Wooden Articular Church of Kežmarok
A Lutheran church from 1717, made of yew and Norway spruce wood, built without metal parts, with a fully wooden Baroque interior and a wooden pipe organ. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008.
Prešov · Slovakia
In the destination Levoča and Spiš Castle.
In the photo: Kežmarok with the High Tatras in the background.
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The city
Former free royal town of Spiš, at the foot of the High Tatras, with a historic centre of merchant houses, a Renaissance castle housing the town museum and the Wooden Articular Church, Lutheran, from 1717, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In July, it hosts a European folk craft festival.
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The local experience
A Lutheran church from 1717, made of yew and Norway spruce wood, built without metal parts, with a fully wooden Baroque interior and a wooden pipe organ. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008.
A 15th‑century town castle, remodelled in Renaissance style by the Thököly family between 1572 and 1624, with arcaded courtyards, a Baroque chapel and the city museum. It was the starting point of the first recorded excursion to the High Tatras.