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Unique Wooden Neo-Gothic Church in Rozluch

Rozluch is a village with a population of about 1,200 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 128 km southwest of Lviv.

The main attraction of the village is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis Borgia (1901-1902) – the former chapel of German colonists and a unique for Ukraine example of a wooden church built in the Neo-Gothic style. Rozluch on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 1

Originally, a wooden church in Rozluch was built for Catholic German colonists from Swabia, who had settled in the village around 1780. In 1903, about 230 of their descendents were living in Rozluch.

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 2

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 3

After the Second World War, the church was being used as a fertilizer warehouse. Around 1976, it was adapted for storing grain. Today, this church is inactive and unfortunately doesn’t even have the status of a monument of architecture.

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 4

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 5

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 6

Church of St. Francis Borgia in Rozluch is one of the few buildings preserved in its original form with authentic elements.

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 7

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 8

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 9

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 10

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 11

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 12

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 13

Wooden Neo-Gothic Church, Rozluch, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, photo 14

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