There are several types of wooden churches in Slovakia, with the oldest being Roman Catholic churches built in the Gothic style in the 15th century. Examples include the churches of Hervartov and Tvrdošín. Lutheran churches have a distinctive floor plan in the shape of a Greek cross, with five such churches existing in Slovakia like the one in Hronsek. Greek Catholic churches were built between the 17th-19th centuries and there are 27 surviving examples, such as the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Nova Sedlica and the Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Ruská Bystrá. All the wooden churches were constructed entirely from wood without nails.

1. Wooden churches
Source: https://tipnatrip.com/drevene-kostoliky-na-slovensku-fotky-a-mapa/

2. • Their biggest attraction is the technique of
construction - all the material had to be
wooden and nails were forbitten.
• In the past there were more than 300 wooden
churches, the number today is not that high.
• They are devided into three types.

3. 1.Roman - catholic wooden churches
• The oldest
• Built in gothic style
• It includes:

4. Hervatov
Dedicated to the holy Francis
of Assisi, has a purely gothic
character. It was built at the
end of the 15.century. It is
constructed from red
spruce. Contains wall
paintings from year 1665. Source: http://slovakia.travel/hervartov-kostol-sv-frantiska-z-
assisi

5. Tvrdošín
Was built in the second half of
15.century. It contains a
baroque altar with the picture
of all the saints. The church
received a diploma for his
great status and
reconstruction from the
organisation of EUROPE
NQSTRA.
Source:
https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostol_V%C5%A1etk%C3%BDc
h_sv%C3%A4t%C3%BDch_(Tvrdo%C5%A1%C3%ADn)

6. 2. Lutheran the ministerial association
of the churches
• floor plan is in the shape of a Greek cross
• in Slovakia exist 5 such constructions
• e.g.:

7. Hronsek
It includes also a wooden
bell tower. The church was
built in one year and has
the floor plan of the cross.
Include ornaments in the
form of basswood letter -
symbol of the slavic
awareness Source: http://allaboutslovakia.webnode.sk/en/tourist-
destinations/banska-bystrica-region/former-middle-slovak-
mining-cities-/banska-bystrica/surrounding-of-banska-bystrica-
/wooden-church-in-hronsek/

8. 3.Greece-catholic
• built in 17-19 centuries
• in most of these churches is still held service
• includes 27 objects
• for example:

9. Temple of the holy Michael the Archangel
Dates from the year 1742,
originally built without a single
nail. It also includes a bell tower.
Very valuable is iconostasis and
the altar, who comes from the
middle of the 18.century. There
are a few icons and objects
registered in the list of cultural
monuments.
Source: http://gotocarpathia.sk/dreveny-chram-sv-michala-
archanjela-nova-sedlica-humenne/

10. Ruská bystrá
Was built at the
beginning of the 18.st.
The interior is built in
the baroque-rokoko
style.
Source: https://profil.kultury.sk/en/greckokatolicky-
dreveny-kostol-sv-mikulasa-biskupa-v-ruskej-bytrej-foto-
peter-fratric-2/