Church of the Holy. John of Nepomuk, Rachel

Church of St. John of Nepomuk - one of the main architectural attractions of the small town of Rachel Transcarpathian region.

It is a temple in the city center. Construction of the mid-19th century. Nowadays, the church of St. John of Nepomuk - is the center of spiritual life of the city.

History and architecture of the temple

The history of the church begins with the appearance in the city of the Roman Catholic community of immigrants from Upper Austria in 1782. Initially, the main church of the community was located in a converted Greek Catholic chapel. Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Rakhiv was built in 1825. In 1872 it carried out the first restoration of the church. Then the roof of the shrine was raised, it added two belfry. In 1884, the church was equipped with authority.

In the early 21st century, the church was restored again, it lasted from 2004 to 2005. During this period, the architecture of the temple takes on modern features. Church of St. John of Nepomuk is made of red brick. Its main decoration - tower, which is located above the main entrance to the shrine. On the facade of the scale of the temple is not visible, it is rectangular in shape, stretched into the courtyard.

How to get to the church in Rakhiv

The church is located in the central part of the city. Rachel - border town of Transcarpathian region. It is located 200 km from Uzhgorod and 137 km from Ivano-Frankivsk. You can get here on the railways with Lviv or Ivano-Frankivsk. The city is also connected to the regional centers by bus.

Tourist can also use personal vehicles, this should move along the route Kiev - Zhitomir - lovely - Ternopil - Yaremche - Lazeshchyna - Rachel.