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The Roman-Catholic Church of St.Francis from Assisi is in the Slovak village of German origin (Heerwarte). It is eldest maintained and it is the one of most valuable wooden churches in Slovakia.It has got a two-part ground plan, a high tower with shingle roof what give it the pure Gothic character. Tradition of making shingles is still maintained in this village. Church is made from red spruce. Difference between this church and the other wooden churches is that, the hervartov still maintain stone floor. The building consists of a polygonal sanctuary, nave, vestry and undertower, which was renovated to include an entry hall. Interior of this church was changed many times. Most changes were made during the reformation. In 18th century was added the part of baroque decor. The individual parts of main gothic altar of st. Dorothy, st. Catherine of Alexandria and st. Barbara were installed separately after reconstruction in 1985 – 1890 when was altar returned to it´s original form. This church was added to the national heritage (UNESCO) list in 2008.









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