Church of the Archangel Michael, Uzhok

Uzhok-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael
UNESCO World Heritage site
Location Uzhok, Velykyi Bereznyi Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Part of Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Criteria Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference 1424-014
Inscription 2013 (37th Session)
Area 0.12 ha (0.30 acres)
Buffer zone 1.81 ha (4.5 acres)
Coordinates 48°59′1.54″N 22°51′15.61″E / 48.9837611°N 22.8543361°E / 48.9837611; 22.8543361Coordinates: 48°59′1.54″N 22°51′15.61″E / 48.9837611°N 22.8543361°E / 48.9837611; 22.8543361
Location of Church of the Archangel Michael, Uzhok in Zakarpattia Oblast
Church of the Archangel Michael, Uzhok (Ukraine)

Wooden St. Michael Church was built in suburb of Uzhok, Ukraine in 1745. The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.

On June 21, 2013 on the 37th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Cambodja the Holy Trinity Church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List among 16 wooden tserkvas of Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Карпатські церкви стали спадщиною ЮНЕСКО // Українська правда / Історична правда. - Неділя, 23 червня 2013
  2. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424
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