Saint Elizabeth Church in Khust

The town Khust (Ukr: Хуст, Slovak: Chust, Chech: Chust, Hungarian: Huszt, obs.: Husst) is a regional centre of the Transcarpathian region. It has been known since 1329, but became a town in 1946. It is situated on the river Tisa at the altitude of 160 meters above the sea level. The first place among the attractions of Khust should be given to the ruins of the castle, which was founded by Hungarian king Laszlo II in 1090 for the protection from attacks of the Polovcians. The second place should be given to the old Reformate temple - Saint Elizabeth Church.

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Monastery in the village Boronyava

The village Boronyava of the Khust area is located on a small river Boronyava, a tributary of the river Tisa on the outskirts of Khust, at the altitude of 243 meters above the sea level. The first mention about the village dates from 1389. Indisputably, the main attraction of the village is a monastery, known as the Basilian monastery of the Annunciation (Ukr: Василіянський Монастир Благовіщення Пресвятої Богородиці). The abbreviation "ЧСВВ" (Чин Святого Василия Великого; Latin: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni), translated as Rank of St. Basil the Great, is the official name of the monastery.

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Breeding farm in the village Medvedivtsy. Part One.

Some time ago, by chance, in a conversation of people who don’t know much about the local history, its ideas and ideals, I heard about the experimental farm, plantation, engaged in cultivation of exotic fruit and existing somewhere around the Mukachevo area. I spent some time searching for it and found this farm in the village Medvedivtsy in the Mukachevo area.

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Breeding farm in the village Medvedivtsy. Part Two.

This is a continuation of the article about the breeding farm in the village Medvedivtsy.

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Village Iza. Basket weaving. Deer farm.

The village Iza is one of the attractive places in Khust area of Transcarpathia. It is known all over Ukraine and also in neighboring countries as a local center for “basket weaving”. The basket weaving, according to historical data, originated in the late 19th century. In the early twentieth century, almost all residents of the village Iza were engaged in this craft. They make baskets, desks, chairs, rocking chairs, tables, bookcases, lamp shades, vases, boxes, bottles, souvenirs etc.The vine should be sowed in spring, spaded in summer, and "collected" in autumn. This is an ideal, if there is enough land, where you can put it. If there is not enough land, one has to travel to neighboring areas, Ivano-Frankivsk, for instance, where the vine is particularly good. In Transcarpathia, they say, recent floods have destroyed the quality of wild growing vine. After the vine is collected, it has to scald for a few hours. The whole village scald the vine together in a large vat on the field. After scalding the vine is being cleaned, dried and sorted. Then it is left like this for several months. The process of weaving starts and continues in winter. Finished products are being embellished and lacquered in order to serve longer. Regardless of the simplicity of technology, the craft of weaving has its own secrets, which, by the way, are strictly kept and passed on only to close relatives. At present approximately 7,000 people are engaged in “basket weaving” in the village.

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