Chust - the city of monuments

Chusts is a city district in Ukraine, in theZakarpatsky region, lying at the mouth of the Rika to the Tisza River, in the Marmara Basin. 

The first written mention of Chust comes from 1329, when the town was granted privileges. In 1353 Chust was a seat of castellan. In 1526 the town became a part of Transylvania principality, but already in 1546 it was captured by the army of Emperor Ferdinand I. 

One of the most popular sights in Chuście just a few steps away is Chuście Castle with its castle park. Built in 1090 r by King Hungary Wladyslaw I the Holyhad a defensive function against the Kumans. It was destroyed during the Mongol invasion in 1242 and rebuilt around 1318 by King Charles Robert. Chusta Castle was the last castle captured by the Habsburg army after the suppression of that uprising in 1711. In the 18th century the castle fell into ruins because in 1766 a lightning struck the powder tower. To this day, fragments of the walls of the extensive fortress remain on 170m Castle Hill.

Another of the monuments is the Synagogue in Chuście, which was built according to all the canons of Judaism.It has a characteristic rectangular shape, a portico at the entrance, behind which the synagogue itself is located. The main hall is divided by columns into 3 naves (there are also synagogues with 5 naves). Next to the eastern part there is an ark of the world with Torah scrolls, in the front part there is an elevation for reading them. Unlike most towns in Western Ukraine, a traditional Jewish community has been preserved in Chuście. Prayers are held every Saturday. Retirees and invalids are provided with free food, humanitarian and domestic assistance.

Nearly Dw. Franka 118, where our Sindbad buses stop is located St. Elizabeth Church from the fourteenth to eighteenth century. In which during the restoration works in 2004-2005 on the south wall were discovered ancient paintings from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, which were successfully restored. The frescos depict the Hungarian kings Ladislaus, Istvan and Count Imre, who were canonised. Under the floor of the church there are tombs from 1708-1709. On 18 June 2006, at the initiative of the Hungarian Institute of Military History, the names of those interred here were immortalized on marble slabs.

Sindbad buses stop in downtown Khust at the Bus Station at 118 Ivan Frank Street.

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