Saint Hubertus church in Muczne, Wooden Catholic church in Muczne, Poland
Saint Hubertus Church is a wooden Roman Catholic filial church in Muczne, built in 2014–15 in log construction from larch and spruce logs by seven carpenters from Podhale. It has a three-sided closed presbytery with a sacristy, a wider nave with a tower whose walls narrow upward, and a gable roof covered with shingles. A porch on four pillars stands at the front.
The church was initiated by Muczne's residents, mostly forest workers and their families, who raised 400,000 złoty in 43 parishes across Poland and in London. A building plot was bought in February 2012, and architects Agata Jasińska-Malec and Łukasz Hawrylik of Ustrzyki Dolne drew up the design. Construction began in spring 2014 and was completed in autumn 2015; on 18 October 2015 the Przemyśl metropolitan Józef Michalik consecrated the church.
The interior follows hunting and forestry traditions: stained-glass windows show John Paul II and Saint Hubert, and a forester, Olaf Jóźwik of Czarna, made the 81-kg chandelier from deer antlers. The carved pews bear images of Bieszczady animals, and the wooden pulpit carries the Ten Commandments.
The church stands in Muczne, a small settlement in Bieszczady County in south-eastern Poland, near the border area. It is a filial church of the local parish, so it is used for occasional services rather than a full weekly schedule; check locally before planning a visit. The building is a short walk from the village centre, and the surrounding forest roads are best suited to walking or a sturdy car.
The 81-kilogram chandelier hanging inside is made of deer antlers, crafted by forester Olaf Jóźwik from Czarna. The pews carry relief carvings of Bieszczady animals, and the windows hold stained glass with John Paul II and Saint Hubert.
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