OSTROŻANY – Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
OSTROŻANY - Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The current church in Ostrożany was built in the years 1756-8. It was the third sacred place of worship, most likely due to the fact that its predecessor was built of inappropriate materials and therefore...
KRASOWICE – Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa
KRASOWICE - Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa The church is oriented, that is, built on the east-west axis. It stands out from far away, due to its wattle and daub construction: wooden frame preserved with black finish and the filling plastered white. The gable roof...
SMARCHOWICE ŚLĄSKIE – Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
SMARCHOWICE ŚLĄSKIE - Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The church, which accompanied the local community, was rebuilt several times, both in the middle of the 19th century and in the 20th century, before World War II. It is composed of a nave and a much...
MICHALICE – Church of St. Michael the Archangel
MICHALICE - Church of St. Michael the Archangel In the church, there are some equally interesting paintings on the walls. You will see twelve scenes, although not all of them have been preserved in good condition. Painted decorations can be also find on the entrance...
WIERZBICA DOLNA – Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
WIERZBICA DOLNA - Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross The wooden church was built on the east-west axis, therefore we can say that it is oriented. Its log structure is placed on foundations made of stone and the tower has the post-frame structure. The porch,...
BOGUSZYCE – Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
BOGUSZYCE - Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help The style of the church is defined as Baroque. It is a hall, octagonal, oriented church, with a high foundation. What is interesting is that it has no separate presbytery. On the western side, a tower was added. Its...
BIEŹDZIEDZA – Church of the Holy Trinity
BIEŹDZIEDZA - Church of the Holy Trinity In 1879, yet another dramatic event occurred and the fire destroyed the church in Bieździedza for the third time. This time it happened during the renovation of the wooden ridge turret. The fire burned down the altars,...
WOSKOWICE GÓRNE – Church of St. Hedwig of Silesia
WOSKOWICE GÓRNE - Church of St. Hedwig of Silesia The church of St. Hedwig of Silesia was built with red brick in the years 1896-97. The style of the structure is defined as Neo-Gothic as it taps into medieval, Gothic patterns and adds contemporary elements to them....
BINAROWA – Church of St. Michael the Archangel (UNESCO)
BINAROWA - Church of St. Michael the Archangel (UNESCO) The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is filled with art from the Baroque period. This sacred place of worship was used not only for the purpose of spiritual contemplation or religious rituals, but its role was...
DOBRZYKÓW – Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DOBRZYKÓW - Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary According to the study by Dr Bogumiła Zalewska – Opasińska, it began most likely in the second half of the 14th century. Historical records mention a local parish priest and his activity in 1453. The first...
CHOCISZEWO – St Leonard Church
CHOCISZEWO - St Leonard Church The church is oriented, has a log structure and has one nave. On the two sides of the nave there are elevated galleries. In the front, the building is decorated with a tower having a quadrilateral tented roof and a cross. A side porch...
RĘBOWO – St John the Baptist Church
RĘBOWO - St John the Baptist Church The church in Rębowo was built in the 16th century. According to historians, it must have been built in the place of another building which must have been destroyed. Even though the church operated for many years, it was not a...
BLICHOWO – St Anne Church
BLICHOWO - St Anne Church Historically speaking, the church has three “parents”. It was built thanks to the funds of Andrzej and Marianna Zaborowski, but at the initiative of Father Wawrzyniec Żywicki. The construction lasted 3 years and was finalised in the first...
ZAKRZEWO KOŚCIELNE – St Peter and St Paul the Apostles Church
ZAKRZEWO KOŚCIELNE - St Peter and St Paul the Apostles Church According to the oldest records available to historians, the town of Zakrzewo boasted a church already in the 14th century. However, the research shows that the history of the worship could have started...
TROSZYN POLSKI – St Leonard Church
TROSZYN POLSKI - St Leonard Church This is one of the smallest wooden churches in the Mazovia Region. This oriented church has a rectangular plan and a log structure. This means that walls made of wooden logs interlock at the corners. 3D WALKHistory " CHURCH IN...
SŁUPNO – St Martin Church
SŁUPNO - St Martin Church The wooden church has a log structure and is traditionally oriented. Elements of the body were placed in accordance with traditional art: the nave is enclosed with a smaller presbytery, a sacristy on the side and a porch in the front. On the...
NARUSZEWO – The Holy Trinity Church
NARUSZEWO - The Holy Trinity Church Historical records show that a full-fledged parish has been operating here since the 12th or the 13th century. The documents written at the end of the 16th century, which were found in the library of the seminary in Płock, show that...
GRODZIEC – St Bartholomew Church
GRODZIEC - St Bartholomew Church The current wooden church in Grodziec was built in 1854. It replaced the chapel which was destroyed by fire. The church, which is located on a hill, attracts travellers at first sight. 3D WALKHistory " CHURCH IN GRODZIEC A trip to...
CIEMNIEWKO – St Nicholas Church
CIEMNIEWKO - St Nicholas Church The oldest historical records mention the name of Czerbniewo, which was used back then in reference to Ciemniewko, already in 1378. The documents proving the foundation of the parish by the bishop of Płock have been preserved. 3D...
PILICHOWO – St Mary Magdalene Church
PILICHOWO - St Mary Magdalene Church One of the mysteries and curiosities of the interiors is the neo-Gothic organ, the construction of which was never finished. The instrument was installed in the church around 1900 but it has only three stops, the remaining ones...
