Klesztów

Klesztów
Village
Klesztów is located in Poland
Klesztów
Klesztów
Coordinates: 51°2′N 23°42′E / 51.033°N 23.700°E / 51.033; 23.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyChełm
GminaŻmudź
Population
 • Total
87

Klesztów [ˈklɛʂtuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żmudź, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Żmudź, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Chełm, and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Lublin.

In Klesztów, there is a former Uniate, now Roman Catholic, church of the Assumption of Mary with illusionistic monumental paintings (1772) signed by painter Gabriel Sławiński [pl].[2] He also could be the author of two icons in the side altars (Saint Luke Evangelist, The Communion of Saint Onuphrius).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Ludera, Magdalena. Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, t. 6), Kraków 2016. pp. 47–69. ISBN 978-83-7581-234-3.
  3. ^ Ludera, Magdalena. Gabriel Sławiński – późnobarokowy malarz w służbie Kościoła i Cerkwi (= Prace Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, vol. 6), Kraków 2016. p. 52. ISBN 978-83-7581-234-3.

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