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1. Krosno - Brzozow area

Trail lenght : 134km

Krosno, Church of St. Adalbert
A legend says the church was builton the spot where St Adalbert once had taken a rest while travelling or he had delivered a sermon. Erected in the mid-15th century, the temple was thoroughly reconstructed in 1902. Its interior feautres a triptych altar and valuable 15-16th century sculptures.

Bonarowka, Greek Catholic tserkov and the Most Holy Mother of God Pokrov
The 17th century temple was thoroughly altered in 1841. Valuable artefacts include the 17th century tserkov sculpture of Christ Risen from the Dead, and polychromes in the interior. Today a Roman Catholic church

wooden church, lutcza, poland

Lutcza, Church of the Assumption B.V.M.
Built in the 2nd half of the 15th century and expanded half a century later. The most notable in the church interor are the main altar, two side shrines and the Baroque pulpit.

wooden church, golcowa, poland

Golcowa, Church of St. Barbara and of Nativity
From the 2nd half of the 15th century. Traces of that time include a stone baptismal font. Valuable furnishings, baroque crucifix, altar and pulpit from 1600s. On the walls, 19th century polychromes.

Domaradz, Church of St. Nicolas
One of the oldes Polish wooden churches from 1485. Despite several reconstructions, the building retains its Gothic stlye. Its interior features late Gothic baptismal font, Baroque pulpit, side altars from 17th century and polychromse from 1887.

Jaienica Rosielna, Church of Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary
Built in 1770, it is the three-nave church with rich, mainly late 18th centruy, rococo furnishings. Ornaments include a 19th century illusionist wall painting. One of very few wooden twin tower churches.

Blizne, All Saints Church
One of the most valuable Medieval monuments of sacred architecture in Poland, on UNESCO list since 2003. Built in the mid 15th century, it features beautiful polychromes, constituing a so-called "Book of the Poor", a worshipped late-Gothic sculpture of Madonna, altars, baptismal font and a pulpit from 1604 which all add to the unique atmosphere of the place.

Humniska, Church of St Stanislaus the Bishop
Built in the 15 th century, it was renovated many times in the following ages. The interior furnishings mainly from the 17th 18th centuries. The church is an example a unique spatial desing

Jablonka, Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa
An exceptional landmark along the trail not only beacuse of its age. The building, modelled on churches in Podhale, represents the so-called national style in wooden architecture of the interwar period.

Dydnia, Historic rectory
Built in 1917, smilarly to the church in Jablonka in the style of Podhale

Jacmierz, Church of the Assumption
Erected in the mid 17th century. The church interior was expanded and altered 100 years later after a fire. It is a twin tower church. Inside rich furnishing and ornaments. The small town arrangement of wooden buildings in Jacmierz is also worthy of notice.

Trzesniow, Larch wood mansion
Built in the 1st half of the 19th century. The log mansion features three porches and shingled roof. Today a private property.

wooden church, haczow, poland

Haczow, Church of the Assumption and of Archangel Michael
Included on the UNESCO list, like the church in Blizne. Built presumable at the turn of the 1460s. The Gothic Pieta, particularly worshipped here, comes from ca. 1400 a polychrome from 1494 and the 2nd half of the 19th century. The temple ranks among the oldes and largest Gothic wooden churches of log construction in Europe.

Targowiska, Church of St Margaret
Erected in 1736-1740, it was reconstructed in the following centuries. Notable elemenets of the chruch interior include a late Baroque main altar, sculptures, 18th and 19th century paintings and a polychrome from 1897.

Rymanow Zdroj, Complex of spa buildings
The Rymanow Zdroj spa resort has existed since the mid-1800s. The Histroical facilities were modelled on the swiss style, fashionable at the time. The especially noteworthy landmarks include villas and guest houses from the 1880s and 90s.

Krolik Polski, Church of Navity and St. Wenceslaus
Erected in 1754 with building materials from an older temple. The interior furnishings mainly from the 18th cenutry (altars, baptismal font and organ font)

Balucianka, Greek Catholic tserkov of Dormition of the Holy Mother of God
Lemko people's tserkov presumably from the 17th century, reconstructed in the 1900s. The most valuable furnishings today are held in the Sanok Museum of Folk Architecture.

Klimkowka, Church of Archangel Michalel
Built in 1854. The most valuable features include the late Gothic paintings of Mother Mary with Baby Jesus from the 1st half of the 16th century. The church walls and ceiling are ornamented with an Art Nouveau polychrome from 1906.

Iwonicz Zdroj, Complex of spa buildings
One of the oldest spa resorts in Poland is famous for its unique architecture. The town features over 20 buildigns from the 19th and early 20th century, including the most noteworthy Old Baths, Spa House, Old Palace and Bazaar Villa as well as spa hotels and villas in Swiss style.

Iwonicz Zdroj, Church of St Ivo and MOther Mary Healft of the Sick
The wooden church with neo-Gothic features, was built in 1895. This is the only remaining wooden frame church in Podkarpacie region.

Iwonicz, All Saints Church
Built in the 2nd half of the 15th century, it was reconstructed in the late 1800s, and the interior furnishings and polychromes date mostly from that time. The chancel holds traces of polychromes from the turn of the 16th century.

Rogi, St. Bartholomew's Church
The temple from 1600, reconstructed in the late 19th century. The interior furnishings from the 17th - 18th century include the especially noteworthy pulpit in the shape of pomegranate. On the walls and ceiling - a 19th and 20th century polychrome.

Wietrzno, Church of Archangel Michael
Erected in 1752, its interior features polychrome oranments and mostly late Baroque furnishings.

Wrocanka, All Saints Church
The wooden adn brick temple with shingled roof was built in 1770 and expanded in 1886. Its interior features 18th century altars, organ front and walls embellished with a polychrome.