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Church of Saint-Nicolas of Ruská Bystrá
Chrám Prenesenia ostatkov svätého Mikuláša
Church of Saint-Nicolas of Ruská Bystrá
Religion
Affiliation	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
District	Sobrance
Region	Košice
Leadership	Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
Year consecrated	1730
Location
Location	Ruská Bystrá
Country	Slovakia
Shown within Slovakia
Geographic coordinates	48°51′24″N 22°17′48″E / 48.856667°N 22.296667°E / 48.856667; 22.296667
Architecture
Type	Church

Church of Saint-Nicolas of Ruská Bystrá is a Greek-catholic church situated in the village of Ruská Bystrá.

History

The church was constructed in wood in 1730 by the parishioners. On July 7, 2008, the church along with seven other monuments was declared UNESCO world heritage site under the name "Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area".

References

1. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-05-13.

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