Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska

World Heritage

Poland

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The wooden churches of southern Małopolska are outstanding examples of different aspects of the medieval church building tradition within Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique that had been common in Eastern and Northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became a status symbol. They provided an alternative to stone buildings in urban centres.

# Wooden church

# Roman Catholic

# Medieval church architecture

# Horizontal log technology

# Noble family

# Status symbol

Assumption of Holy Mary, Haczów, Poland the oldest wooden gothic temple in Europe, 1388

Locations of the UNESCO inscribed wooden churches in Poland

Old church in Sękowa

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Lachowice, 1789-1791

St. Leonard Church in Lipnica Murowana, late 15th century

Interior of the St. Michael the Archangel Church in Binarowa

Locations of the UNESCO inscribed wooden churches in Poland

St. Michael the Archangel Church in Binarowa from circa 1500

Assumption of Holy Mary, Haczów, Poland; the oldest wooden gothic temple in Europe, 1388

Church of All Saints in Blizne, east of Jasienica Rosielna

Church of St. Phillip and St. Jacob in Sękowa, from 1520

St. Michael the Archangel Church in Dębno from 15th century

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Information extracted from Wikidata

official website	http://szlak.wrotamalopolski.pl/
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Binarowa%20wnetrze.jpg
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/S%C4%99kowa%2C%20ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82%20pw.%20%C5%9Bw.%20Filipa%20i%20Jakuba%20%281%29.jpg
instance of	architectural ensemble
located in the administrative territorial entity	Lesser Poland Voivodeship
executive body	Wooden churches in Poland
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0bgk39
Commons category	Wooden churches in Poland
has part	economy of Sudan
has part	Saints Philip and James Church, Sękowa
has part	Park Point
coordinate location	Point(21.186051 49.630591)

start time	2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	الكنائس الخشبية في جنوب بولندا الصغيرة
official name	Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
official name	Iglesias de madera del sur de Małopolska
official name	Églises en bois du sud de Małopolska
official name	マーウォポルスカ南部の木造教会群
official name	Houten kerken van zuidelijk Klein Polen
official name	Деревянные церкви на юге Малой Польши
official name	南部小波兰木制教堂