Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
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The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica are 17th-century timber-framed Protestant churches in southwestern Poland, renowned as the largest wooden religious buildings in Europe and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their unique architecture and historical significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Peace in Świdnica | 6 |
| Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica canonical | 6 |
| Świdnica Church of Peace | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica Context triple: [Lower Silesia, hasUNESCOSite, Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica]
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Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
The Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland are a group of historic Gothic timber churches renowned for their distinctive log construction, richly decorated interiors, and exceptional preservation of medieval religious architecture in rural Poland.
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B.
Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
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Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a renowned Polish pilgrimage town famous for its UNESCO-listed Mannerist monastery and park complex dedicated to the Passion of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
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Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica Target entity description: The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica are 17th-century timber-framed Protestant churches in southwestern Poland, renowned as the largest wooden religious buildings in Europe and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their unique architecture and historical significance.
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A.
Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
The Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland are a group of historic Gothic timber churches renowned for their distinctive log construction, richly decorated interiors, and exceptional preservation of medieval religious architecture in rural Poland.
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B.
Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
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C.
Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
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D.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a renowned Polish pilgrimage town famous for its UNESCO-listed Mannerist monastery and park complex dedicated to the Passion of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant church complex
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | timber-framed architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Peace of Westphalia ⓘ |
| builtFor | Protestant community of Silesia ⓘ |
| category |
Lutheran church
ⓘ
wooden church ⓘ |
| constructionConstraints |
had to be built only from wood, clay, and straw
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had to be built outside city walls ⓘ had to be built without towers ⓘ had to be completed within a limited time ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1650s ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| denomination |
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession
ⓘ
linked to:
Evangelical Lutheran Church
|
| function | place of Protestant worship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Church of Peace in Jawor
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linked to:
Jawor Church of Peace
Church of Peace in Świdnica ⓘ
linked to:
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
|
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (iii)
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UNESCO criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
built under conditions imposed by the Habsburg authorities
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result of provisions of the Peace of Westphalia (1648) ⓘ |
| inscriptionOnUNESCOList | 2001 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe
ⓘ
symbolizing religious tolerance after the Peace of Westphalia ⓘ unique timber-framed church architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
German (historically)
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Polish (contemporary) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jawor
ⓘ
Lower Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ southwestern Poland ⓘ Świdnica ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerEntity |
Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Silesia
|
| material | timber ⓘ |
| partOf | Silesia ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| region | Lower Silesia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Lower Silesia ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSignificance |
outstanding example of timber-framed religious architecture
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testimony to religious tolerance in a Catholic region ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1054 ⓘ |
| use | active churches ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica Description of subject: The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica are 17th-century timber-framed Protestant churches in southwestern Poland, renowned as the largest wooden religious buildings in Europe and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their unique architecture and historical significance.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
linked to: Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
subject linked to:
Protestant Church of Peace