A brief history of Dravtsi

Over the years Dravtsi has been known by the names Darocz, Ungdarocz, Dravce, and Dravtsi. In ancient times, the area around Dravtsi, along with Zakarpattia, was occupied by the White Croats, an East Slavic tribe, and they had ties to Kievan Rus. The castle in Uzhgorod dates back to the 9th century. In 896, the Magyar tribes under Almos crossed the Carpathians and stormed the castle; after the castle was taken, the Magyars were free to conquer the Hungarian plain.

The existence of Dravtsi on the road between Uzhgorod and Mukachevo is first mentioned in historical documents dating back to the year 1220. According to tradition, Dravtsi originally lay where the Dravetski vineyards are now. The village was surrounded on the north and east  by oak, beech, and hornbeam forests, and on the south and west by branches of the Uzh River, which 250 years ago flowed through Dravtsi on to Baranyntsi. In the beginning of the 19th century, a dam was built at Radvatsi, on the left bank of the Uzh, and as a result the branches in Dravtsi dried up.
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A brief history of Dravtsi

Over the years Dravtsi has been known by the names Darocz, Ungdarocz, Dravce, and Dravtsi. In ancient times, the area around Dravtsi, along with Zakarpattia, was occupied by the White Croats, an East Slavic tribe, and they had ties to Kievan Rus. The castle in Uzhgorod dates back to the 9th century. In 896, the Magyar tribes under Almos crossed the Carpathians and stormed the castle; after the castle was taken, the Magyars were free to conquer the Hungarian plain.

The existence of Dravtsi on the road between Uzhgorod and Mukachevo is first mentioned in historical documents dating back to the year 1220. According to tradition, Dravtsi originally lay where the Dravetski vineyards are now. The village was surrounded on the north and east  by oak, beech, and hornbeam forests, and on the south and west by branches of the Uzh River, which 250 years ago flowed through Dravtsi on to Baranyntsi. In the beginning of the 19th century, a dam was built at Radvatsi, on the left bank of the Uzh, and as a result the branches in Dravtsi dried up.
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod

, The Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod opened June 27, 1970, and contains 35 buildings representing architecture from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th. There are 7 homesteads, 6 dwellings, a church, a fuller, a tavern, and a schoolhouse, all built of wood. Inside various buildings are displays of agricultural tools, looms, anvils and hammers, musical instruments, kitchen utensils, embroidered clothing, wicker baskets, cradles, tables and chairs, clayware, and woodwork.

Below: a country house from Orikhovytsa village in the Uzhgorod district, from the 18th century, with interior view and its well

Below: 1869 country house from Rakoshyno, Mukachevo district

Below: country house built in 2nd half of 19th century, Dovhe village in Irshava district. Irshava was noted for its pottery, and this house was occupied by a potter. 

Below: 19th century country house from Steblivka village, Khust district

Below: country home from 1888, Bedevlya village, Tyachiv district

Below: Romanian style home from Serednye Vodyane, Rakhiv distric, with wicker corn crib

Below: 1879 home in Hungarian style, Vyshkovo village, Khust district

Below: water mill

Below: 18th century Yasynya village house, Rakhiv district, built with only 4 ash split-logs for every wall

Below: 19th century Hooklyve house, Volovets district, with carpenter's tools

Below: Shelestiv Church from 1777, from Mukachevo, built without a single nail

Below: Schoolhouse from Synevyrska Polyana

Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod

, The Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod opened June 27, 1970, and contains 35 buildings representing architecture from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th. There are 7 homesteads, 6 dwellings, a church, a fuller, a tavern, and a schoolhouse, all built of wood. Inside various buildings are displays of agricultural tools, looms, anvils and hammers, musical instruments, kitchen utensils, embroidered clothing, wicker baskets, cradles, tables and chairs, clayware, and woodwork.

Below: a country house from Orikhovytsa village in the Uzhgorod district, from the 18th century, with interior view and its well

Below: 1869 country house from Rakoshyno, Mukachevo district

Below: country house built in 2nd half of 19th century, Dovhe village in Irshava district. Irshava was noted for its pottery, and this house was occupied by a potter. 

Below: 19th century country house from Steblivka village, Khust district

Below: country home from 1888, Bedevlya village, Tyachiv district

Below: Romanian style home from Serednye Vodyane, Rakhiv distric, with wicker corn crib

Below: 1879 home in Hungarian style, Vyshkovo village, Khust district

Below: water mill

Below: 18th century Yasynya village house, Rakhiv district, built with only 4 ash split-logs for every wall

Below: 19th century Hooklyve house, Volovets district, with carpenter's tools

Below: Shelestiv Church from 1777, from Mukachevo, built without a single nail

Below: Schoolhouse from Synevyrska Polyana