page_title: Bakota, Ukraine
hierarchical_section_title: Bakota, Ukraine
caption_attribution_description: English: The historical town of Bakota in western Ukraine.
context_page_description: Bakota is a historic submerged settlement of the Rus Kingdom, modern-day Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. The village lies beneath the Dniester River and is located in the historical Podillia region.
  Bakota has an ancient Orthodox cave monastery, which includes ancient frescoes and paintings dating back to the 12th-14th centuries, as well as preserved remains of monks. Local legend has it that the Bakota Cave Monastery was founded by Saint Anthony of Kiev, who also founded the historic Kiev Pechersk Lavra in 1051, now in Kiev, Ukraine. A Paleolithic archaeological site is also located near the village. Bakota is currently part of the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry".
context_section_description: Bakota (Ukrainian: Ба́кота) is a historic submerged settlement of the Rus Kingdom, modern-day Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The village lies beneath the Dniester River and is located in the historical Podillia region.
  Bakota has an ancient Orthodox cave monastery (48.585647°N, 26.999702°E), which includes ancient frescoes and paintings dating back to the 12th-14th centuries, as well as preserved remains of monks. Local legend has it that the Bakota Cave Monastery was founded by Saint Anthony of Kiev, who also founded the historic Kiev Pechersk Lavra in 1051, now in Kiev, Ukraine. A Paleolithic archaeological site is also located near the village. Bakota is currently part of the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry".
caption: The Dniester River's shore near Bakota's rocky hills.
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