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Church Of Saint Nicolas Of Ruská Bystrá
Church of Saint-Nicolas of Ruská Bystrá is a Greek-catholic church situated in the village of Ruská Bystrá. History The church was constructed in wood in 1730 by the parishioners. On July 7, 2008, the church along with seven other monuments was declared UNESCO world heritage site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ... under the name " Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Church of Saint Nicolas of Ruská Bystrá Wooden churches World Heritage Sites in Slovakia Slovak Greek Catholic churches Wooden buildings and structures in Slovakia 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Slovakia Churches completed in 1730 ...
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Ruská Bystrá
Ruská Bystrá ( hu, Oroszsebes) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the .... History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1405. There is a Church of St. Nicholas in Ruská Bystrá built at the beginning of the 18th century which has just 2 towers and the shape of its almost perfect geometric roof resembles traditional houses of peasants. Interior with religious artefacts dates back to the 18th century as well. File:Ruska Bystra wooden church.jpg File:Ruska Bystra wooden church 2.jpg Geography The village lies at an altitude of 453 metres and covers an area of 11.965 km². It has a population of 130 people. Facilities The village has a public library E ...
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Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 124 ...
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Sobrance District
Sobrance District ( sk, okres Sobrance) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is the easternmost district of the Košice Region. Sobrance district borders Michalovce District, Prešov Region and Ukraine. It lies mainly on a lowlands of Eastern Slovak Lowland. Sobrance district was established in 1996. The administrative, cultural end economy center is Sobrance town. Municipalities * Baškovce *Beňatina *Bežovce * Blatná Polianka *Blatné Remety * Blatné Revištia * Bunkovce * Fekišovce * Hlivištia * Horňa * Husák * Choňkovce * Inovce * Jasenov * Jenkovce * Kolibabovce * Koňuš * Koromľa * Krčava * Kristy *Lekárovce * Nižná Rybnica * Nižné Nemecké *Orechová * Ostrov * Petrovce * Pinkovce *Podhoroď * Porostov * Porúbka * Priekopa * Remetské Hámre * Ruská Bystrá * Ruskovce * Ruský Hrabovec *Sejkov * Sobrance * Svätuš *Tašuľa * Tibava * Úbrež * Veľké Revištia *Vojnatina Vojnatina ( hu, Vajna) is a village and municipality in ...
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Košice Region
The Košice Region ( sk, Košický kraj, , hu, Kassai kerület; uk, Кошицький край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which have a town status. About one third of the region's population lives in the agglomeration of Košice, which is its main economic and cultural centre. Geography It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km2. The western part of the region is composed of the eastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, including its subdivisions: Slovak Karst, Slovak Paradise, Volovské vrchy, Čierna hora. The Hornád Basin is located in the northwest. The area between Slovak Ore Mountains and Slanské vrchy is covered by the Košice Basin, named after the city. The area east of Slanské vrchy is covered by the Eastern Slovak Lowland and ...
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Slovak Greek Catholic Church
The Slovak Greek Catholic Church ( Slovak: ''Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku'', "Greek-Catholic Church in Slovakia"; la, Ecclesia Graeco Catholica Slovacica), or Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church, is a metropolitan '' sui iuris'' Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church and the Pope of Rome. Its liturgical rite is the Byzantine Rite. In 2008 in Slovakia alone, the Slovak Greek Catholic Church had some 350,000 faithful, 374 priests and 254 parishes. In 2017, the Catholic Church counted 207,320 Slovak Greek Catholics worldwide, representing roughly one percent of all Eastern Catholics. History Since the unanimous acceptance of the Union of Uzhhorod on the territory that includes present day eastern Slovakia in 1646, the history of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church was intertwined with that of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church for a period of several centuries. At the end of World War I, most Greek Catholic Ruthenians and Slovaks were in ...
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Church (building)
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, there was a wave of church construction in Western Europe. Sometimes, the word ''church'' is used by analogy for the buildings of other religions. ''Church'' is also used to describe the Christian religious community as a whole, or a body or an assembly of Christian believers around the world. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross; the center aisle and seating representing the vertical beam with the bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designed for other purposes have been converted to churches, while many ori ...
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Slovak Catholic Eparchy Of Košice
The Eparchy of Košice is a Slovak Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church covering the territory of the Košice Region in Slovakia. It is suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. It was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI from the territory of the apostolic exarchate created previously (on 21 February 1997) by his predecessor John Paul II. History * Established on 27 January 1997 as ''Apostolic Exarchate of Košice'', on territory split off from the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov. * Elevated on 30 January 2008 to ''Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice''. List of eparchs * Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021) **named eparch 30 January 2008 * Cyril Vasiľ Cyril Vasiľ S.J. (born 10 April 1965) is a Slovak Jesuit, eparchial Bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice and Archbishop ''ad personam'', who has been a prelate of the Slovak Greek Catholic ...
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World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". To be selected, a World Heritage Site must be a somehow unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable and has special cultural or physical significance. For example, World Heritage Sites might be ancient ruins or historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments, mountains, or wilderness areas. A World Heritage Site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humanity, and serve as evidence of our intellectual history on the planet, or it might be a place of great natural beauty. A ...
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Wooden Churches
Wooden church may refer to: * Carpathian wooden churches: **Wooden churches of Maramureș, Romania ** Wooden churches of the Slovak Carpathians, including three articular churches **Wooden churches of Southern Lesser Poland **Wooden churches in Ukraine *Kizhi Pogost, Kizhi Island, Russia * Wooden Church, Miskolc, Hungary *Wooden Churches Trail, around Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park, Poland *Churches of Chiloé, wooden churches in southern Chile * Dairthech, a church made of oak-wood common in medieval Ireland *Stave church A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building's structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing where the load-bearing ore-pine posts ...es See also * Wooden churches of Russia, on Russian Wikipedia {{disambiguation ...
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World Heritage Sites In Slovakia
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage. The Slovak Republic ratified the convention on 31 March 1993, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. , there are eight World Heritage Sites in Slovakia. The first three sites in Slovakia were added to the list in 1993. These sites were Vlkolínec, ...
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Slovak Greek Catholic Churches
Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak. In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ..., a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkansas, United States See also * Slovák, a surname * Slovák, the official newspaper of the Slovak People's Party * {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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