St. Nicholas Church is the oldest wooden church in Chernivtsi

Not far from Chernivtsi townhouses and brick temples there is a modest shrine, which has witnessed the development of the city over the past 400 years. Built in 1607, the Church of St. Nicholas is the oldest wooden church in Chernivtsi, which is listed as an architectural monument of national importance.

The shrine was built in the Bukovynian "home" style. This temple was built according to all the canons of sacred art of that time. According to the architectural composition, it is a one-level building without a dome, the walls of which are made of oak beams in a frame, and the roof is covered with shingles and topped with three wrought-iron crosses. There are two versions of the site of the church. According to the first, during the protectorate over these lands of the Turks, it was an episcopal church and was located in the city center, and then was moved to its present location. The second claims that the shrine has stood on this site since its construction in the residential area of ​​Selyshche near ancient Chernivtsi.

After a fire in 1992, the temple was reborn from the ashes. The shrine was restored by masters from the Bukovynian Carpathians. They performed all the work in the altar. On December 4, 1996, the church was consecrated and opened for worship.