Nema

Nema grew from a village established in 1710 beside the river of the same name. A chapel was built there, and local tradition tells of an icon of the Mother of God appearing on the high riverbank. A wooden church followed in 1720, and another was completed in 1774. The stone Church of the Presentation was built between 1813 and 1822. Its parish served a wide rural district, with dozens of settlements gathered around the church village.