Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica

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The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica are 17th-century timber-framed Protestant churches in southwestern Poland, renowned as the largest wooden religious buildings in Europe and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their unique architecture and historical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant church complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
architecturalStyle timber-framed architecture
associatedWith Peace of Westphalia
builtFor Protestant community of Silesia
category Lutheran church
wooden church
constructionConstraints had to be built only from wood, clay, and straw
had to be built outside city walls
had to be built without towers
had to be completed within a limited time
constructionStart 1650s
continent Europe
country Poland
denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church
surface form: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession
function place of Protestant worship
hasPart Jawor Church of Peace
surface form: Church of Peace in Jawor

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (iii)
UNESCO criterion (vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalContext built under conditions imposed by the Habsburg authorities
result of provisions of the Peace of Westphalia (1648)
inscriptionOnUNESCOList 2001
knownFor being among the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe
symbolizing religious tolerance after the Peace of Westphalia
unique timber-framed church architecture
languageOfCommunity German (historically)
Polish (contemporary)
locatedIn Jawor
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
southwestern Poland
Świdnica
locatedInFormerEntity Duchy of Silesia
surface form: Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor
material timber
partOf Silesia
preservationStatus well preserved
region Lower Silesia
religiousAffiliation Lutheranism
significantPeriod 17th century
tourism major tourist attraction in Lower Silesia
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSignificance outstanding example of timber-framed religious architecture
testimony to religious tolerance in a Catholic region
UNESCOSiteId 1054
use active churches

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Lower Silesia hasUNESCOSite Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Silesia hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
this entity surface form: Świdnica Church of Peace
Lower Silesian Voivodeship containsUNESCOSite Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica hasPart Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
Świdnica knownFor Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
this entity surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
Świdnica hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
this entity surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
Świdnica hasLandmark Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
this entity surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
Świdnica UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusFor Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
this entity surface form: Church of Peace in Świdnica
Jawor Church of Peace partOf Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica