The castle of Serednee

This castle was built in the XII century in the area where the village of the Serednye is now located. According to one version castle was erected by the representatives of the strongest catholic order of the Templers at the time. After the order ceased existing in 1312, the castle was transferred over to the monks of the St. Paul’s order. The castle suffered significant damage during the liberation War of the Hungarian people in the 1703-1711. The contemporary historians who study the castle are inclined to consider it as the oldest castle of the Transcarpatia based on how the stoned walls are constructed.

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«The Rock», «The Falcon Rocks», «The Rock of Falcon»

All three titles represent the different versions of the same place. On the soviet military maps, the place is marked a Mount Skala, while the locals tend to name it "The Rock of Falcon" and the modern tourist guides of the Perechyn region refer to the spot as "The Falcons Rocks".

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Roman catholic church of Saint John, the Baptist in the village of Muzhievo

In the suburbs of the Muzhievo village best known for its gold mines, right in the middle of the wheat field stand tall the remnants of the Roman catholic church named after St.John, the Baptist. The church was built in 1117 and was subsequently rebuilt in the 16th century.

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The Kankov Castle

To follow up on the invitation of the Vinogradovo underground separatist movement "Vinogradovo – the capital of Transcarpathia" we visited perhaps the most attractive sight seeing spot of the town of Vinogradovo, the Kankov castle. Actually, only the ruins of the castle remain and are found at the bottom of a former volcano known as Cherna gora (656 m above the sea level). This mountain also happens to be home to the botanical garden known for its unique population of the silver lindens.

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The Saint-Miklos Castle. Part three.

The continuation of the story of about my trip to Saint Miklos castle in the village in Chinadievo in the fall of 2008.

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