Route of wooden churches

In the village of Horodnic de Jos, a settlement near Rădăuți, the larch wood church dedicated to the Feast of the Cross was built in 1717, recognized as the oldest church in the area and the sixth oldest in Moldova. In the same year, in May, the little church was consecrated, and the villagers entered it for the first time to offer prayers to God. Today, the small Orthodox church, considered a masterpiece of Bucovina craftsmen, is testimony to their patience and undying faith.The church has ne

Located in a picturesque natural setting, dominated by the slopes of the Lotrului Valley, the Vâlcea commune of Malaia is a place worth visiting! Here is the wooden Church dedicated to "Saint Nicholas and the Saint Paraskeva", a wonderful testimony of the flourishing wooden civilization in Oltenia.The church dates from the beginning of the 19th century and is the foundation of one of the sons of the village of Malaia, bishop Iosif Argeșiu.The construction has some interesting elements, such a

Although small, built of wood, they are true works of sacred art. Christian communities in villages and fairs were established around them, as well as monastic settlements. In their mysterious atmosphere, the spirit of our rural communities was born and sheltered. At Margine, the church is the Centre. It is dedicated to the “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” and it was built around 1700, being considered the oldest monument of this kind in Bihor County. You can see her from afar. Its slender

The church dedicated to Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr, the Myroblyte, was built in 1777 in Patrăuți, Ukraine. Until 1912, the church served as a parish church in Pătrăuți and then a cemetery chapel, because a new, much more imposing wall church had been built. The documents show that in 1912, with the support of Archbishop Vladimir and the parishioners, the church was dismantled and rebuilt at the entrance of the Siret River in Candești, because the Ukrainian parishioners here did not have a

In the particularly picturesque land, which stretches at the foot of the Mehedinți mountains, you will find the wooden church "Holy Voivodes" of the village of Isverna. Pisanie mentions the year of construction 1836, the main founder being Mihuță Sbârnă from Seliștea Isvernei, being urged by his daughter, named Sara, married to the priest Dumitrașcu from Cloșani. The construction has the shape of a ship, without a spire, the roof being covered with shingles.The special value of the church is g

You'll find it in the heart of Lăpuș Land. With its impressive spire, reaching up towards the sky, giving you a sense of grandeur, the "Saint Archangels" Wooden Church in Rogoz has surpassed 350 years of existence. It was built in 1663 from elm wood, replacing an older church that was set on fire by the Tatars two years prior.Today, we stand before an exceptional architectural monument, a true "wooden cathedral," where Western Gothic naïveté harmoniously intertwines with traditional Romanian

You feel that you have reached a corner of heaven when you first see it, after walking the path that climbs up the steps, in the shadow of old and towering fir trees. The “Saint John the Baptist” wooden church in Bărbălătești was built in 1800 and has passed the test of time. Today, it greets you with red geraniums in the porch, bringing joy and comfort to all who cross its threshold.Placed on a foundation of river boulders, the church has the shape of a ship. According to the inscription, the

Are you drawn to lesser-known and less-visited places? Are you ready to discover a hidden wooden gem nestled among the valleys of Moldova? Then you must visit the village of Colacu in the Fundul Moldovei commune.The village is named after the shape of the river that flows through the mountain rock, and legend has it that it was founded by a family expelled from the neighboring village, suspected of plague.Somehow, around 1800, a beautiful wooden church was built here, dedicated to Saint Nich

In the beginning, the village had a small church made of rammed earth and wattle, located outside the settlement. It was called the Deserted Church. Legend has it that the villagers hid Filimon Gligor, a Romanian fugitive from the Austro-Hungarian army, in it. They brought him water, food, and the necessities. Grateful for the help he received, before leaving to join Horea's Uprising, he donated a hundred gold florins to the villagers of Tilecuș to build a new church.Thus, in 1783, in the cent