Images of wooden architecture in north-east Slovakia and south-east Poland. Hover over a picture to see its caption and click on it to enlarge it.
Goral architecture in the village of Zdiar (Slovakia)
The vernacular architecture of the Goral people, the Highlanders who inhabit villages in and around the Tatra region, profoundly influenced Stanislaw Witkiewicz as he developed his ideas in the 1890s for the distinctly Polish architecture which found expression in styl zakopianski (Zakopane style). This cottage is in the village of Zdiar (photo © hidden europe).
Goral architecture in the village of Zdiar (Slovakia)
The vernacular architecture of the Goral people, the Highlanders who inhabit villages in and around the Tatra region, profoundly influenced Stanislaw Witkiewicz as he developed his ideas in the 1890s for the distinctly Polish architecture which found expression in styl zakopianski (Zakopane style). This cottage is in the village of Zdiar (photo © hidden europe).
Chapel at Jaszczurówka
This roadside chapel at Jaszczurówka, just east of Zakopane, was built between 1904 and 1907 to a design by Stanislaw Witkiewicz. It is a very fine example of the ornate styl zakopianski (Zakopane style) (image © hidden europe).
Chapel at Jaszczurówka
This roadside chapel at Jaszczurówka, just east of Zakopane, was built between 1904 and 1907 to a design by Stanislaw Witkiewicz. It is a very fine example of the ornate styl zakopianski (Zakopane style) (image © hidden europe).
Cemetery chapel at Tatranská Javorina (Slovakia)
Located just east of the High Tatras, the Slovakian village of Tatranská Javorina is just a stone's throw from Zakopane, but its early 20th century wooden architecture is altogether simpler in style than that found in the Polish resort. This image shows a simple cemetery chapel which mimics the style of the main church (built in 1902), a picture of which appears on page 4 of hidden europe 43 (image © hidden europe).
Cemetery chapel at Tatranská Javorina (Slovakia)
Located just east of the High Tatras, the Slovakian village of Tatranská Javorina is just a stone's throw from Zakopane, but its early 20th century wooden architecture is altogether simpler in style than that found in the Polish resort. This image shows a simple cemetery chapel which mimics the style of the main church (built in 1902), a picture of which appears on page 4 of hidden europe 43 (image © hidden europe).
Wooden house, Goral style (Zdiar)
Another example of a wooden house in Goral style. This house is in the village of Zdiar (Slovakia) (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden house, Goral style (Zdiar)
Another example of a wooden house in Goral style. This house is in the village of Zdiar (Slovakia) (photo © hidden europe).
Cemetery at Zdiar, Slovakia
Cemetery at the Slovakian village of Zdiar - with the High Tatras in the background (photo © hidden europe).
Cemetery at Zdiar, Slovakia
Cemetery at the Slovakian village of Zdiar - with the High Tatras in the background (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele
This image appears on the front cover of hidden europe 43. It shows the Greek Catholic church at Bardejovské Kúpele in Slovakia. This church was first erected in Mikulásova in 1730 and only moved 200 years later to Bardejovské Kúpele. The ornamentation on the towers is unusually elaborate for this kind of Lemko-Rusyn design (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele
This image appears on the front cover of hidden europe 43. It shows the Greek Catholic church at Bardejovské Kúpele in Slovakia. This church was first erected in Mikulásova in 1730 and only moved 200 years later to Bardejovské Kúpele. The ornamentation on the towers is unusually elaborate for this kind of Lemko-Rusyn design (photo © hidden europe).
Iconostasis in wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele
Inside the Greek-Catholic wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele: the colourful iconostasis (photo © hidden europe).
Iconostasis in wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele
Inside the Greek-Catholic wooden church at Bardejovské Kúpele: the colourful iconostasis (photo © hidden europe).
Skanzen at Bardejovské Kúpele (Slovakia)
The benign beauty of wood is nicely captured in this ensemble at Bardejovské Kúpele (Slovakia) (photo © hidden europe).
Skanzen at Bardejovské Kúpele (Slovakia)
The benign beauty of wood is nicely captured in this ensemble at Bardejovské Kúpele (Slovakia) (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Hervartov
A striking late 15th-century Roman Catholic church at Hervartov in eastern Slovakia. The church is one of eight in eastern Slovakia which in 2008 were inscribed on UNESCO's List of World Heritage (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Hervartov
A striking late 15th-century Roman Catholic church at Hervartov in eastern Slovakia. The church is one of eight in eastern Slovakia which in 2008 were inscribed on UNESCO's List of World Heritage (photo © hidden europe).
Rural war cemetery at Ozenna (Poland)
A remote war cemetery in the Carpathians recalls the campaigns in late 1914 and early 1915 when the forces of Imperial Russia clashed with the army of Austria-Hungary. The design is by Slovakian architect Dusan Jurkovic who embedded elements of traditional Carpathian rural architecture in the wooden grave markers. We visited this cemetery on a rainy day in April 2014. It is located on a hillside near the village of Ozenna in Poland (photo © hidden europe).
