Rapytsa

Rapytsa is a village in , and has about 238 residents. Rapytsa is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew.

Church
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle, also known as the Pitsunda Cathedral or Bichvinta Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral located in , in the of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognised as constituting a part of . is situated 2½ km southwest of Rapytsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lidzava and Pitsunda.

Village
Photo: Владимир К, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the of , .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
or Bichvinta is a resort town in the of /. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
or Bzipi is an urban-type settlement located in the of , . Next to the river . There is a 9th or 10th-century church, now in ruins and a medieval fortress nearby. is situated 5 km north of Rapytsa.

Rapytsa

Latitude
43.17976° or 43° 10′ 47″ north
Longitude
40.35374° or 40° 21′ 13″ east
Population
238
Open location code
8HM259H3+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 968535306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q3734469
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Ukrainian—“Rapytsa” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Раԥыҵа”
  • Abkhazian: “Раҧыҵа”
  • Armenian: “Ռափիցա”
  • Armenian: “Րափիծա”
  • Georgian: “რაფიწა”
  • German: “Rapiza”
  • Russian: “Рапица”
  • Russian: “Рапыца”
  • Spanish: “Rapitsa”
  • Ukrainian: “Рапіца”

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