Church of St. John Nepomuk, Rakhiv
TheChurch of St. John Nepomuky is one of the main architectural monuments of the small town of Rakhiv, Transcarpathian region. The temple is located in the central part of the city. The building was built in the middle of the 19th century. Nowadays the Church of St. John Nepomuky is the center of the spiritual life of the city. On the wall, on the right side of the entrance, there is a sculpture to the victims of communism in 1956.
The history of the church begins with the appearance in the city of a 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. The Church of St. John the Baptist in Rakhiv was built in 1825. In 1872, the first restoration of the church was carried out. Then the roof of the shrine was raised and a bell tower was added. In 1884, the church was equipped with an organ.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the church was restored again, which lasted from 2004 to 2005. It was during this period that the architecture of the church acquired modern features. The Church of St. John the Baptist is made of red brick. Its main decoration is the tower, which is located above the main entrance to the shrine. From the facade, the scale of the church is not noticeable; it has the shape of a rectangle extended into the courtyard.
The main decoration of the church is a tower clock from 1913. There are only two such clocks in Transcarpathia, the other in Khust.
In 2008, the clock was updated and electronized with three bells, which were brought here from Kosice in 1923. The clock informs all residents of the city of the exact time, especially in the evening.
The church is located in the central part of the city. Rakhiv is a border town in the Zakarpattia region. It is 200 km from Uzhhorod and 137 km from Ivano-Frankivsk. You can get here by rail from Lviv or Ivano-Frankivsk. The city is also connected to the regional centers by bus.
Tourists can also use personal vehicles, for this you should follow the route Kyiv - Zhytomyr - Chudniv - Ternopil - Yaremche - Lazeshchyna - Rakhiv.
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HotelHotel "Smerikova Khata" RakhivRakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivBBQKitchenParkingNearby: Church of St. John Nepomuk 300 mNyzhnyi Huk waterfall 7.0 km12 trails
HotelHotel "Evropa" RakhivRakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivSaunaParkingWi‑FiNearby: Church of St. John Nepomuk 300 mNyzhnyi Huk waterfall 7.3 km12 trails
HotelHotel "Olenka" RakhivRakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivKitchenParkingWi‑FiNearby: Church of St. John Nepomuk 400 mNyzhnyi Huk waterfall 7.4 km12 trails
HotelHomestead "Rakhiv Play"Rakhiv1.2 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivSaunaBBQKitchenNearby: Church of St. John Nepomuk 1.2 kmNyzhnyi Huk waterfall 6.1 km12 trails
HotelHotel "Nad Tysoyu" MykulychynKvasy9.9 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivSaunaSPABreakfastNearby: Polonyna Sheshul 7.0 kmMt Sheshul 8.3 km43 trails
MotelMotel "Tys" DiloveDilove10 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Polonyna Lysycha 9.8 kmMt Zherban 9.9 km37 trailsTrails nearby
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HardMulti-dayRakhiv to Osmoloda villagevia Mount Blyznytsia, Mount Troiaska +1Elevation profile431–1 883 m134.1 kmascent 7 367 munder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, Rakhiv
HardMulti-dayDilove village to Rakhivvia Mount Zherban, Mount Pip Ivan MarmaroskyiElevation profile346–1 936 m44.9 kmascent 1 990 munder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivNearby attractions
SightCathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, RakhivRakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivThe three-domed church with a solemn main façade was built on the main square of Rakhiv from 1991 to 1993 according to the design of Rakhiv architect Mykhailo Kravchuk.
RiverTysa River (Tisza)Rakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivThe Tysa (Tisza) is the main river of Zakarpattia. It begins on the north-eastern edge of Rakhiv, where the Chorna Tysa and the Bila Tysa meet, and flows past Dilove,...
WaterfallNyzhnyi Huk waterfallRoztoky7 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivNyzhnyi Huk waterfall is located in the Vyzhnytsia district of Chernivtsi region in western Ukraine. It is located in a picturesque Carpathian landscape and is part of...Craft nearby
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Craft producersDU-MEN craft bakery, RakhivRakhivunder 1 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivDU-MEN (DU•MEN.craft bakery) is a craft bakery in Rakhiv which, in its own words, has been baking “bread with a history” for twelve years.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineKolyba Museum, DiloveDilove10 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivThe Kolyba Museum in Dilove is a timber restaurant serving Hutsul food right on the H09 highway, a few steps from the marker of the geographical centre of Europe in...
Craft beer & breweriesTsypa Brewery, KvasyKvasy12 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivThe Tsypa Hutsul craft brewery in Kvasy is probably the best-known brewery in the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Eco farmsRozental Eco-Farm and Cheese Dairy, KvasyKvasy12 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivBeer and cider are brewed here, sheep's-milk ice cream is made, and in the Vaskul area above the village sits the Rozental eco-farm and cheese dairy.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSheep's Cheese Masterclass on the Apetska Polonyna, VodytsiaVodytsia21 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivThe Apetska polonyna is a broad high-mountain pasture on the southern slopes of the Svydovets range, below Mount Apetska (1,512 m).
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineU Rizbaria Café, YasiniaYasinya27 km from Church of St. John Nepomuk, RakhivU Rizbaria Café (“At the Woodcarver’s”) in Yasinia is a small Hutsul place serving home cooking that travellers usually find by word of mouth.