Church of the Assumption, Orshivtsi

Traveling to Bukovina from Ivano-Frankivsk, the first village on the way to become Orshivtsi. In it you can see the monument of national importance - the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

History of the Church of the Assumption Orshivtsyah

Church was built in 1850, but researchers tend to believe that it is rather a year of adjustment, but the real date of construction - 1758 and this is some documentary evidence.

The church is very similar to the neighboring church in Dubivtsyah and Oshyhlibah . They are built in Hutsul style, whose influence in this part of Bukovina was the strongest in that period of history.

temple Architecture

The church today has lost its historic character. Because of renovations put on a sheet. Bell Tower, a contemporary church, suffered the same fate. Log houses are painted in green, as did neighboring Oshyhlibah. Visiting the Church of the Assumption, be sure to look at the oldest arboretum Bukovina - monument of landscape art park "Orshovetskyy" .

How to get to Orshivtsiv

Assumption Church is located in the center of the village. Orshivtsi - is extreme Chernivtsi region village on the road H-10 Chernivtsi - Ivano-Frankivsk , go to a nearby Sniatyn few kilometers. Passing through the village bus from Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi Kolomyia. From the town Kitsman sent Regular commuter buses. The nearest railway station is in a nearby village a few kilometers Nepokorivtsi where commuter trains stop Chernivtsi - Kolomyia .