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Evangelical Church

The church is virtually untouched after 700 years.
Evangelical Church at Štítnik

June 14th 2008
Today Sylvia and I drove to the village of Stitnik to see one of the oldest remaining churches in the region. The church was built starting in the 1300's and unlike many others from the same period, the inside of the church has been largely untouched, including many of the original wall paintings, which date to the 1300s and were copied after Italian works. The church also houses the oldest rema ... read more
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