand March built the first system in Transcarpathia electricity;
- in a local park in 1990 established the first in the region Shevchenko monument;
- on Velykobereznyanschyni railway tunnel is Scherbyn- Syanky length is 908 meters.
How to get to Big Berezno
The city is N13 highway Lviv-Uzhgorod. The road is frankly not the best. Distance to Uzhgorod - 42 kilometers.
Great Bereznyj located 2 kilometers from the Ukraine-Slovak border. The nearest checkpoint is in the Small March .
From the city to the Great Berezno the train number 601Lviv- Solotvino . Also make a stop in the train traveling to Uzhgorod, Mukaveva and Sanok.
The town is small, so urban routes you will not find here. In the Grand March are two taxi services.
