List of scrap wood churches in Upper Silesia

The Assumption Church in Gliwice (Gleiwitz)

This list includes the scrap wood churches in Upper Silesia ( Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship ). Most of the scrap wood churches are accessible to tourists through the wooden architecture route - Szlak Architektury Drewnianej (SAD). These objects are in the list with the link to the SAD no. Mistake.

Silesian Voivodeship

Chorzów (King's Hut)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Chorzów , ul.Konopnickiej 29 / Lwowska ( Location )	Church of St. Lawrence in Chorzów	Erected in Knurów in 1599 , implemented in 1938, see SAD no. 83	639235, A / 1199/72	more pictures
Chorzów, 25 Parkowa Street ( Location )	Joseph's Church in Chorzów	in the open-air museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park” in Chorzów, originally in Nieboczowy in the Wodzisław Śląski district , see SAD no. 82	-	more pictures

Gliwice (Gliwice)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Gliwice, ul.Kozielska 29 ( Location )	Church of the Assumption of Mary	see SAD no. 6th	639893, A / 322/60	more pictures
Gliwice, OT Ostropa (Ostroppa), ul.Piekarska 13 ( Location )	George's Church in Gliwice	erected in 1667/68, see SAD no. 5	639969, A / 355/60	more pictures

• Formerly: Brzezinka (demolished from 1890 to 1899), Evangelical Church in Czechowice (Schechowitz)

Powiat Gliwicki (Gleiwitz district)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bojszów (Boitschow), 14 Kościelna Street ( Location )	All Saints Church in Bojszów	erected in 15./16. Century, see SAD no. 77	640058, A / 344/60	more pictures
Paczyna (Great Patschin), ul.Wiejska 67 ( Location )	Bell tower at the parish church in Paczyna	Erected in 1679, only the church tower remains, see SAD no. 33	640105, A / 300/60	more pictures
Poniszowice (Ponischowitz), ul. Cicha ( Location )	Church of St. John the Baptist in Poniszowice	erected in the 15th / 17th century, see SAD no. 39	640074, A / 305/50	more pictures
Poniszowice (Ponischowitz), ul. Cicha ( Location )	Bell tower of St. John's Church in Poniszowice	1520	640075, A / 356/60	more pictures
Rachowice (Rachowitz), ul.Wiejska 9 ( Location )	Trinity Church in Rachowice	erected in 1668, see SAD no. 45	640083, A / 357/60	more pictures
Rudziniec (Rudzinitz), ul.Lipowa 52 ( Location )	Archangel Michael Church in Rudziniec	erected in 1657, see SAD no. 46	640076, A / 359/60	more pictures
Sierakowice (Schierakowitz), ul.Wiejska 1 ( Location )	Catherine's Church in Sierakowice	Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, built in 1675, see SAD no. 50	640085, A / 298/50	more pictures
Sieroty (Schieroth), ul.Wiejska 54 ( Location )	All Saints Church in Sieroty	erected in 1707, see SAD no. 51	640144, A / 283/60	more pictures
Smolnica , Wiejska Street ( Location )	Bartholomew Church in Smolnica	erected in 1603, see SAD no. 53	640087, 495/56	more pictures
Wilcza , ul. K. Miarki ( Location )	Nikolaikirche in Wilcza	see SAD no. 86	640001, A / 564/66	more pictures
Zacharzowice (Sacharsowitz), ul. Wiejska ( Location )	St. Lorenz Church in Sacharsowitz	see SAD no. 66	640154, A / 281/60	more pictures
Żernica (German Zernitz), ul.Leopolda Miki 3 ( Location )	Archangel Michael Church in Żernica	built in 1648, see SAD no. 72	640005, A / 299/56 and A / 375/60	more pictures

• Formerly: Bycina (Bitschin), Chechło (Chechlau), Gierałtowice (Gieraltowitz) (today in Rybnik), Łącza (Latscha) (burned down in 1994), Pniów (burned down), church and chapel in Przyszowice (Preiswitz), Rudno (Rudnau) ( Removed in 1922)

Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Jastrzębie-Zdrój, ul. Ks. bp. Bednorza 1A ( Location )	Church of St. Barbara and St. Joseph in Jastrzębie-Zdrój	Erected in the 17th century, originally in Jedłownik (Jedlownik) in Wodzisław Śląski (Loslau), see SAD no. 14th	640155, A / 281/50 and A / 738/66	more pictures

• Formerly: Moszczenica (Moschczenitz) (burned down in 1938), Ruptawa (Ruptau) (moved to Kaczyce (Katschitz) in Teschen Silesia in 1972 )

Powiat Lubliniecki (Lublinitz district)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Boronów (Boronow), ul.Wolności 1 ( Location )	Church of Our Lady in Boronów	erected in 1611, see SAD no. 78	640543, A / 378/60 and A / 68/78	more pictures
Brusiek (Bruschiek), Kościelna ( Location )	Church of St. John the Baptist in Brusiek	erected in the 17th century, see SAD no. 80	640581, A / 379/60 and A / 69/78	more pictures
Cieszowa (Czieschowa), ul.Szkolna 27 ( Location )	Martin's Church in Cieszowa	erected in 1751, see SAD no. 85	640582, A / 72/78	more pictures
Gwoździany (Gwosdzian), ul.Topolowa 14 ( Location )	Church of the Nativity in Gwoździany	Implemented by Kostellitz in 1976, see SAD no. 8th	640619, A / 80/54 and A / 154/78	more pictures
Koszęcin (Koschentin), ul. Św. Trójcy 3 ( Location )	Trinity Church in Koszęcin (Koschentin)	built in 1724, see SAD no. 19th	640588, A / 391/60 and A / 80/78	more pictures
Lubliniec (Lublinitz), ul.Pasieczna 3 ( Location )	Church of St. Anna in Lubliniec	erected in 1653, see SAD no. 22nd	640610, A / 398/60 and A / 84/78	more pictures
Sadów (Sodow), OT from Koszęcin (Koschentin), ul.Powstańców 95 ( Location )	Bell tower with scrap wood elements next to St. Joseph's Church in Sadów	brick church and bell tower with scrap wood elements, see SAD no. 49	640606, R / 493/56 and A / 408/60 and A / 94/76	more pictures
Woźniki , ul.Tarnogórska 2 ( Location )	Valentine's Church in Woźniki	erected in 1696, see SAD no. 63	640635, A / 414/60 and A / 99/78	more pictures

• Formerly: Ciasna (Cziasnau) (moved by Botzanowitz in 1934 , burned down in 1985), Lisów (Lissau), Łagiewniki Wielkie (Groß Lagiewnik) (burned down in 1961)

Powiat Mikołowski (Nicolai District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Mikołów (Nicolai), OT Borowa Wieś (Neudorf), ul.Gliwicka 354 ( Location )	Nikolaikirche in Mikołów	1720, see SAD no. 28	640656, A / 676/66	more pictures
Mikołów (Nicolai), OT Paniowy (Groß Paniow), ul.Staromiejska 92 ( Location )	Peter and Paul Church in Mikołów	see SAD no. 29	640660, A / 711/66	more pictures

Powiat Pszczyński (Pless District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Ćwiklice (Cwiklitz), ul.Zawadzkiego 9 ( Location )	Baroque church of St. Martin in Ćwiklice	erected in the 17th century, see SAD no. 43	640858, 28/485 and A-432/60	more pictures
Góra (Guhrau), 32 Kościelna Street ( Location )	Barbara's Church in Góra	built in the 16th century, see SAD no. 90	640770, 475/56 and 435/60	more pictures
Grzawa , ul.Koscielna 1 ( Location )	Church of St. John the Baptist in Grzawa	built around 1690, see SAD no. 7th	640772, 437/65	more pictures
Łąka (Lonkau), Kazimierza Przerwy – Tetmajera ul ( Location )	Nikolaikirche in Łąka	built in the 19th century, see SAD no. 44	640861, 503/65	more pictures
Łąka (Lonkau), Kazimierza Przerwy – Tetmajera ul ( Location )	Bell tower of the Nikolaikirche in Łąka	Tower 1660	640862, 485/56 and 447/65	more pictures
Miedźna (Miedzna), ul.Wiejska 47 ( Location )	Church of St. Clemens in Miedźna	erected in the 17th century, see SAD no. 27	640776, 450/65	more pictures
Pielgrzymowice (Pilgram's Village), ul.Karola Miarki 6 ( Location )	Catherine's Church in Pielgrzymowice	Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, built in 1675, see SAD no. 36	640797, A / 456/65	more pictures
Wisła Mała (German Vistula), ul.Pawia 13 ( Location )	St. James Church in Wisła Mała	built in 1775, see SAD no. 92	640883, 489/65	more pictures

