The Chapel at Hyrcza Pass

Hyrcza Pass is located at the height of 697 m. a.s.l. between the peaks of Durna (979 m a. s. l.) and Korbani (894 m a. s. l.). Through the pass runs an old road which in the past connected the villages of Łopienka and Tyskowa. Nearby, there is a shrine colloquially called a Shrine on Hyrcza Pass . It was built after World War I, thanks to Jerzy Gondor of Wola Górzańska. It was erected on the site of the previous chapel, dated back to the 18^th century. From the 18^th century to the outbreak of World War II Łopienka was a well-known centre of Marian cult in this region. The miraculous painting of Our Lady of Łopienka attracted thousands of penitents and pilgrims of both Christian rites from the distant parts of Poland, Hungary and Russia, and during the Partition period from almost whole Galicia and Hungary. At that time, it was one of the most important Marian sanctuaries in the Diocese of Przemyśl, and together with Pacławska Calvary and Stara Wieś near Brzozów, it was one of the most often visited place of church fairs. There were 3 church fairs per year: the feast of the Ascension of the Lord Jesus on 16.05., the feast of Assumption of the Virgin Mary on 13.08 and the feast of the Birth of Our Lady on 21.09. Hyrcza Pass was the last place to rest for pilgrims heading to Łopienki. After 1941, 13 wooden crosses were set up by this road leading from the Orthodox church towards Hyrcza Pass, which formed a small calvary. The last church fair took place in 1943.

After the World War II, the chapel fell into ruin. In the 1990s, the same as the Orthodox church in Łopienka, it was renovated thanks to Zbigniew Kaszuba. It is built of stone and covered with shingle. Inside there is a small statuette of the Virgin Mary.