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The Church of St. Michael, founded in 1376, is one of the most important hall churches in northern Germany. In 1390 the eastern parts of the church were consecrated, in 1418 the western part of the church was consecrated. The so-called abbey chapel, which adjoins the church to the north on two floors, is said to have been completed in 1412. In 1434, the tower would have already reached a height of 42 m.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is the youngest wooden church in the Carpathians in Poland and Ukraine. Built at the end of the 18th century, it was also significantly rebuilt in 1831.

The church of St. Michael the Archangel was built in the middle of the 11th century. The building is of Romanesque style, it consists of a single nave space terminated by a semicircular apse. Its current state owes much to a restoration between 1993 and 1999.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel was founded in 1224, making it the oldest building in Gdynia. Destroyed during the Swedish wars in the mid-17th century, it was rebuilt in 1687 and enriched with a new wooden tower topped with a Baroque helmet. Between 1925 and 1927 a new restoration of the church was carried out. During the Second World War, the building was destroyed twice and was rebuilt shortly after the war.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel of Ladomirová is a wooden church whose construction began in 1730 and was completed with the construction of its bell tower in 1742. This church is inspired by the tserkvas (churches) of the Carpathians. The iconostasis and altar date from the middle of the 18th century.

Michael the Archangel belongs to the sacral buildings of the fortress character. It was fortified with a wall, originally perhaps a wooden palisade, corner bastions and a tower-like entrance gate. Between the fortification and the church there was a cemetery, while after 1688 the south-western bastion was used as a carnery.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is one of Poland's wooden churches listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dating from the 16th century, the current building dates from 1791. Abandoned after the Second World War, the church was renovated in 2004-2005. The only unchanged element of the original church is a fragment of polychrome representing a curtain supported by angels and empty cartridges.

The Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Szalowa was erected in 1736 or 1739.

The Lutheran Church of St. Michael was built in 1824, although the first Baldone Church dates back to the mid-16th century. In 1637 this first church had already collapsed and in 1638 a new wooden church was built, decorated with stained glass windows. The third building of the church was built in logs, between 1730 and 1735. The present church was built between 1823 and 1824. The church was built as a one-storey longitudinal building in Empire style with a multi-storey tower. In 1930, major repairs were carried out. During the Soviet occupation, the church became a factory. The church building regained its function at independence.

The church of St. Michael dates back to the 14th century, while the tower was built in the 15th century with a major restoration from 1873 to 1876. Inside, three models of ships are hung from the roof.