Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine are a group of wooden Orthodox (and some Eastern Catholic) churches 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]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Kwiatoń, Lemko Greek Catholic church | |
| 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) |
| Coordinates | 49°32′2″N 21°1′56″E |
  Location of Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine in Europe | |
Inscribed Tserkvas
Poland:
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Ukraine:
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See also
References
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2014. United Nations.
| Cultural |  Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine | |
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| Natural | ||
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