Beken. Protestant church, 14th century
A stone church constructed in the end of the 13th century or at the beginning of 14th, was converted into Protestant in 16th century. It is one of the most ancient Transcarpathian structures of Romanesque style. A new bell-tower was constructed in the 1960-s on the site of the old wooden bell-tower.
Novoselytsia. Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary church, 1669
Local church is one of the most outstanding antiquities of Ukrainian church architecture. It is the smallest Gothic church and at the same time the most dynamic in composition. A slender tower with high spire stresses the dominating vertical character of the church. An inscription in the western section tells that church was constructed in 1669 by Kochalovich. A brilliant ornamental composition adorns the portal of the entrance. The part of the tower is machicolation decorated with the motif of tulips. Painting of the 17th century in the interior is a unique example of Galician painting school. At the beginning of the 19th century an iconostasis was put at the eastern wall. The last restoration was performed by Lviv specialists 1979–1981. There is a wooden bell-tower near the church..
Novoselytsia. Iconostasis of the church of Dormition
Local church is one of the most outstanding antiquities of Ukrainian church architecture. It is the smallest Gothic church and at the same time the most dynamic in composition. A slender tower with high spire stresses the dominating vertical character of the church. An inscription in the western section tells that church was constructed in 1669 by Kochalovich. A brilliant ornamental composition adorns the portal of the entrance. The part of the tower is machicolation decorated with the motif of tulips. Painting of the 17th century in the interior is a unique example of Galician painting school. At the beginning of the 19th century an iconostasis was put at the eastern wall. The last restoration was performed by Lviv specialists 1979–1981. There is a wooden bell-tower near the church..
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