• Formerly: Warszowice (Warschowitz)

Powiat Raciborski (Ratibor District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Pietrowice Wielkie (Groß Peterwitz), OT Gródczanki (Ratsch), Skowronów (Lerchenfeld Colony), ul.Bończyka ( Location )	Cruciform church in Pietrowice Wielkie	erected in 1667, see SAD no. 37	640942, A-93/54 and A / 1750/93/98	more pictures

• Formerly: Cyprzanów (Janowitz), Krowiarki (Prussian Krawarn), Kuźnia Raciborska (Ratiborhammer), Lubowitz , Markowice ( Markowice ) - district of Racibórz (Ratibor), Ostróg (Ostrog) - district of Racibórz (Ratibor) (converted to Herzoglich Zawada in 1868 ), Pawłów (Pawlau), Rudnik , Rudyszwałd (Ruderswald), Sławików (Slawikau), Zabełków (Zabelkau) (moved by Slawikau in 1850, burned down in 1976), Zawada Książęca (Ducal Zawada) (burned down in 1992)

Rybnik

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Rybnik , OT Ligota - Ligocka Kuźnia , ul.Wolna 125 ( Location )	Laurentius Church in Ligocka Kuźnia	In 1975 moved from Boguszowice Stare (Boguschowitz) to Ligocka Kuźnia, see SAD no. 47	641368, A / 556/67 and A / 559/66	more pictures
Rybnik, OT Wielopole , ul.Górna ( Location )	Katharinenkirche in Rybnik	1534, see SAD no. 48	641398, A / 560/66	more pictures

Powiat Rybnicki (Rybnik District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bełk (Belk), Kościelna Street ( Location )	Church of St. Maria Magdalena in Bełk	erected in 1753, see SAD no. 73	641145, A / 558/66	more pictures
Jankowice Rybnickie (Royal Jankowitz), ul.Rybnicka 34 ( Location )	Corpus Christi Church in Jankowice Rybnickie	erected in 1674, see SAD no. 13	641318, 558/57 and 562/66	more pictures
Palowice (Pallowitz), OT from Czerwionka-Leszczyny , ul.Woszczycka 17a ( Location )	Trinity Church in Palowice	erected in 1606, see SAD no. 34	641292, A / 563/66	more pictures

• Formerly: Leszczyny (Leschczin) - district of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Lyski (Lissek), Raszczyce (Raschütz), Świerklany Dolne (Nieder Schwirklau) (burned down in 1928)

Powiat Tarnogórski (Tarnowitz district)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Księży Las (Xiondslas), ul.Wiejska ( Location )	Archangel Michael Church in Księży Las (Herzogshain)	erected in 1494, see SAD no. 20th	641625, A / 483/56	more pictures
Miasteczko Śląskie (Georgenberg), ul.Dworcowa ( Location )	Church of the Assumption in Miasteczko Śląskie	erected in 1666, see SAD no. 26th	641521, A / 605/66	more pictures
Szałsza (Schalscha), ul.Koscielna ( Location )	Church of the Nativity in Szałsza	erected in 1794, see SAD no. 56	641633, A / 496/56 and A / 282/60	more pictures

• Formerly: Karchowice (Karchowitz), Wieszowa (Wieschowa), Ziemięcice (Ziemintzitz)