Rural war cemetery at Ozenna (Poland)
A remote war cemetery in the Carpathians recalls the campaigns in late 1914 and early 1915 when the forces of Imperial Russia clashed with the army of Austria-Hungary. The design is by Slovakian architect Dusan Jurkovic who embedded elements of traditional Carpathian rural architecture in the wooden grave markers. We visited this cemetery on a rainy day in April 2014. It is located on a hillside near the village of Ozenna in Poland (photo © hidden europe).
War cemetery at Ozenna (Poland)
Detail of the remote war cemetery on a hillside near the village of Ozenna in Poland (photo © hidden europe).
War cemetery at Ozenna (Poland)
Detail of the remote war cemetery on a hillside near the village of Ozenna in Poland (photo © hidden europe).
War cemetery at Palota (Slovakia)
Detail from a war cemetery built to a design by Slovakian architect Dusan Jurkovic. This cemetery is located above the village of Palota in north-east Slovakia (photo © hidden europe).
War cemetery at Palota (Slovakia)
Detail from a war cemetery built to a design by Slovakian architect Dusan Jurkovic. This cemetery is located above the village of Palota in north-east Slovakia (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Ruská Bystrá
This early 18th century Greek-Catholic church at Ruská Bystrá, in the hill country of north-east Slovakia, is one of eight wooden churches in eastern Slovakia which are cited on UNESCO's World Heritage List (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Ruská Bystrá
This early 18th century Greek-Catholic church at Ruská Bystrá, in the hill country of north-east Slovakia, is one of eight wooden churches in eastern Slovakia which are cited on UNESCO's World Heritage List (photo © hidden europe).
Detail of iconostasis in the church at Ruská Bystrá
A detail from the iconostasis in the Greek-Catholic church at Ruská Bystrá in Slovakia. The Greek-Catholic tradition, which is still very common in the Carpathian region, uses eastern-style liturgy - although the Church is in fact in union with Rome. An Orthodox-style iconostasis is the norm (photo © hidden europe).
Detail of iconostasis in the church at Ruská Bystrá
A detail from the iconostasis in the Greek-Catholic church at Ruská Bystrá in Slovakia. The Greek-Catholic tradition, which is still very common in the Carpathian region, uses eastern-style liturgy - although the Church is in fact in union with Rome. An Orthodox-style iconostasis is the norm (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Radoszyce
The wooden church in the village of Radoszyce attests to changing religious pieties in this remote area of south-east Poland. It was built in 1868 and shows elements typical of Greek-Catholic design. Indeed, it served as a Greek-Catholic church until 1947 when, in Operation Vistula, the Lemko and Ukrainian population of the region was purged. Nowadays the church at Radoszyce serves the Roman Catholic faithful in this sparsely populated region (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Radoszyce
The wooden church in the village of Radoszyce attests to changing religious pieties in this remote area of south-east Poland. It was built in 1868 and shows elements typical of Greek-Catholic design. Indeed, it served as a Greek-Catholic church until 1947 when, in Operation Vistula, the Lemko and Ukrainian population of the region was purged. Nowadays the church at Radoszyce serves the Roman Catholic faithful in this sparsely populated region (photo © hidden europe).
Detail of wooden church at Wola Michova
The tradition of building wooden churches in the Carpathians is still cherished. This shows a detail from a new church in Wola Michova in the Bieszczady Mountains of south-east Poland. The church was consecrated in December 2010 (photo © hidden europe).
Detail of wooden church at Wola Michova
The tradition of building wooden churches in the Carpathians is still cherished. This shows a detail from a new church in Wola Michova in the Bieszczady Mountains of south-east Poland. The church was consecrated in December 2010 (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden Lemko-style church at Hunkovce (Slovakia)
A typical Lemko-style wooden Greek-Catholic church at Huncovce in north-east Slovakia. The community has long outgrown this late 18th-century church, and the Divine Liturgy is nowadays normally celebrated in a stone church built nearby about 80 years ago (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden Lemko-style church at Hunkovce (Slovakia)
A typical Lemko-style wooden Greek-Catholic church at Huncovce in north-east Slovakia. The community has long outgrown this late 18th-century church, and the Divine Liturgy is nowadays normally celebrated in a stone church built nearby about 80 years ago (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Bodruzal, Slovakia
The UNESCO-listed Greek-Catholic church at Bodruzal is in north-east Slovakia - very close to the Polish border. The church was built in 1658 and underwent major restoration in the early part of the last century (photo © hidden europe).
Wooden church at Bodruzal, Slovakia
The UNESCO-listed Greek-Catholic church at Bodruzal is in north-east Slovakia - very close to the Polish border. The church was built in 1658 and underwent major restoration in the early part of the last century (photo © hidden europe).