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A brief overview of the deposition and properties of YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7} (YBCO) based heterostructures is presented. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of the deposition process and the properties of practical thin films and heterostructures of layered oxides. Besides a reference to the literature we present our recent results concerning deposition, structural and magnetic properties of YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7} /RE_{1-x}A_{x}MnO_{3} (YBCO/REMO) heterostructures.