A village that causes genuine surprise
Nyzhnya Apsha is often called one of the richest villages in Ukraine. And it is true: when you are in the middle of the street, your eyes run away because of the number of palace houses, the design, the intricate patterns of rich wrought iron gates... It is indeed a village of the rich people...
But in fact, the village has another treasure - a pearl of wooden sacred architecture. There is a magnificent monument of architecture and history, a bright representative of Marmarosh Gothic, and also the oldest marmuresh temple in Ukraine- the wooden church of St. Nicholas in Nyzhnya Apsha
Church of St. Nicholas in Nyzhnya Apsha
This church is considered to be the oldest wooden church in the Marmarosh Gothic style in Ukraine. The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1561. However, some people date it 43 years later...
It's amazing that the church has not only survived, with paintings inside, but is still functioning. Since the church was given to the Greek Catholic community in 1994, prayer to God has not stopped here every day. And on holidays, services are held in different languages, including Romanian every day. During the Soviet period, the church was used as a museum of folk life. The church was even renovated in 1969.
The photo nearby was made in the early 1920s by the Czech photographer Bohumil Vavroušek.
The photo nearby was made in the early 1920s by the Czech photographer Bohumil Vavroušek.
The church acquired its modern appearance only in the first half of the eighteenth century. However, we have log walls and a ceiling over the narthex from the original church.
The temple is built of oak beams, it is two-story and three-part, with a high frame tower that is square in plan. The tower rises above the narthex; it has a pier and a circular arcade of golosniks under a tetrahedral tent roof that turns into an octagonal spire. Small towers with spires stand at the four corners of the tent.
The roof of the church and tower is covered with oak shingles.
The church was painted in 1825 by the artist M. Mankovych.
There is a wooden, single-tiered, square in plan, frame bell tower near the church. It has a hipped roof covered with wooden shingles.
