# Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Banat](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/region/banat) › [Timiș County](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/county/timis) › [Căpăt](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/locality/capat) > An 18th-century wooden church on the Banat plain, with a small shingled tower and wall paintings worn away by time, sheltered by a protective scaffold until its restoration. **At a glance:** Monasteries and churches in Căpăt, Timiș County. The visit takes 30 min. Information verified on 20 October 2026. ## Key facts - **Opening hours:** No official visiting schedule was found. The church is in an advanced state of decay and protected by a tarpaulin-covered scaffold until its restoration; for access to the interior, ask at the Căpăt parish. - **Visit duration:** 30 min — exterior and churchyard only - **With kids:** Yes — open grassy churchyard - **Parking:** Yes, free — by the roadside - **Best season:** May – October — summer, for the road and the exterior - **Address:** DC143, în satul Căpăt, lângă biserica nouă, Căpăt, Timiș County - **Coordinates:** 45.68595, 21.6637 - **Wikipedia:** https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biserica_de_lemn_din_C%C4%83p%C4%83t - **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12722208 - **Categories:** [Monasteries and churches](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/manastiri-si-biserici) ## About Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt Căpăt is a village in Racovița commune, at the edge of the Dumbrava forest, a few kilometres from Buziaș. In the churchyard of the new church, built in 1925, stands the village's old wooden church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. Its exact date is not established: sources place it in the 18th century, usually in the second half, while the church inventory of 1816 gives the year 1778. The church has been moved several times: from the place called Săliște to "Izvor" because of floods, then, around 1840, to the village's present site. The structure is of oak logs joined in the "în căței" system, with a semicircular altar apse and a small prismatic tower above the narthex. The nave, about 7.2 × 5 m, is covered by a semicylindrical vault of wide fir planks. The gently sloping three-sided roof is clad in shingle. In 1931 a storm brought down the tower and damaged the roof, and the following year the church was repaired under the auspices of the Banat Museum and declared a historic monument (LMI code TM-II-m-A-06194). ### What you can see Outside, whitewashed plastered walls with small blue windows beneath the wide shingle eaves. Inside, the vault of the nave and the iconostasis were painted by a country painter in the last quarter of the 18th century; the painting survives only in fragments, showing Christ Pantocrator, Christ before Pilate, the Kiss of Judas and the Descent from the Cross. ### Good to know The church is in an advanced state of decay. In 2020 it was given a reversible timber protective scaffold covered with a tarpaulin, funded through the Historic Monuments Stamp programme, and in 2021 the technical design for its restoration was funded; no information has been found on the start of the restoration works themselves. Because of the scaffold, the exterior may be covered, and access to the interior is not confirmed. ## Don't miss - The white church with its small shingled tower, in the churchyard of the village's new church. - The oak logs joined "în căței" and the three-sided shingle roof. - Fragments of 18th-century wall painting, including the Kiss of Judas and Christ before Pilate. - The reversible timber scaffold raised to protect the monument until its restoration. ## Good to know before you go ### Getting there **By car:** Căpăt is in Racovița commune, about 8–10 km from Buziaș and some 20 km from Lugoj. The old church stands in the grounds of the new church, beside the communal road DC143. **Public transport:** the village has a station on the Timișoara–Buziaș–Lugoj railway line; current train services have not been checked. ### Rules This is a place of worship: dress modestly and keep quiet in the churchyard. The church is protected by a scaffold; do not climb on the structure or touch the woodwork. Before photographing inside, ask the person who opens it for permission. ## Details - **Construction period:** 18th century - **Dedication:** Dormition of the Mother of God - **Denomination:** Orthodox ## Frequently asked questions about Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt **How long does a visit to Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt take?** A visit to Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt takes about 30 min (exterior and churchyard only). **Can you visit Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt with kids?** Yes, Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt is suitable for children (open grassy churchyard). **Where can I park at Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt?** There is free parking at Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt (by the roadside). **How do I get to Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt?** Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt is located at DC143, în satul Căpăt, lângă biserica nouă, Căpăt, Timiș County. By car: Căpăt is in Racovița commune, about 8–10 km from Buziaș and some 20 km from Lugoj. The old church stands in the grounds of the new church, beside the communal road DC143. Public transport: the village has a station on the Timișoara–Buziaș–Lugoj railway line; current train services have not been checked. **When is the best time to visit Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt?** The best season for Dormition of the Mother of God Wooden Church in Căpăt: May – October (summer, for the road and the exterior). ## Nearby attractions - [Banat Village Museum](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muzeul-satului-banatean) — Museums and memorial houses · Timișoara, TM · 20 lei · 1½ – 2 hours · 42 km An open-air ethnographic museum on ~17 hectares at the edge of the Green Forest: houses and outbuildings from Banat villages, a wooden church, a school and an “Alley of Ethnicities”, all gathered into one village. - [Roses Park (Parcul Rozelor)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/parcul-rozelor-timisoara) — Parks and gardens · Timișoara, TM · Free · ½ – 1 hours · 44 km Timișoara's historic rose garden, laid out in 1929–1934: rose beds edged with clipped hedges, white wooden pergolas and an open-air summer theatre, in a park of nearly four hectares. - [Maria Theresia Bastion](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bastionul-maria-theresia) — Fortresses and fortifications · Timișoara, TM · 40 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · 45 km The largest surviving piece of Timișoara's bastioned fortress, built by the Austrians in the 1730s and restored with EU funds, now home to the National Museum of Banat. - [Memorial of the December 1989 Revolution](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/memorialul-revolutiei-timisoara) — Museums and memorial houses · Timișoara, TM · 20 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · 45 km The museum of the Memorial of the Revolution Association, in a former military building in Timișoara: clothes and flags from the days of December 1989, a chapel of the hero-martyrs and the only section of the Berlin Wall in Romania. - [Roman Catholic Dome of St George](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/domul-romano-catolic-timisoara) — Monasteries and churches · Timișoara, TM · 30 min · 45 km The Baroque cathedral of the Catholic bishopric of Timișoara, built between 1736 and 1774 on Union Square; restored with EU funds and reopened in April 2023, with the bishops' crypt under the altar. - [National Museum of Art Timișoara](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/muzeul-de-arta-timisoara) — Museums and memorial houses · Timișoara, TM · 1 – 1½ hours · 45 km The museum in the Baroque Palace on Union Square holds old European painting, Banat and Romanian art and the Corneliu Baba collection, in a building begun in 1754. --- Full page: https://peplaiuri.ro/en/biserica-de-lemn-capat Other languages: Română: https://peplaiuri.ro/biserica-de-lemn-capat.md · Deutsch: https://peplaiuri.ro/de/biserica-de-lemn-capat.md · Italiano: https://peplaiuri.ro/it/biserica-de-lemn-capat.md · Français: https://peplaiuri.ro/fr/biserica-de-lemn-capat.md Last updated: 20 October 2026 Source: Pe Plaiuri (https://peplaiuri.ro/en) — Guide to tourist attractions in Romania