Rakhiv – Mount Blyznytsia
About the route:
Route Rakhiv – Mount Blyznytsia. Has blue marking. Trail length 23203m. Lowest point - 447m., highest point - 1850m. Total elevation gain 1256m. Along the route you will see: Mount Bliznytsia, Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Rakhiv, Church of St. John Nepomuk, Rakhiv.
What to see along the route:
Blyznytsia (also called Bliznytsia, Blyzhnytsia) are two mountains of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the eastern part of the Svydovets mountain range. The peaks are located in Rakhiv district of Zakarpattia regionbetween the valleys of the Chorna Tysa and Kosivska rivers.
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The 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.
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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.
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