St. Nicholas Church in Hrebenne

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St. Nicholas Church in Hrebenne – A wooden Greek Catholic parish church located in Hrebenne, Poland. Built between 1697-1700 and remodeled in 1882, this log structure originally belonged to the Potelych deanery before being transferred to the Rava Ruska deanery after WWI. The parish once included filial churches in Mali Mosty and Siedliska.

After 1947, the church was taken over by Roman Catholics, though irregular Greek-rite masses were held from 1965-1984 before becoming regular. Today it serves as the Greek Catholic parish church for the Przemyśl deanery.

The tripartite structure features three square-plan sections, each with three tiers and octagonal domes with lanterns. Wide eaves separate the tiers, and the original wooden shingle roofing has been replaced with metal. Inside, fragments of a 17th-18th century iconostasis with panel-painted icons remain. Adjacent stands a 17th-century two-tiered wooden bell tower.

The church sits on a small plateau (260m ASL) on an isolated loess “island” – a distinctive eolian landform – above the Prutnik River valley (239m ASL). This marginal zone features a natural 12m escarpment descending to the valley floor near National Road 19.