First published: 21/01/14.

John Booth

Wooden Tserkvas Of The Carpathian Region

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region (Inscribed)

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region by john booth

In October I visited 5 of the wooden Tserkvas in Poland:

Radruz : reached by bus from Jaroslaw and Zamosc changing at Lubaczow. This church was open for visits. The altar screen was elaborately decorated.

Chotyniec : reached by bus from Jaroslaw. A very dusty, noisy village with fleets of trucks roaring through. The wooden church was hidden in trees behind a newer one but was closed. It hat an unusual external balcony.

Brunary : reached by bus from Krosno, changing at Gorlice. Closed at the time of my visit.

Powroznik : reached by bus or train from Krakow, changing at Nowy Sacz. Closed at the time of my visit.

Smolnik (pictured) : reached by bus from Krosno, changing at Sanok. Located in the Bieczczady, a scenic part of the Carpathian mountains, with the church sited on a hill overlooking the village. Closed at the time of my visit, but a grille door allowed the interior to be viewed.

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