Attractions of Transcarpathian region

A massive administrative building in the style of classicism on a hill in the center of Uzhgorod was built in 1809 to accommodate the local government (county). On the facade you can see the coat of arms of the Ung County. The house is connected with the events of the Hungarian national liberation struggle and the activities of the Ukrainian society "Prosvita". Since 1979, the premises are occupied by the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum. J. Bokshaya with an exhibition of works by Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian and Western European artists.

The Chardonnay wine tasting hall was opened in 2007 in the old center of Uzhhorod by a private winemaker from the village of Kontsovo, Oleksandr Kovach. At the entrance there is a wine press of the XIX century. The tasting room is designed to accommodate 60 visitors at a time. At the beginning, visitors are shown a film about Transcarpathian winemaking "The Divine Gift of Bacchus". The tasting presents the best products of the most famous wineries of Transcarpathia: "Skilur", "Kotnar", "Bobovyshchansky", "Leanka", "Transcarpathian Garden". Visitors can taste such famous Transcarpathian wines as "Rose of Transcarpathia" in 1986, "Cahors", "Serednyanske", "Chardonnay", "Temptress", "Ancient Castle", as well as cognac "Transcarpathian". Cheeses of Seliska private cheese factory are offered for a snack.

The Chiza Winemaker's Museum and the Chizai Tasting Hall in Berehove are located on the territory of the production complex of the Iceberg wine company, which produces wines under the Chizai brand. Visitors can visit the vineyard, join the sacrament of noble drink production and get acquainted with the products of the winery in a specialized tasting room for 50 people. During the tasting you can taste 10 names of natural Transcarpathian wines "Chizai", as well as buy a wide range of products at producer prices. Tastings are conducted by the chief technologist of the enterprise.

The current smithy-museum "Gamora" is a unique monument of blacksmithing. Built at the beginning. XIX century, when a dam was built on the river Lysychanka. Through the water channel, water flowed on the blades of wheels, which actuated heavy blacksmith's hammers weighing up to 125 kg. Under their blows, metal ingots turned into blanks for agricultural implements: shovels, hoes, plow parts, and so on. Four hammers were serviced by 16 craftsmen. At the beginning. XX century 5 water wheels with a capacity of 8 horsepower each worked. the smithy operated until 1998, when the dam was destroyed by floods. It was soon reconstructed and turned into a museum. There are four blacksmiths working here, who still make various tools for the villagers. Free entrance. Excursions are conducted by prior arrangement.

The exposition of the Khust Museum of Local Lore is located in six halls of a modern building in the city center. 2.5 thousand exhibits tell about the history of the region. There are departments of nature and general history, art gallery. Of particular interest is the exposition on the history of Carpathian Ukraine, the capital of which for some time was the city of Khust. The museum staff conducts tours of the city and its surroundings.

The museum of the Transcarpathian artist A. Kotska was opened in the Uzhhorod house where he had lived since 1945. The exposition is based on materials collected by the artist's sister Anna. In his studio some of Kotska's works are presented - portraits and landscapes of the post-war period. Other works of the master can be found in the memorial part of the museum, where the living conditions of the house are preserved. The garden around the house grows fruit trees and shrubs, as well as rare ornamental species of European and local flora.

The house-museum of the artist F. Manaylo is dedicated to the life and work of one of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting. The museum was opened in 1981 in the house where Manaylo lived in the middle of the XX century in Uzhgorod. Here he taught decorative arts at the Uzhhorod School of Crafts and the Uzhhorod School of Applied Arts, worked as the chief artist of the Transcarpathian Regional House of Folk Art. The museum exposition includes more than 2,000 exhibits, including personal belongings of the artist, documents from his personal archive, as well as works of art that acquaint with the work of F. Manaylo: paintings, graphics, scenery, etc. The interior of the artist's workshop and living room has been preserved.

The fortified residence of the Transylvanian prince G. Bethlehem (Bethlehem) was built in 1629 on the site of a monastery of the Dominican Order, which existed here in 1327-1556. The "Count's Court" is something between a palace and a castle. The squat one-storey house with a mezzanine is made in the Baroque style. The complex includes utility rooms: carriage, stable, granary. The current appearance of the house was given after the reconstruction in 1857 by Count Schönborn, who received the estate as a gift from the Austrian emperor. The oldest part of the building - basements with a Gothic portico, left over from the time of the monastery. Currently, the premises are occupied by the Historical and Ethnographic Museum "Beregivshchyna", which presents objects of the Roman period, relics of the time of F. Rakoczi, exhibits from the First World War, ethnographic collection. It is planned to create a museum of viticulture and winemaking in the cellars.

The only museum of lekvar (plum jam) in Ukraine was opened in 2012 in the border Transcarpathian village of Botar by a local farmer P. Tizesh. There are many types of Transcarpathian lekvar, as well as various jams from 28 countries. All types of lekvar are made by hand - without preservatives, dyes and flavors. The museum has a tasting room, where, in addition to jam, you can also taste smoked pork from a unique local breed of mangalitsa, organic juices, traditional Hungarian cuisine and more. In front of the museum there is a monument to the mangalitsa pig, as well as a monument to the lekvar.

