Far from Palace DugaevtrackSvaliava–Khust turns to the East, in the direction of the village of Lipetsk Polyana, and to Irshava leads a different path, to the South-West, through the village of pryborzhavs’ke. Then, after the village of Lukovo, turn left on the bridge over Borzhava to get to the neighboring village of Imsticheva Irshavsky district Transcarpathian region. The first written mention of this village reaches 1351, when it was still called Mistichevo. The population Imstichevo nearly three thousand people.
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Among the historical monuments there are preserved stone cells monastery’s Basilian fathers (the wall thickness is almost a meter) with deep basements and Mikhailovskaya church (XVIII century) in the Baroque style, with paintings of the same era. According to legend, the land for the monastery was provided by a local rich man, Ivan Zeikan, who later became a monk himself.
According to legend, the village got its current name due to the monastery: exorcism (exorcism of evil spirits) was practiced here for a long time, “vydimschali” spirits. Over time, the first name of the village Mstiteli transformed in Imstychovo.
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In the village of Imstichevo there are three churches, which are popularly called lower, middle and upper. The lower one is dedicated to the Nativity of the Holy mother of God (the end of the XVIII century). the Upper one is the above – mentioned St. Michael’s Church in the monastery. Subsequently, the village community decided to build a third Church and chose a place in the middle between the upper and lower churches. That’s why this one church called average.
On the outskirts of the village there is an old, but still active one wooden water mill, which was built in the late XIX-early XX century.
Most of all attracts tourists to the monastery of the Basilian fathers, which since 1994, it has been included in the register of monuments of architecture and urban planning of Ukraine. value.
Surrounding Area Of Imstichevo Monastery in Imstichevo Water mill in Imstichevo