Wooden articular church of Leštiny

The wooden articular church of Leštiny is a Lutheran church in the village of Leštiny, Slovakia.

Wooden articular church of Leštiny
Drevený artikulárny kostol v Leštiniach
Wooden articular church of Leštiny
Religion
Affiliation	Lutheranism
District	Dolný Kubín
Region	Žilina
Location
Location	Leštiny
Country	Slovakia
Geographic coordinates	49.188°N 19.348917°E / 49.188; 19.348917
Architecture
Type	Church
Completed	1688
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	1273-004
Inscription	2008 (32nd Session)

History

The church was constructed between 1688 and 1689 on the demand de Jóba Zmeškala, captain of guards of Orava Castle. The initial building had neither a tower nor bells. In the year 1770, it was renovated and the facade was covered by wooden planks. In 1775, the interior was renovated and the paintings created during the end of 17th century were replaced by new ones. The bell tower was erected in 1877 and linked with a closed stair.

On July 7, 2008, the church, along with seven other monuments, was declared a UNESCO world heritage site under the name "Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area".^[1]