Powiat Wodzisławski (Loslau District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Gołkowice (Golkowice), ul. 1 Maja ( Location )	Anne's Church in Gołkowice	Boarded half-timbered church, built in 1878, see SAD no. 91	641679, 759/66	more pictures
Lubomia (Lubom), ul.Polnej / św. Jana Nepomucena 8 ( Location )	Nepomuk Chapel in Lubomia	built around 1700, see SAD no. 23	641693, 557/57 and 739/66	more pictures
Łaziska (Lazisk), ul.Powstańców Śląskich 124 ( Location )	All Saints Church in Łaziska	erected in 1467, see SAD no. 24	641681, 732/66	more pictures

• Formerly: Godów (Godow), Gorzyce (Groß Gorschütz) (moved to Pilchowitz and later removed), Jedłownik (Jedlownik) in Wodzisław Śląski (Loslau) (now in Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb)), church in Lubomia (Lubom ), Marklowice (Marklowitz), Mszana (Mschanna), Połomia (Pohlom), Rogów (Rogau), Rydułtowy (Rydultau), Skrzyszów (Skrzischow), Syrynia (Syrin) (moved to Kattowitz), Nieboczowy (to Chorzów).

Zabrze (Hindenburg)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Zabrze (Hindenburg), OT Zaborze , ul.Wolności 504 ( Location )	St. Hedwig Church in Zabrze	Church of St. Hedwig of Silesia in OT Zaborze, built 1928–1929 based on a design by Karol Kuttentodt in the shape of a dodecagon with four towers, see SAD no. 64	765089, A / 225/08	more pictures
Zabrze, OT Mikulczyce (Mikultschütz), ul.Brygadzistów 4 ( Location )	Evangelical Church in Zabrze-Mikulczyce	built in 1937 in the OT Mikulczyce (Mikultschütz), see SAD no. 65	A / 378/12	more pictures

Others in the Silesian Voivodeship

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bieruń Stary (Old Berun), ul. Krakowska 39, in the Bieruńsko-Lędziński powiat ( Location )	St. Valentine's Church in Bieruń	erected in the 17th century, see SAD no. 89	638383, A / 674/66	more pictures
Katowice , Kościuszko Park in Brynów District, ul.Kosciuszki 112 ( Location )	Archangel Michael Church and bell tower	Erected in 1510, moved from Syrynia (Syrin) in the powiat Wodzisławski to Katowice in 1938 , see SAD no. 17th	640186 and 640187, A / 1179/71	more pictures

Opole Voivodeship

Powiat Kędzierzyńsko-Kozielski (Kandrzin-Cosel District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bryksy (St. Brixen) near Gościęcin (Kostenthal) ( Location )	Brixiuskirche in Bryksy	erected in 1661
Przewos ( Location )	Thaddäuskirche in Przewos	erected in 1559

• Formerly: Gieraltowitz , Groß Neukirch , Grzendzin , Karchów (Karchwitz), Krzanowitz (see Langlieben ), Lenschütz , Lohnau , Oderwalde

