Chotyniec (KHOTYNETS') is a village in the Jaroslaw County of the Subcarpathian Voivodship (Podkarpackie) in southern Poland.
Before the Second World War, the population of Chotyniec was mainly Ukrainian and exceeded 1800. After "Operation Wisla" in 1947, only 740 inhabitants were left. After 1956, a number of Ukrainian families started to return.
The Wooden Church of the Holy Mother of God is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church built around 1660, probably in 1617. It is one of the few still active Greek Catholic churches in Poland that survived both WWII and the deportations of Ukrainian people afterwards. It is also one of the oldest wooden churches in Poland.
The building is of a distinguishing originality because of its harmonious, solid appearance. It has very original side galleries (balcony), situated above the women's gallery. Inside, a complete iconostasis probably from 1671 can be seen, and a baroque figurative polychrome of the Last Judgment dated 1735.
The church has been renovated a number of times, a.o. in 1733 and 1858, and was closed from 1925 until 1947. It then became a Roman Catholic church until the 1980s, then it was abandoned again. In 1990 it became a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church again. Between 1991 and 1994, a thorough renovation was carried out, mostly paid for by local parishers and private donations.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE:
The Boyko style churches of Central Europe are characterized by a three-room structure. Each of the three rooms are square, arranged in line, and each is topped by a dome. The centre room, called the nave, is the largest and is topped by the largest and tallest dome. The sanctuary, which is located at the front of the church and the narthex (the entrance or lobby area), are typically of the same size and topped with similar domes. Most Boyko style churches feature a wide overhang, or porch, encircling the nave and the narthex at ground level. Also, many Boyko churches exhibit a porch, or a balcony, at the upper level that encircles only the narthex.

GALLERY IN CONSTRUCTION