Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region

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Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region is part of the Tentative list of Hungary in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region are the only in situ remains of this region’s tradition of wooden churches. They date from the 17th and 18th centuries, when Reformed churches were (re)built not in stone but in the cheaper timber. The towers have a slender, Gothic style and are covered with split wooden shingles.

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Full Name
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region
Country
Hungary
Added
2017
Type
Cultural
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Site History

2017 Revision

Successor to former TWHS The wooden churches of the northern part of the Carpathian basin (2000-2017).

2017 Added to Tentative List

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Unesco Website: Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region

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The site has 7 locations

Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Tiszacsécse (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Nagyszekeres (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Zsurk (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Vámosatya (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Nyírbátor (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Kölcse (T)
Wooden bell-towers in the Upper Tisza-Region: Lónya (T)

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