Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica
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The Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica is the largest wooden Baroque temple in Europe[2] and a historic religious building built under the agreements of the Treaty of Westphalia signed in 1648, which ended the Thirty Years' War.[3] It belongs to the Świdnica parish of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland. The building has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2001.[4]
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Church of Peace | |
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Holy Trinity Church of Peace | |
Kościół Pokoju im. Trójcy Świętej | |
Location | Świdnica |
Country | Poland |
Language(s) | Polish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Baroque |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Wrocław |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv, v |
Designated | 2001 |
Part of | Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica |
Reference no. | 1054 |
Region | Europe |
Designated | 2017-03-15 |
Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 672[1] |
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