Chotyniec
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Chotyniec h is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Radymno
, within Jarosław County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
of south-eastern Poland
, close to the border with Ukraine
. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Radymno
, 26 km (16 mi) east of Jarosław, and 74 km (46 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów
. It lies on the Route of Wooden Architecture.
The village has a population of 340. Before the Second World War, the population of Chotyniec was mainly Ukrainian
. After Operation Vistula in 1947, only 740 inhabitants were left. After 1956, a number of Ukrainian families started to return.
, probably founded in 1617, is one of the few still active Greek Catholic churches in Poland that survived both WWII and the deportations afterwards. The church has been renovated a number of times, a.o. in 1733 and 1858, and was closed from 1925 until 1947. It then became a Roman Catholic church until somewhere in the 1980s, when it was abandoned. After the fall of Poland's communist regime
it became a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church again. It was extensively restored between 1991 and 1994, mostly (paid for by) local parish
ers.
The building is of a distinguishing originality because of its harmonious, solid appearance. Inside, a complete iconostasis
can be seen, and a Baroque
painting of the last judgment
from 1735.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Radymno
Gmina Radymno
Gmina Radymno is a rural gmina in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...
, within Jarosław County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
of south-eastern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, close to the border with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Radymno
Radymno
Radymno is a town in south-eastern Poland with 5,543 inhabitants . It has been part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since its creation in 1999. Radymno was previously in the Przemyśl Voivodeship from 1975–1998.-References:Notes...
, 26 km (16 mi) east of Jarosław, and 74 km (46 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
. It lies on the Route of Wooden Architecture.
The village has a population of 340. Before the Second World War, the population of Chotyniec was mainly Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
. After Operation Vistula in 1947, only 740 inhabitants were left. After 1956, a number of Ukrainian families started to return.
Cerkiew (Wooden Church) of the Holy Mother of God
This Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
, probably founded in 1617, is one of the few still active Greek Catholic churches in Poland that survived both WWII and the deportations afterwards. The church has been renovated a number of times, a.o. in 1733 and 1858, and was closed from 1925 until 1947. It then became a Roman Catholic church until somewhere in the 1980s, when it was abandoned. After the fall of Poland's communist regime
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
it became a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church again. It was extensively restored between 1991 and 1994, mostly (paid for by) local parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
ers.
The building is of a distinguishing originality because of its harmonious, solid appearance. Inside, a complete iconostasis
Iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity an iconostasis is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church...
can be seen, and a Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
painting of the last judgment
Last Judgment
The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, or The Day of the Lord in Christian theology, is the final and eternal judgment by God of every nation. The concept is found in all the Canonical gospels, particularly the Gospel of Matthew. It will purportedly take place after the...
from 1735.