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Wooden churches of Southern Lesser Poland
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How it came to be
Many wooden churches survive in the foothills of the Carpathians in Lesser Poland, in the south of the country. Six of them form the World Heritage site: Binarowa, Blizne, Dębno, Haczów, Lipnica Murowana and Sękowa.
All are built of logs laid horizontally, a technique common in northern and eastern Europe since the Middle Ages. Noble families paid for them as marks of prestige, and they served as an alternative to the stone churches of the towns.
A tall shingled roof covers each rectangular nave and the narrower chancel to the east; towers at the west end and arcades called soboty were added later. Inside, polychrome painting covers the walls, and the churches are still used for festivals and services. They were inscribed in 2003.
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