The stone building of the church was erected in 1903 with funds from parishioners and has remained intact without significant changes. The church is located in the center of the village on an elevation and stands out in the surrounding landscape. The building is made of brick on a strong lime mortar. The masonry is done in a crosswise manner, with double-cut joints. The facades of the building are not plastered, and the lower part of the plinth is made of hewn white stone. Originally, the roof was made of iron.
The architectural composition of the parish church consists of the temple, refectory, and bell tower. The temple is a two-light cubic structure with a tent-like dome on a high light drum. The facades of the temple are divided by pilasters into three sections, each topped with a decorative zakomara with a three-tiered archivolt and a keel-shaped top. The corner pilasters are twice as wide as the middle ones, and their surfaces are decorated with vertical figured niches. The plinth of the pilasters is separated by a horizontal beam, which determines the level of the windows in the altar, refectory, and bell tower. The lower windows of the temple are located above this level and are positioned on either side of the portals. They have figured surrounds made of two flat half-columns and a triangular pediment. Above them, in the side sections, are false windows of the second light, and in the center above the portal, real ones. The surrounds of the second light windows consist of profiled archivolts with a keel-shaped top. All windows have the same shape: they are slightly narrowed at the sides, tall, and have an arched top. The portals are wide, with double-leaf doors and a semicircular glazed transom.
Fragments of wall paintings have been preserved: the dome depicts the Almighty, on the pendentive vault, eight figured compositions, above the pendentives, the Evangelists with their symbols, and in the intervals, scenes of the "Appearances" of Christ and the Virgin Mary with the infant. The pendentives feature six-winged seraphim in a picturesque framing that imitates frames. The supporting arches are decorated with architectural ornamentation. In the altar, figures of Saints are visible, and on the vault of the refectory, the Archangel Michael is depicted.
In the church, a wooden five-tiered iconostasis with partial losses has been preserved, made using carving techniques. It was painted with oil paint and partially gilded. The icons are lost. The solea is three-tiered, with a semicircular pulpit in the center and choirs on the sides. The upper part of the chandelier on a long chain has been preserved; the rest of the utensils are lost.
All ceilings of the bell tower are vaulted. The lower tier is a square with beveled corners and a high eight-ribbed vault. The side windows are cut into the vault with formwork. A spiral staircase is arranged in the southwest corner leading up. The bell tower has a dome-shaped vault.
Currently, St. Nicholas Church has been restored and is operational.
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