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Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Rajsk

Rajsk, gmina Bielsk Podlaski, powiat bielski, woj. podlaskie

  • Monuments & Culture
  • Orthodox Churches / Wooden Sacral Architecture

Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Rajsk

A wooden Orthodox church in Rajsk. The present church was relocated in the late 1960s from Poturzyn (Lublin Province), where it had been built in 1912; it was placed on a hill on the site of a former masonry church demolished in 1942.

Architecture

A wooden church built on a Greek cross plan, with a tower and a dome, in the style of 19th-century Chełm Orthodox churches.

Practical information

Scope

  • Active Orthodox church

Surroundings

In Rajsk there is a monument and a mass grave of residents murdered in 1942, as well as a National Remembrance Chamber.

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód
  • Pieszo
  • Rower

Source: https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/rajsk-cerkiew-greckokatolicka-prawoslawna-parafialna-pw-swsw-; https://bialystoksubiektywnie.com/blog/2018/01/12/drewniane-cerkwie-na-podlasiu-czesc-2/