The resort village of Soymy
The village is a well-known balneological resort of republican importance. Treatment of people with local mineral water began at the end of the 18th century. The Soymy resort reached its peak in 1910-1914. It was destroyed during the First World War. In the interwar period, it began to be revived. Since 1950, the sanatorium “Verkhovyna” with 500 beds has been opened in Soymy.
In the village there is an amateur museum “Village House”, as well as a wooden church from the beginning of 1934, unfortunately covered with a tin roof. The temple is dedicated to St. Vasyl the Great. The church is located on the ledge of a high mountain near the confluence of the Rypynka and the Riku. Another wooden church, which was built in Soymy in 1924, was burned in 1960 by order of the Soviet authorities, and its tin roof was transferred to the church of St. Basil the Great. The fate of two more wooden churches, which were built in 1698 and 1898, is also sad. They burned in fires in 1885 and in 1920. The last fire happened due to the carelessness of the priest.
Like the mineral water of neighboring Kelechyn, Soymy mineral water is unique. There is as much calcium in one liter of Soymy water as in two glasses of milk. It helps people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gall bladder and pancreas, metabolism and blood circulation, patients with diabetes. You can not only drink water, but also take baths with it.
In recent years, a real tourist boom has been observed in Soymy. Most tourists are attracted by the unique mineral waters of this village.