The Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine (Polish: Drewniane cerkwie regionu karpackiego w Polsce i na Ukrainie; Ukrainian: Дерев'яні церкви карпатського регіону Польщі та України, romanized: derev'yani tserkvy karpatsʹkoho rehionu Polʹshchi i Ukrayiny) are a group of wooden Orthodox (and some Eastern Catholic) churches (in Ukrainian, церкви tserkvy, in Polish cerkiew) located in Poland and Ukraine which were inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO World Heritage List which explains:
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Location | Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine |
Includes | 16 wooden churches, eight in each country |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1424 |
Inscription | 2013 (37th Session) |
Area | 7.03 ha (17.4 acres) |
Buffer zone | 92.73 ha (229.1 acres) |
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
Inscribed Tserkvas
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Location map
See also
- Lemko Region
- Vernacular architecture of the Carpathians
- Carpathian wooden churches
References
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2014. United Nations.
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The Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine Polish Drewniane cerkwie regionu karpackiego w Polsce i na Ukrainie Ukrainian Derev yani cerkvi karpatskogo regionu Polshi ta Ukrayini romanized derev yani tserkvy karpatsʹkoho rehionu Polʹshchi i Ukrayiny are a group of wooden Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic churches in Ukrainian cerkvi tserkvy in Polish cerkiew located in Poland and Ukraine which were inscribed in 2013 on the UNESCO World Heritage List which explains Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineUNESCO World Heritage SiteKwiaton Lemko Greek Catholic churchLocationCarpathian region in Poland and UkraineIncludes16 wooden churches eight in each countryCriteriaCultural iii iv Reference1424Inscription2013 37th Session Area7 03 ha 17 4 acres Buffer zone92 73 ha 229 1 acres 370km 230miles 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 CentreInscribed TserkvasPoland Tserkva of St Michael the Archangel Brunary Lesser Poland Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chotyniec Tserkva of St Paraskevia Kwiaton Virgin Mary s Care Tserkva Owczary St James the Less Tserkva Powroznik Tserkva of St Paraskevia Radruz St Michael the Archangel Tserkva Smolnik St Michael the Archangel Tserkva Turzansk Sanok County Ukraine Descent of the Holy Spirit Church Potelych Holy Trinity Church Zhovkva St George s Church Drohobych Church of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary Matkiv Descent of the Holy Spirit Church Rohatyn Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nyzhnii Verbizh St Archangel Michael Church Uzhok Ascension of Our Lord Church YasiniaLocation mapWooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine50km 31milesMatkivYasiniaUzhokNyzhnii VerbizhRohatynDrohobychZhovkvaPotelychTurzanskSmolnikRadruzPowroznikOwczaryKwiatonChotyniecBrunary See alsoLemko Region Vernacular architecture of the Carpathians Carpathian wooden churchesReferencesWooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992 2014 United Nations