Saint-Michael-Archangel church at Ruský Potok

#86 among destinations in Slovakia

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Church of St. Archangel Michael - Orthodox Filial Church in the Russian stream. It belongs to the parish of the Ascension in this town, in the ArchdECanate for the poviats: Humenné and Snina in the Presidential Eparchy of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The church was created in a unique type of Carpathian churches characteristic of the area of Snina and together with the bell tower and fence have the status of a national cultural monument.

Coordinates: 49°1'45"N, 22°24'39"E

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Ruský Potok 76Ruský Potok 067 66 PrešovskýSlovakia

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+421 57/768 52 90

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Saint-Michael-Archangel church at Ruský Potok – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bukovec Mountains, Poloniny Dark-Sky Park.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Bukovec Mountains, Poloniny
131 min walk • The Bukovec Mountains is a flysch mountain range in north-eastern Slovakia, part of the Eastern Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is located in the Prešov Region near the borders with Poland and Ukraine, and adjacent to the Laborec Highlands. The highest mountain is Kremenec at 1,221 m AMSL.
2.3 miW
National park
Poloniny Dark-Sky Park
59 min walk • Poloniny Dark-Sky Park is the first dark sky park in Slovakia. It became the 20th dark sky park in the world. Natural total night darkness, which would be unaffected by artificial light, no longer exists in Slovakia because of light pollution, but there are still places where this influence is minimal.