Visit Wooden Tserkvas of Carpathian Region, Poland & Ukraine (UNESCO Sites)

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Wooden Tserkvas of Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine are a group of wooden Eastern Catholic / Orthodox churches located in Poland and Ukraine which were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. The oldest wooden tserkvas in Polish and Ukrainian Carpathians were built in 16th century. These temples are examples of the wooden tserkva architecture of their time. Specifically the forming of the roofing of the nave - using a square-based false domes built in horizontal log construction technique, strengthened with wooden binding joists. Poland Tserkva of St. Michael the Archangel, Brunary Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chotyniec Tserkva of St. Paraskevia, Kwiatoń Virgin Mary's Care Tserkva, Owczary St. James the Less Tserkva, Powroźnik Tserkva of St. Paraskevia, Radruż St. Michael the Archangel Tserkva, Smolnik St. Michael the Archangel Tserkva, Turzańsk Ukraine Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Potelych Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva St. George's Church, Drohobych St. Dmytro's Church, Matkiv Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Rohatyn The Church of the Nativity of B.V.M., Nyzhniy Verbizh The Church of St. Archangel Mykhailo, Uzhok The Church of Ascension of Our Lord, Yasynia

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