Wooden churches of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine

Wooden churches of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
UNESCO world heritage
National territory:	Poland , Ukraine
Type:	Culture
Criteria :	(iii) (iv)
Surface:	7.03 ha
Buffer zone:	92.73 hectares
Reference No .:	1424
UNESCO region :	Europe and North America
History of enrollment
Enrollment:	2013  (session 37)

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The wooden churches of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine are 16 ostkatholische or Greek Orthodox Churches ( Polish cerkwie ; Ukrainian Церква , Tserkva "church") in the northern Carpathians in present-day southern Poland and western Ukraine that the in the period between 16 . and 19th century and were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on June 21, 2013 .

List of wooden churches

image	Name (Polish / Ukrainian)	place	particularities
	Św. Paraskevy Св. Параскеви	Radruż 50 ° 10 '35.3 "  N , 23 ° 24' 3.3"  O Province Subcarpathian	Saint Paraskeva's Church, now a museum for the culture of the Eastern Polish border areas
	Narodzenia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці	Chotyniec 49 ° 57 '10.7 "  N , 23 ° 0' 10"  O Province Subcarpathian	Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Ukrainian Greek Catholic)
	Św. Michała Archanioła Архангела Михаїла	Smolnik 49 ° 12 ′ 34.7 ″  N , 22 ° 41 ′ 16 ″  E Subcarpathian Voivodeship	Church of Archangel Michael (Ukrainian Greek Catholic)
	Św. Michała Archanioła Архангела Михаїла	Turzańsk 49 ° 22 ′ 9.1 ″  N , 22 ° 7 ′ 44.2 ″  E Subcarpathian Voivodeship	Church of the Archangel Michael ( Polish Orthodox )
	Św. Jakuba св. Якова	Powroźnik 49 ° 22 ′ 11 ″  N , 20 ° 57 ′ 1.5 ″  E Lesser Poland Voivodeship	Jakobuskirche (originally Ukrainian Greek-Catholic, since the " Aktion Weichsel " church with Latin rite )
	Opieki Matki Bożej Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці	Owczary 49 ° 35 ′ 19 ″  N , 21 ° 11 ′ 28 ″  E Lesser Poland Voivodeship	Church for the Care of the Virgin Mary (originally Ukrainian Greek-Catholic, since the "Aktion Vistula" church with a Latin rite)
	Św. Paraskevy Св. Параскеви	Kwiatoń 49 ° 30 ′ 4.8 ″  N , 21 ° 10 ′ 21.7 ″  E Lesser Poland Voivodeship	Church of Saint Parasekeva (originally Ukrainian Greek-Catholic, church with Latin rite since "Aktion Vistula")
	Św. Michała Archanioła Архангела Михаїла	Brunary 49 ° 32 '2 "  N , 21 ° 1' 56"  O Lesser Poland	Church of the Archangel Michael (originally Ukrainian Greek-Catholic, since the "Aktion Vistula" church with Latin rite)
	Св. Духа Św. Ducha	Potelytsch 50 ° 12 '31 "  N , 23 ° 33' 3"  O oblast Lwiw	Church for the sending of the Holy Spirit ( Pentecostal Church ) (Greek Orthodox)
	Собору Пресвятої Богородиці Najświętszej Bogurodzicy (św. Dymitra)	Matkiw 48 ° 54 '55.7 "  N , 23 ° 6' 32"  O oblast Lwiw	Demetrius Church (Greek Orthodox)
	святої Трійці Św. Trójcy	Zhovkva 50 ° 3 '19.2 "  N , 23 ° 58' 56"  O oblast Lwiw	Holy Trinity Church (Greek Orthodox)
	Св. Юра Św. Jerzego	Drohobytsch 49 ° 20 '51.9 "  N , 23 ° 29' 58.8"  O oblast Lwiw	St. George's Church (Greek Orthodox)
	Св. Духа Św. Ducha	Rohatyn 49 ° 24 '37 "  N , 24 ° 36' 10.5"  O oblast Ivano-Frankiwsk	Church for the sending of the Holy Spirit (Pentecostal Church) (Greek Orthodox)
	Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці Narodzenia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy	Nyschnij Werbisch 48 ° 29 '55.2 "  N , 25 ° 0' 41.3"  O oblast Ivano-Frankiwsk	Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Greek Orthodox)
	Вознесіння Господнього Wniebowstąpienia Pańskiego	Yasinia 48 ° 16 '30 "  N , 24 ° 21' 11"  O oblast Transcarpathians	Church of the Resurrection of the Lord (Greek Orthodox)
	Архангела Михаїла Św. Michała Archanioła	Uschok 48 ° 59 '1.5 "  N , 22 ° 51' 15.6"  O oblast Transcarpathians	Church of the Archangel Michael (Greek Orthodox)

See also

• Wooden churches in the Maramureș
• Wooden churches in the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountains
• Wooden churches in southern Lesser Poland
• Wooden churches (Friedenskirchen) in Schweidnitz / Silesia and in Jauer / Silesia

Web links

Commons : Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• whc.unesco.org: Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Polish language denotes cerkiew , in the plural cerkwie church buildings of the Eastern churches. The English tserkvas in the title of the world heritage clearly distinguishes it from Roman Catholic churches in the same region.
2. ^ Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage: Item 8 of the Provisional Agenda: Establishment of the World Heritage List and of the List of World Heritage in Danger. 8B. Nominations to the World Heritage List. (PDF; 571 kB) World Heritage Committee, May 3, 2013, accessed on June 23, 2013 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q} Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine: Maps. Retrieved October 19, 2013 . 

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