Mukachevo Castle "Palanok" - an outstanding historical and architectural monument, the ancestral home of the Transylvanian princes Rakoczi. The castle was built on a high volcanic mountain (65 m) in several stages. In the XI century. by order of King Laszlo I, a stone tower-dungeon was built on the site of ancient Russian wooden fortifications, in 1321, by the will of King Carl Robert, Italian masters expanded the fortress, in 1394, Prince Fedor Koriatovych, expelled from Podillya, undertook reconstruction. , and the current appearance of the fortress acquired in the XVII century. by György I Rakoczi. The castle controlled trade routes through the Veretsky Pass, which connected the Middle Danube Valley with Eastern Europe. The outer lines of defense included a moat, a shaft and a fence (palanquin), which gave the name to the whole castle. The bridge led to the Lower Castle through a dry moat, in the Middle Castle there was an area for celebrations, in the Upper Castle there were princely chambers and a siege well (86 m). The fortress withstood many sieges. The most famous defense in 1685-88. headed by Ilona Zrini, widow of Ferenc Rakoczi. For three years it repulsed the attacks of the Austrians, who were able to force the garrison to surrender only by cunning. For a long time the castle was a stronghold of the Hungarian national liberation struggle under the leadership of her son Ferenc II Rakoczi. Monuments to both of them have been erected. Under the Austrians, there was a prison for political prisoners, and under Soviet rule - various institutions. Since 1993, the premises of Mukachevo Castle are occupied by a historical museum and art gallery. You can relax and have a snack in the cozy cafe. A wine tasting hall of the Chizay brand was opened in the castle cellars.

The Synevir Historical and Local History Museum was established at the ecological visit center of the Synevir National Nature Park. The exposition presents the life and way of life of Carpathian mountaineers: tools, utensils, clothes, shoes, etc. A special place is occupied by the exposition of the museum of timber rafting, destroyed in 1998 by floods. Here you can get acquainted with the models of buildings and units of mountain dams, with the technology of logging, tools of loggers.

Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life is a stylized ethnic village in the city center, where samples of wooden architecture are collected, typical for representatives of different peoples of Transcarpathia: Dolynians, Lemkos, Boyks, Hutsuls, Hungarians, Romanians. The pearl of the Uzhhorod open-air museum is considered to be the Lemko wooden St. Michael's Church (1777), brought from the village of Shelestove, Khust district. In the interiors you can see a carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII century. The Hutsul estate-citizen from the village of Stebny in the Rakhiv region, which combines residential, economic and defense functions, also deserves special attention. An interesting design of a water mill of the XIX century. from the village of Kolochava in the Mizhhirya region, which provides a room for a mill mechanism and a sludge room. Hungarian folk architecture is represented by the house of a wealthy peasant of the XIX century. from the village of Vyshkovo, Khust district.

Uzhhorod Castle is one of the best preserved medieval fortifications in Ukraine. The emergence of a fortified settlement of the Slavic tribe of white Croats on the Castle Hill above the river. Researchers date it to the VII century, but it was first mentioned in Hungarian chronicles in the IX century. In its current form, Uzhhorod Castle was rebuilt after 1322, when the city passed into the possession of the Italian Druget family. The Count's Palace-Citadel was surrounded by strong walls with five bastions and a wide moat. According to legend, during the construction, the daughter of Count Druget was walled up for treason. The fortress was turned into a luxurious residence in the XVII century by Count M. Bercheni. In 1704, Uzhhorod Castle briefly came under the control of the Hungarian rebels Ferenc II Rakoczi, and after the return of Austrian rule, a seminary was opened on the territory. Now there are expositions of the Regional Museum of Local Lore named after Tyvodar Lehotsky: folk art, spiritual culture, ethnography, firearms, etc. In the yard - a 36-meter siege well and two sculptures of the XIX century: "Hercules, who kills the Lerneian Hydra" and "Hermes, who is resting." In the basement there is an exposition "Torture Room", which presents exhibits reproduced from drawings, medieval sketches, engravings and photographs. The Uzhhorod Castle restaurant with a summer playground above the defensive moat has been opened in the castle guard room, and a Transcarpathian wine tasting room is open.

Vynohradiv Historical Museum is located in the historic center of the city, is located in a temporary room (until recently housed in the Franciscan Monastery, which is now returned to the Catholic Church). The funds have about 10,000 exhibits. An interesting bronze collection of the second millennium BC. Extensive material is presented about the uprising of Uhochan peasants under the leadership of D. Doge (early sixteenth century) and about the liberation war of the Hungarian people against the Habsburgs. In one of the halls there is an ethnographic collection with samples of folk weaving and embroidery.