Some of these churches are several hundred years old. Six of them are listed as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage sites. It was not famous architects who designed them - they are the work of local carpenters who used to live there trhoughourt centuries.

The oldest church was built in the 15th-century church in Haczów. It is made of fir wood and roofed with wooden shingles. Fragments of wall paintings were uncovered in the interior.

Great artistic value is attributed to the shingle roofed church in Blizne. Erected at the turn of the 15th century, it also contains fragments of Gothic and Renaissance wall paintings. The harmonious silhouette of the church at has an original, spiry roof.

The church at Binarowa boasts a very precious wall painting depicting scenes from the New Testament and a 14th century figure of Madonna carved in wood.

Many unique paintings, sculptures and artistic objects can be admired in the 15th century church in Dębno.

The interior decorations of the church at Lipnica Murowana include precious wall paintings as well as baroque paintings and sculptures.

The Timber Architecture Route in the Małopolska region is a new tourist attraction.  It is over 1500 kilometers long and features 232 timber constructions of historic value, among them 123 Roman-Catholic churches, 39 Orthodox churches, 25 rural and small town complexes, and 27 rural architecture museums that comprise 9  open air museums and 14 manors.

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