Wooden <em>Tserkvas</em> of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine

Overview

Situated in the eastern fringe of Central Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of sixteen tserkvas (churches). They were 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. The tserkvas are built on a tri-partite plan surmounted by open quadrilateral or octagonal domes and cupolas. Integral to tserkvas are iconostasis screens, interior polychrome decorations, and other historic furnishings. Important elements of some tserkvas include wooden bell towers, churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards.

Selection Criteria

(iii)(iv)

Components(16 locations)

• •Drohobych-Tserkva of Saint George\t1424-003
• •Radruż-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva1424-010
• •Kwiatoń-Tserkva of Saint Paraskeva1424-004
• •Zhovkva-Tserkva of the Holy Trinity1424-016
• •Yasynia-Tserkva of Our Lord’s Ascension1424-015
• •Owczary-Tserkva of Our Lady’s Protection1424-007
• •Smolnik-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel1424-012
• •Turzańsk-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel1424-013
• •Rohatyn-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit1424-011
• •Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit1424-008
• •Brunary Wyżne-Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel1424-001
• •Uzhok-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael1424-014
• •Powroźnik-Tserkva of Saint James the Less, the Apostle1424-009
• •Matkiv-Tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary1424-005
• •Chotyniec-Tserkva of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary1424-002
• •Nyzhniy Verbizh-Tserkva of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary1424-006

Details

Countries

Poland, Ukraine

ISO Codes

PL, UA

Area

7.03 ha

Transboundary

Yes

Coordinates

49.5339, 21.0322