Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Decorated interior of a wooden church
Interior of Tserkva of Saint George in Drohobych
LocationCarpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
Includes16 wooden churches, eight in each country
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv
Reference1424
Inscription2013 (37th Session)
Area7.03 ha (17.4 acres)
Buffer zone92.73 ha (229.1 acres)

The Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine[a] are a group of wooden Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches (Polish: cerkwie; Ukrainian: церкви, tserkvy) located in Poland and Ukraine which were inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO World Heritage List which explains:

built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities’ cosmogony. — World Heritage Centre[1]

Sites

List of the sites
Name Picture Location UNESCO ID
Property area		 Coordinates Description
Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel A wooden church with a bell tower Brunary, Poland 1424-001
0.32 ha (0.79 acres)		 49°32′2″N 21°1′56″E / 49.53389°N 21.03222°E / 49.53389; 21.03222
Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary A wooden church Chotyniec, Poland 1424-002
0.67 ha (1.7 acres)		 49°57′10.7″N 23°0′10″E / 49.952972°N 23.00278°E / 49.952972; 23.00278
Tserkva of Saint George A woden church Drohobych, Ukraine 1424-003
0.18 ha (0.44 acres)		 49°20′51.85″N 23°29′58″E / 49.3477361°N 23.49944°E / 49.3477361; 23.49944
Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva A wooden church with a bell tower Kwiatoń, Poland 1424-004
0.26 ha (0.64 acres)		 49°30′4.8″N 21°10′21.66″E / 49.501333°N 21.1726833°E / 49.501333; 21.1726833
Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary A wooden church Matkiv, Ukraine 1424-005
0.16 ha (0.40 acres)		 48°54′55.7″N 23°6′32″E / 48.915472°N 23.10889°E / 48.915472; 23.10889
Tserkva of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary A wooden church that is almost entirely covered in metal Nyzhnii Verbizh, Ukraine 1424-006
2.22 ha (5.5 acres)		 48°29′55.16″N 25°0′41.29″E / 48.4986556°N 25.0114694°E / 48.4986556; 25.0114694
Tserkva of Our Lady's Protection A wooden church with a bell tower Owczary, Poland 1424-007
0.38 ha (0.94 acres)		 49°35′19″N 21°11′28″E / 49.58861°N 21.19111°E / 49.58861; 21.19111
Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit A wooden church Potelych, Ukraine 1424-008
0.19 ha (0.47 acres)		 50°12′31″N 23°33′3″E / 50.20861°N 23.55083°E / 50.20861; 23.55083
Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle A wooden church with a bell tower Powroźnik, Poland 1424-009
0.71 ha (1.8 acres)		 49°22′11″N 20°57′1.51″E / 49.36972°N 20.9504194°E / 49.36972; 20.9504194
Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva A wooden church Radruż, Poland 1424-010
0.3 ha (0.74 acres)		 50°10′35.05″N 23°24′3.84″E / 50.1764028°N 23.4010667°E / 50.1764028; 23.4010667
Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit A wooden church and a bell tower Rohatyn, Ukraine 1424-011
0.49 ha (1.2 acres)		 49°24′37″N 24°36′10.49″E / 49.41028°N 24.6029139°E / 49.41028; 24.6029139
Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel A wooden church Smolnik, Poland 1424-012
0.35 ha (0.86 acres)		 49°12′34.7″N 22°41′16″E / 49.209639°N 22.68778°E / 49.209639; 22.68778
Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel A wooden church and a bell tower Turzańsk, Poland 1424-013
0.3 ha (0.74 acres)		 49°22′9.1″N 22°7′44.2″E / 49.369194°N 22.128944°E / 49.369194; 22.128944
Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael A wooden church Uzhok, Ukraine 1424-014
0.12 ha (0.30 acres)		 48°59′2.44″N 22°51′16.52″E / 48.9840111°N 22.8545889°E / 48.9840111; 22.8545889
Tserkva of Our Lord's Ascension A wooden church Yasinia, Ukraine 1424-015
0.13 ha (0.32 acres)		 48°15′18.5″N 24°20′40.5″E / 48.255139°N 24.344583°E / 48.255139; 24.344583
Tserkva of the Holy Trinity A wooden church Zhovkva, Ukraine 1424-016
0.25 ha (0.62 acres)		 50°3′19.22″N 23°58′55.97″E / 50.0553389°N 23.9822139°E / 50.0553389; 23.9822139

Location map

Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
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Matkiv
Matkiv
Matkiv
Yasinia
Yasinia
Yasinia
Uzhok
Church of the Archangel Michael, Uzhok
Church of the Archangel Michael, Uzhok
Nyzhnii Verbizh
Nyzhnii Verbizh
Nyzhnii Verbizh
Rohatyn
Rohatyn
Rohatyn
Drohobych
St. George's Church, Drohobych
St. George's Church, Drohobych
Zhovkva
Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva
Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva
Potelych
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church
Descent of the Holy Spirit Church
Turzańsk
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Turzańsk
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Turzańsk
Smolnik
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik
Radruż
St. Paraskevi Church, Radruż
St. Paraskevi Church, Radruż
Powroźnik
St. James Church, Powroźnik
St. James Church, Powroźnik
Owczary
Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Church, Owczary
Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Church, Owczary
Kwiatoń
St. Paraskevi Church, Kwiatoń
St. Paraskevi Church, Kwiatoń
Chotyniec
Mother of God Church, Chotyniec
Mother of God Church, Chotyniec
Brunary
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Brunary
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Brunary

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Polish: Drewniane cerkwie regionu karpackiego w Polsce i na Ukrainie; Ukrainian: Дерев'яні церкви карпатського регіону Польщі та України, romanized: Derevjani cerkvy karpac'koho rehionu Pol'šči ta Ukrajiny

References

  1. ↑ Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2014. United Nations.
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