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On Saturdays and Sundays, the church is usually open and available for visits accompanied by a member of the church choir or the parish priest. Bicycles can be left in a safe place behind the church; you need to go around the fence from the back, there is a second gate and a stand for two-wheelers.

Sacred trail and beautiful Orthodox churches.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Trześcianka is one of the most recognizable wooden churches in Podlasie, belonging to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Built in the second half of the 19th century on the site of an earlier church, it captivates with its vibrant color, distinctive tripartite log structure, and towers topped with onion-shaped domes. The interior is adorned with a three-tiered iconostasis, and a fieldstone fence surrounds the church. In 2015, a thorough renovation of the church was completed, restoring its former splendor.

An old, picturesque tree. From the Przybudki side you have to drive 200 meters on gravel.

The skete is located on the outskirts of the village of Odrynki in the Kudak forest. You can reach the skete by two roads, but only one can be reached by car. It is the only Orthodox skete in Poland (Skete of St. Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev-Pechersk). It was established in 2009 and is part of the Warsaw-Bielsk diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The choice of Odrynki as the location for the construction of the skete was related to the fact that there was an Orthodox monastery of the Ascension of the Lord in this town. It was probably established in the first half of the 17th century and was dissolved in 1824. This monastery was subordinate to the monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius. The ceremonial consecration of the skete took place on September 15, 2009. The Divine Liturgy was led by Metropolitan Sawa, who called the creation of the hermitage a "miracle of the 21st century". This day was special and historic, because it was the first Holy Liturgy in 500 years that took place in this very place. cerkiewnarew.pl/skit

The history of the Orthodox parish in Narew dates back to the early 16th century. The first preserved description of the church dates back to 1772. According to Klirovoi Vedomosti from 1846, the church and rectory were built on one square, and the number of believers in the parish was 2,244 people living in 282 houses. In 1847, the number of believers was already 2,284 people, and the parish church was located in the Bielsk deanery of the Lithuanian-Vilnius diocese. In 1882, construction began on a new wooden church, which was consecrated on May 9, 1885. This temple is still the parish church in Narew. In 1901, the church in Narew was included in the Grodno diocese, and the number of parishioners in 1905 was 3,098 people. In 1913, a stone fence with an entrance gate was erected around the parish church. A severe blow to the parish was the mysterious death of the parish priest, Fr. Prot. Piotr Popławski, who had held this position since 1968. The next tragedy befell the Narew parish on April 12, 1990, on Holy Thursday. During the reading of the 12th Gospel, a fire broke out, which consumed the entire interior of the church. The faithful gathered in the church tried to save what they could from the flames, but most of the church's equipment burned down. One of the parishioners gave his life saving the zaprestolnyj cross, which he had not managed to carry out. The reconstruction of the destroyed church was led by the then parish priest Fr. Teodor Weremiejuk, and then, from 1991, by the new parish priest Fr. Mitrat Bazyli Roszczenko together with the parishioners. They renovated the church in a joint effort, restored the entire interior of the temple, including a new iconostasis and new icons. On September 25, 1994, the renovated church was consecrated by His Excellency Metropolitan Basil. In the same year, a special stylized well for blessing water was built within the parish church. In 2020, the parish church in Narew was thoroughly restored as part of the project "East Slavic cultural heritage - conservation, renovation and digitalization of wooden churches and their furnishings in Małopolska, Podkarpacie, Lublin and Podlasie", which was implemented by the Orthodox Diocese of Lublin-Chełm. cerkiewnarew.pl/historia-parafii

In the 1950s and 1960s, significant water deficits were noted in the upper Narew river basin. In connection with this, in the regional perspective plan for water management of the former Białystok voivodeship from 1964 (currently part of the Podlaskie voivodeship), studies were undertaken on the location and determination of the capacity of a water reservoir necessary to cover these deficits. During this work, several location variants were considered. Ultimately, the location of the reservoir in the area of the village of Siemianówka was chosen. The first works began in May 1977. The original plans assumed that Zalew Siemianówka (this is the name given to this reservoir, although others are also used: Jezioro Siemianówka, Jezioro Siemianowskie. 289 farms from eight villages were bought and expropriated for the construction of the reservoir, of which: Rudnia, Garbary, Bołtryki, Łuka and Budy were completely liquidated. Two housing estates were built for the needs of the displaced: in Michałów (30 apartments) and Bondary (135 apartments). The village of Nowa Łuka was also established. The damming of water began in 1988 when the old bed of the Narew River was blocked with a frontal dam. In February 1989, 1,300 ha of land was flooded. This level was maintained throughout the summer, and for the winter the water level was lowered by 1 meter. In April 1990, water storage was resumed and the elevation of 143.00 was reached, which allowed for the flooding of 1,700 ha. In 1991, finishing works were carried out, which did not allow for further water accumulation. In 1992, the water was increased by 1 meter, which allowed for the flooding of 2,450 ha, and in the first days of May 1993, the elevation of 144.56 was reached. The area of the reservoir is 3,250 ha (Lake Wigry is smaller by over 1,000 ha). The maximum area of the reservoir reaches 32.5 km2, while the minimum - 11.7 km2. The average depth when completely filled is 2.5 m, the maximum 7.0 m. With a minimum filling, it is 1.5 m and 4.1 m, respectively. The length of the reservoir reaches a maximum of 13.5 km with a width of 1.4 km. https://www.siemianowka.pl/zalew-siemianowka.html

The skete is located on the outskirts of the village of Odrynki in the Kudak forest. The skete can be reached by two roads, but only one can be reached by car. It is the only Orthodox skete in Poland (Skete of St. Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev-Pechersk). It was established in 2009 and is part of the Warsaw-Bielsk diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The choice of Odrynki as the location for the construction of the skete was related to the fact that there was an Orthodox monastery of the Ascension of the Lord in this town. It was probably established in the first half of the 17th century and was dissolved in 1824. This monastery was subordinate to the monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius. The ceremonial consecration of the skete took place on September 15, 2009. The Divine Liturgy was led by Metropolitan Sawa, who called the creation of the hermitage a "miracle of the 21st century". This day was special and historic, because it was the first Holy Liturgy in 500 years that took place in this very place. https://cerkiewnarew.pl/skit/