Powiat Kluczborski (Kreuzburg district, OS)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bąków (Bankau) ( Location )	St. Mary's Church in Bąków	built around 1500
Biskupice (Bischdorf) ( Coordinates are missing! Help me. )	St. John's Church in Biskupice	Erected in 1626, tower in 1777
Brzezinki (Bresinke) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Brzezinki
Gierałcice (Jeroltschütz), OT from Wołczyn (Konstadt) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Gierałcice	erected in 1694
Gołkowice (Golkowitz) ( Coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Anne's Church in Gołkowice	erected in 1766/67, see SAD no. 91
Gross Lassowitz ( Location )	All Saints Church in Groß Lassowitz	erected in 1599
Jakubowice (Jakobsdorf) ( Location )	Mother of God Church in Jakubowice	erected in 1585
Little Lassowitz ( Location )	Marienkirche in Klein Lassowitz	erected in 1688
Komorzno (Reinersdorf) ( Location )	Sacred Heart Church in Komorzno	erected in 1753
Kochanowitz ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Kotschanowitz
Krzywiczyny (Schönfeld) ( Location )	Trinity Church in Krzywiczyny	erected in 1623
Laskowitz ( Location )	Laurentiuskirche in Laskowitz	erected in 1686
Ligota Górna (Upper Ellguth) ( Coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Schrotholzkirche (cemetery chapel) in Ligota Górna	erected in 1787
Maciejów (Matzdorf) ( Location )	Church of Christ the King in Maciejów	built in the 16th century
Miechowa (Omechau) ( Location )	Hyacinth Church in Miechowa	erected in 1529
Nasal (wet needle) ( Coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Laurentius Church in Nasale	Erected in 1730, relocated by Seichwitz in 1939, burned down in 2010
Proślice (Proschlitz) ( Location )	Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Proślice	erected in 1580
Rożnów (roses) ( Location )	Peter and Paul Church in Rożnów	erected in 1788
Świniary Wielkie (Groß Blumenau) ( Location )	Bartholomew's Church in Świniary Wielkie	erected in 1762
Wendrin ( Location )	Johanneskirche in Wendrin	built in the 17th century
Wierzbica Dolna (German Würbitz) ( Location )	Cross church in Wierzbica Dolna	erected in 1688

• Formerly: Biadacz (Ludwigsdorf), Kostów (Kostau) (in Mallnie since 1977 ), Krzywizna (Schönwald), Kuniów (Kuhnau), Polanowice (Polanowitz), Roszkowice (Roschkowitz) (burnt down in 1847), Smardy Górne (Ober Schmardt), Wołczyn (Konstadt)
• Other wooden churches: Half-timbered church in Wierzbica Górna (Würbitz)

Powiat Oleski (Rosenberg OS district)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bischdorf ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche St. Hedwig in Bischdorf	erected in 1718
Borki Wielkie (Groß Borek) ( Location )	St. Martin's cemetery church in Borki Wielkie	built in the 17th century
Boroszów (Boroschau) ( Location )	Magdalen Church in Boroszów	erected in 1679
Gorzów Śląski (Landsberg OS), OT Goła (Gohle) ( Location )	Nikolaikirche in Goła	erected in 17./18. Century
Grodzisko (Grötsch) ( Location )	Rochus Church in Grodzisko	erected in 1710
Hello ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche St. Valentin in Guttentag	built in the 17th century
Jamy (jamm) ( Location )	Margaret Church in Jamy	erected in 1792
Kozłowice (Koselwitz), OT from Gorzów Śląski ( Location )	St. John's Church in Kozłowice	erected in the 16./17. Century
Olesno (Rosenberg) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche St. Anna in Olesno	erected in 1518
Racket ( Location )	Kreuzkirche in Radau	built in the 18th century
Sowczyce (Schoffschütz) ( Location )	Anthony's Church in Sowczyce	Erected in the 17th century, moved from Łomnica (Lomnitz)
Stare Olesno (Alt-Rosenberg) ( Location )	Magdalen Church in Stare Olesno	erected in 1680
Uszyce (Uschütz), OT from Gorzów Śląski ( Location )	St. Mary's Church in Uszyce	erected in 1517
Wachów (Wachow), OT from Olesno ( Location )	Laurentius Church in Wachów	built in 1706

• Formerly: Bodzanowice (Botzanowitz) (moved to Ciasna / Cziasnau in 1934 , burned down in 1985), Budzów (Busow), Gorzów Śląski (Landsberg), Kostellitz (moved to Gwoździany / Gwosdzian in 1976 ), Łomnica (Lomnica) (moved to Schoff Sowczyütz) ), Zembowitz (today in Gliwice / Gleiwitz), Zdziechowice (Seichwitz) (moved to Nassadel in 1939 , burned down in 2010)

