St. Michael Archangel's Church, Dębno
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St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno is a
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church located in the Polish
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village of
Dębno Dębno () is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. Data for territorial unit 3210034. Despite its location in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dębn ...
from the fifteenth-century. Together with different churches, it is designated as part of the
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Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland. The first church in
Dębno Dębno () is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. Data for territorial unit 3210034. Despite its location in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dębn ...
was most likely raised in the thirteenth-century. The present church was built in the second half of the fifteenth-century, in the location of the former church. The church is one of the best kept wooden
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churches in
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, and is seen as a landmark of
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internationally (nominated for the ''Seven Wonders of Poland''). The church remains in its original structure, with a unique
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interior from around 1500, making it the oldest existing
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made from wood in
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. The church is considered to be one of the oldest structures of its type in
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, speculated to be second after the St. Michael Archangel's Church's tower in
Binarowa Binarowa is a village in southern Poland which was established by Casimir III the Great in 1348. The village is the site of St. Michael's Archangel Catholic Church, built in the 15th century. This is one of the six Wooden Churches of Southern ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Michael Archangel's Church, Debno World Heritage Sites in Poland Nowy Targ County
Dębno Dębno () is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. Data for territorial unit 3210034. Despite its location in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dębn ...
Wooden churches in Poland