Pylypets (Hungarian: Fulopfalva) is one of the largest villages of Mizhhirsky District, Transcarpathian Region, located at an altitude of 700-750 m above sea level, 12 km from the Volovets railway station. The Ploshanka River, as well as the Pylypchyk and Studeny streams flow through the village.
In the 15th century these lands belonged to the feudal lords Urmezey, from 1467 – to Dovgay, and from the middle of the 17th century. – to Zygmond Lipchai. After the defeat of the rebellion of 1703 – 1711, the village became part of the possessions of the Teleky magnates. In 1872, work began on the construction of the railway line Lviv – Mukachevo and numerous sawmills, which greatly enlivened the life of the people of Pilipitsa and this part of Transcarpathia in general. However, there were not enough jobs, so the peasants were forced to emigrate.
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Ski resort
Today, Pylypets is a popular ski resort with three ski lifts and tracks of varying difficulty, equipped on the mountains of Hymba and Ryapushka. The “Zatyshok” track with the VL-600 ski lift has a descent length of 700 m, a height difference of 150 m, a width of 100-200 m. The “Borzhavski poloniny” ski lifts lead to Mount Hymba (1497 m) – the longest high-speed ski lift with two-seater bugels in the Ukrainian In the Carpathians – the descent length is 1500 m, the height difference is 402 m, and “Magura” – the descent length is 900 m.
Among the architectural monuments of the village, the wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin from the second half of the 18th century attracts attention. It is known that the temple was rebuilt in 1841, and at the beginning of the 21st century. restored Next to the church is a two-story bell tower in the Verkhovyna style of the second half of the 18th century.
On the top of the nave there is an image of a clock, which is quite rare for temples of this type. The time on the clock shows the start of the liturgy in the church. Until 1947, the church belonged to the Greek Catholics, and after the liquidation of the GCC, it was handed over to the Orthodox Church. In the 1990s, a conflict arose around the church, as Orthodox and Greek Catholics had to take turns holding services. In the end, the Orthodox community built a new church nearby.
Museum of wooden churches
Since 2007, the Museum of Wooden Churches has been operating in the village. The exposition of the museum includes about 30 temples of Verkhovyna, Khustshchyna and Prykarpattia. The founder of the museum is Y. Bedrynets, the author of the exhibits is A. Vorobets.
From the village From Pylypets, you can get to the Shipit Waterfall, known among true connoisseurs of natural attractions .
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