Peculiar wooden churches in eastern Slovakia to be renewed

Several peculiar Greek Catholic wooden churches in eastern Slovakia, many of them featuring precious interiors that have already been damaged by the ravages of time, will be reconstructed next year. The project, which will be launched in early 2015, is being financially supported by the Norwegian Embassy in Slovakia, the EU and the state of Slovakia. "We'll renew four wooden churches - in Hrabová Roztoka, Šmigovec, Inovce and Topoľa (Prešov region) as part of the project. Further, ten icons from the [wooden] churches in Horná Roztoka, Inovce and Ruská Bystrá will be renovated. Meanwhile, the second largest Jewish cemetery in the district of Snina, the one in Topoľa, will also be reconstructed," said project manager Daniela Galandová.