Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Orshivtsi

Traveling to Bukovyna from Ivano-Frankivsk, the first village on your way will be Orshivtsi. Here you can see an architectural monument of national importance - the wooden Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The church was built in 1850, although researchers tend to believe that this is more likely the year of its reconstruction, and the real date of construction is 1758, and there are certain documentary evidence for this.

The church is very similar to the neighboring churches in Dubivtsi and Oshykhliby. All of them were built in the Hutsul style, which was the most influential in this part of Bukovyna at that time.

Today the church has lost its historical appearance. As a result of reconstructions, it was clad in tin. The bell tower, the same age as the church, suffered the same fate. The log cabins were painted green, as was done in neighboring Oshykhliby. When visiting the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, be sure to check out the oldest arboretum in Bukovyna, the Orshovetskyi Park, a monument of landscape art.

The Assumption Church is located in the very center of the village. Orshivtsi is the outermost village in the Chernivtsi region on the H-10 Chernivtsi - Ivano-Frankivsk highway, with neighboring Sniatyn only a few kilometers away. Buses from Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia to Chernivtsi pass through the village. There are regular suburban buses from the town of Kitsman. The nearest railway station is in the neighboring village of Nepokorivtsi, a few kilometers away, where the Chernivtsi-Kolomyia suburban train stops.

Orshivtsi dates back to 1580 as an integral part of Kyivan Rus of the Galicia-Volyn principality. The village received its modern name in 1638 from the surname of the Moldavian lord Oresh.

Orshivtsi is a village located in the Kitsman district, Chernivtsi region. The distance to the regional center is 30 km. The population is 2402 inhabitants. The village is located on the border with the Sniatyn district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Orshivka Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The official date of its foundation is 1850, which is probably the date of its reconstruction. Some sources claim that the church was built in 1758. A vine braids the church. There are two bell towers near the church. Both are covered with tin. The old cemetery is next to the church. There is also an arboretum in Orshivtsi. The Orshivtsi Park of Garden Art is one of the oldest in Bukovyna. It was created in 1850 on an area of 10 hectares. The park has an original park architecture and a rich dendrological composition. It has more than 70 species of trees and shrubs, including 36 species of exotic varieties and forms. Among them are Weymouth pine and black Canadian hemlock, Banks pine, eastern biota, maple sycamore, red oak, Caucasian linden, ailanthus, honey walnut and other valuable species.

Outstanding personalities of the village; Cheredaryk Mykola Todorovych (1913-1994), Doctor of Historical Sciences. He is the author of a number of interesting articles on Ukrainian and Romanian literature, history, and local lore. Choban Hryhorii Dmytrovych 1949. Candidate of Technical Sciences. Lives in Kharkiv. Orest Ivanovych Splavskyi, 1945. Candidate of Medical Sciences. Lecturer at the ChMA The village has the following institutions: post office, medical facility, educational institution, club, library.

The main population is Ukrainians. The villagers are engaged in farming and animal husbandry, entrepreneurial activity and work in various institutions.