Powiat Opolski (Opole District)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Bierdzan ( Location )	Hedwig's Church in Bierdzan	erected in 1711
Bierkowice (Birkowitz) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Bierkowice	erected in 1613
Czarnowanz ( Location )	Annakirche in Czarnowanz	erected 1687–1688
Groß Döbern ( Location )	Rochus Church in Groß Döbern	erected in 1658
Kollanowitz ( Location )	Barbarakirche in Kollanowitz	erected in 1678
Ochotz ( Location )	Martinskirche in Ochotz	built in 1702
Popielów (Old Poppelau) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Popielów	erected in 1654
Sakrau-Turawa ( Location )	Peter and Paul Church in Sakrau-Turawa	erected in 1759

• Formerly: Brinnitz , Chrosczütz , Comprachtschütz (now in Ochotz), Ellguth Proskau , Fałkowice (Falkowitz), Karczów (Schönwitz), Kobylno (Kobyllno), Ligota Turawska (Ellguth Turawa) (burnt down in 1945), Lugnian , Narok (Norok), Nowa Jamka (German Jamke) (removed in 1842), Polish Neudorf , Rogi (Rogau) (since 1996 in the museum of the Opole village ), Skarbiszów (Karbischau), Tłustoręby (Kirchberg)

Powiat Strzelecki (Groß Strehlitz district)

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Cold water ( Location )	Magdalenenkirche in Kaltwasser	erected in 1748
Klutschau ( Location )	Elisabeth Church in Klutschau	erected in 1748
Olschowa ( Location )	Maria-Schnee-Kirche in Olschowa	erected in 1748
Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz) ( Location )	Barbara Church in Strzelce Opolskie	erected in 1683
Szczepanek (Stephanshain) ( Location )	Schrotholzkirche in Szczepanek	In 1960, transferred from Polish Neudorf ( Polska Nowa Wieś ) to Szczepanek

Others in Opole Voivodeship

location	object	description	NID no.	image
Baborów (Bauerwitz) in the powiat Głubczycki (Leobschütz district) ( Location )	Joseph's Church in Baborów	erected in 1700
Mallnie in Powiat Krapkowicki (Krappitz district) ( Coordinates are missing! Help me. )	Schrotholzkirche in Mallnie
Repsch in the Powiat Prudnicki (Neustadt OS district) ( Location )	Jakobskirche in Repsch	erected in 1751

• Formerly: shot wooden church of St. Andrew in Alt Zabrze , Bielszowice (Bielschowitz) in Ruda Slaska (Ruda), Biskupice (Biskupitz) in Zabrze , Bogucice (Bogutschütz) in Katowice , Bojszowy (Boischow) in bieruń-lędziny county, Laurentius Church in Bytom ( Beuthen) (moved by Mikultschütz in 1901 , burned down in 1982), Margarethenkirche in Bytom (Beuthen) (demolished in the 19th century), Bzie (Goldmannsdorf) - district of Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb), Dobrau in the Krapkowicki powiat , Dziećkowice ( Dzietzkowitz) - district of Myslowitz, Froebel in prudnik county, Jarnołtówek (Arnold village) in Nysa County, Kobeřice (Köber joke) in hlučín region in the Czech Republic, Ornontowice (Ornontowitz) in mikołów county, Raków (Rakau) in głubczyce county, Tarnowskie Góry (Tarnowitz)

See also

• List of scrap wood churches in Lower Silesia
• List of scrap wood churches in Austrian Silesia
• List of wooden churches in Slovakia
• Wooden churches in southern Lesser Poland

literature

• Wolfgang Halfar: The Upper Silesian scrap wood churches - a contribution to timber construction in Silesia . Delp-Verlag, Munich 1990, 160 pages, ISBN 3-7689-0181-5 .

Web links

• Holzkirchen in Upper Silesia (Engl.)
• Wooden churches in Opole Silesia (Eng.)
• List of the scrap wood churches in Upper Silesia 1871 with photo gallery
• Schrotholzkirchen in Upper Silesia (German, Polish)
• Illustrated weekly supplement of the Schlesische Zeitung, 1926, No. 20 - "Oberschlesische Holzkirchen" on page 3/5 (digital library of the University of Breslau )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Szlak Architektury Drzewnianej - Wooden Architecture Route (accessed on March 11, 2019)

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