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Church of Saints Philip and James in Sękowa

Sękowa, 38-307 Sękowa, powiat gorlicki, woj. małopolskie

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Church of Saints Philip and James the Apostles in Sękowa

A wooden Gothic church from the 16th century, one of the most picturesque monuments of wooden sacral architecture in Poland, surrounded by wide arcaded galleries (soboty). Inscribed on the UNESCO List in 2003.

Status

  • UNESCO inscription: 2003 (Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland)
  • Log construction

Practical information

Scope

  • Characteristic soboty (arcaded galleries) around the church
  • A frequent subject of paintings by artists (including Wyspiański and Mehoffer)

Getting there

Sękowa near Gorlice, in the Low Beskids.

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drewniane_ko%C5%9Bcio%C5%82y_po%C5%82udniowej_Ma%C5%82opolski ; https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1053