The Roman Catholic wooden church of St. Francis of Assisi, made of red spruce, was built at the end of the 15th century in the Gothic style. It is situated on a small elevation in the centre of the village of Hervartov. Since 2008 it has been included in the list of UNESCO monuments. It is the oldest and one of the best preserved wooden churches in Slovakia. The church is enclosed by a stone wall with pilasters, which gives visitors the impression of a small fortress. The sacral building consists of a polygonal sanctuary, a nave, a sacristy and an undercroft, which has been modified to create a granary. The church also includes a bell tower. Since 1968 the wooden church in Hervartov has been a national cultural monument. Together with other wooden churches of the Carpathian Arch, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008.
Unesco: Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
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Date: April 27
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