The most beautiful wooden churches in Slovakia
Exceptional all-wood sacral buildings scattered throughout Slovakia
A monumental work of folk architecture are wooden churches, unfortunately only rarely preserved in their original place. They are proof of the ingenious technical skill of folk builders, who were able to build them without the use of metal elements. Above all, however, they are proof of the strong religious sentiment of the local people. In June 2008, eight wooden churches and one bell tower were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Hervartov - Church of St. Francis of Assisi
The oldest wooden church in Slovakia
The oldest and best-preserved wooden church in Slovakia dating from the 15th century is listed as a UNESCO… continue reading
Ladomirová
Church of St. Michael the Archangel
The wooden church with three turrets built without a single nail in 1742 in the village Ladomirová 6 km from… continue reading
Bodružal - wooden church of St. Nicholas
The oldest Greek Catholic church in Slovakia
The Church of St. Nicholas (Church of St. Nicholas) is a wooden Greek Catholic church in the village Bodružal… continue reading
Uličské Krivé
The wooden temple of the Holy Archangel Michael
The church was built in 1778 and boasts a very beautiful iconographic decoration. It is a national cultural… continue reading
Rusky Potok
Wooden orthodox church of st. Michael the Archangel
The first written mention of the village Ruský Potok is from 1635. In the village there is a wooden Orthodox… continue reading
Poplar
Wooden temple and old jewish cemetery
The small village in Poloniny boasts a wooden Greek Catholic church of St. Michael the Archangel and an old… continue reading
Barren
Wooden church from 1745
Jalová is a village at the foot of the Bukovské Hills in the Poloniny National Park near the Starina… continue reading
Russian Bystra
Wooden church inscribed on the UNESCO list
On the hill above the village of Ruská Bystrá is the easternmost Slovak church of all eight, which have been… continue reading
Hronsek
All-wood church and bell tower inscribed on the UNESCO list
A wooden articular church with a free-standing bell tower from 1726 has been built in the village of Hronsek,… continue reading
Kežmarok - wooden church of the Holy Trinity
A gem inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
This evangelical wooden articular church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008. This is due… continue reading
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