Elvashka is a village located in the Vorotynsky district. According to the "State Lists of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region", this village is home to a monument of urban planning and architecture, the Mikhailo-Chernigov Church. This object dates back to the early 20th century. According to data provided by Vladimir Muromtsev, the village church was built in 1903 in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.