Church of St. Paraskeva, Bolekhiv
The first church of St. Paraskeva in Bolekhiv was wooden. It was built in 1899. The current church was built in 1939. Father Volodymyr Sukhyi initiated the construction of the church. It was built in the traditional Ukrainian-Byzantine style.
After World War II, the church was closed. Instead, its premises were converted into a warehouse, and in 1964 the former church was turned into a museum of atheism. However, in 1989, with the assistance of Father Yaroslav Lesiv, the Church of St. Paraskeva opened its doors to its faithful.
The Church of St. Paraskeva is located on Tserkvna Street. Not far from it is another shrine - the Church of the Assumption.
Important information! - Experienced guides of the Boikivshchyna (Dolyna) Museum will help you organize sightseeing tours of Dolyna if you want to see the Museum of Insurgent Victory in Dolyna, the old saltworks, the bunker where Ukrainian nationalists were hiding, the Carpathian Tram in Vyhoda, Dovbush Rocks in Bubnyshche, Shyrkovets Swamp and Mizun Waterfalls near Novyi Mizun or the Hoshiv Monastery, the Ivan Franko Museum in the village of Lolyn.
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Which trails pass by Church of St. Paraskeva, Bolekhiv?
We suggest these hiking trails through or near Church of St. Paraskeva, Bolekhiv: Kamianytsia village, via Antalovetska Poliana and Yarok village to Uzhhorod, Carpathian Metro hiking route, Yarok village, via Antalovetska Poliana to Nevytske village, Kamianytsia village – Mount Plishka, Kamianytsia village, via Mount Plishka to Perechyn village, Kamianytsia village – Mount Plishka – Kamianytsia village