ŻUKOWO – St Sigismund Church
ŻUKOWO - St Sigismund Church According to the expertise of archaeologists working in this place, the parish could have existed already in the 12th century. Researchers found traces of burials with pagan urns containing ashes and skeletons buried in coffins, the latter...
CHROSTKOWO – St Barbara Church
CHROSTKOWO - St Barbara Church The wooden log structure church has a presbytery with a three-sided closure, a treasure room and a sacristy on the sides. The nave has a porch in the front and on the sides. The roof is topped with a ridge turret having a characteristic...
ŁYSE – Church of St. Anne
ŁYSE - Church of St. Anne This single-nave, wooden structure was designed using the Latin cross plan. The arms of the cross create chapels with a semi-hexagonal termination. The church is oriented and its facade is decorated with turrets, which are square at the base...
JASŁO – Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
JASŁO - Collegiate Church of the Assumption of Our Lady The first church was built in the Gothic style. It is mentioned in the chronicle by Jan Długosz and one of the 19th century researchers of monuments, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, found on the vault the date of 1479....
KRAMARZEWO – Filial Church of St. Barbara
KRAMARZEWO - Filial Church of St. Barbara The church was built in 1739 and, before it became the gem of Kramarzewo, for over three centuries it had been hosting the faithful from Radziłów located 7 kilometers south of Kramarzewo. The structure of the building is made...
WIZNA – Church of St. John the Baptist
WIZNA - Church of St. John the Baptist Wizna is an exceptional place on the historical map of Poland. It holds not only a beautiful church that we will describe later, but the village, and previously the town, alone, has a fascinating history. Already around 1400...
PORĘBY DYMARSKIE – Church of SS. Stanislaus and St. Adalbert
PORĘBY DYMARSKIE - Church of SS. Stanislaus and St. Adalbert The name of the village reflects the occupation of local people. Craftsmen who settled down here were connected with iron mining and processing: miners, metallurgists and smiths. The closest parish was...
LACHOWICE – Church of SS. Peter and Paul
LACHOWICE - Church of SS. Peter and Paul The current location of the church is conducive to religious and existential contemplation. It is located on a hill above the village. It is surrounded by a cemetery and old trees, and the whole area is enclosed by a wooden...
KLECZKOWO – Church of St. Lawrence
KLECZKOWO - Church of St. Lawrence The big church was to be not only a place of worship and prestige, but it was also to guarantee the population growth, so that over time Kleczkowo would receive town privileges. At the beginning of the 16th century, such privileges...
LUTCZA – Church of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven
LUTCZA - Church of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven The village of Lutcza appears in historical records already in the 14th century as Lustscha, its former name. It is mentioned by a document published in Skoki, on the 5th of October 1390, signed by King Władysław...
KRZECZÓW – Church of St. Adalbert
KRZECZÓW - Church of St. Adalbert Today, the church in Krzeczów still delights with its light wooden log structure and its shingle roof. The 18th century polychromies that decorate its interior have been preserved until today. The central point of this sacred place of...
ŁOPUSZNA – Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony the Abbot
ŁOPUSZNA - Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Anthony the Abbot The church, which we strongly encourage you to visit, is probably the second structure in this place. In 1504, it was consecrated by Jan Konarski, the bishop of Cracow and it received the name of the Holy...
JURGÓW – Church of St. Sebastian and of Our Lady of the Rosary
JURGÓW - Church of St. Sebastian and of Our Lady of the Rosary One of the local legends says that it was founded by a robber Jurko, who became its mayor. The name of the settlement was to have originated, of course, from his name and together with him twelve members...
SZEBNIE – Church of St. Martin
SZEBNIE - Church of St. Martin The charming church that we are presenting here was erected in 1605, however, this is not the first church in this parish. The history of evangelisation started in this place three centuries earlier. The first Christian church in Szebnie...
GOGOŁÓW – Church of St. Catherine
GOGOŁÓW - Church of St. Catherine The wooden structure was erected on the foundation made of stone, lined with shingles and reinforced with vertical beams (lisice). In accordance with the tradition of oriented churches, the presbytery points south. The quadrilateral...
BARCICE – Church of St. Stanislaus
BARCICE - Church of St. Stanislaus After World War II, the parish was transferred to nearby Somianka and the wooden church in Barcice became the filial church. Regardless of its administrative function, it is a beautiful monument that the conservators are looking...
MAŁA – Church of St. Michael the Archangel
MAŁA - Church of St. Michael the Archangel In 1909 a bell gable was added to the Church of St. Michael in Mała. In Polish, the name of this type of bell towers is connected with the word screen as its shape invokes a kind of screen or veil. In fact, a bell gable is a...
SIENIAWA – Church of St. Anthony
SIENIAWA - Church of St. Anthony The church of St. Anthony in Sieniawa is made of fir wood and it has a log structure. The ridge turret on the hip roof holds a bell from 1947. The previous one was stolen during World War II. 3D WalkHistory " CHURCH IN SIENIAWA...
CMOLAS – Hospital Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus
CMOLAS - Hospital Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus This small, charming and in its own way captivating church is located on a hill, surrounded by a lot of greenery, thus not only its interior but also a walk in the neighbourhood are conducive to religious...
CIBORY-KOŁACZKI – Filial Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
CIBORY-KOŁACZKI - Filial Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The history of settlements in this region goes back to the 15th century. The village is to have been founded by Ścibor Kołak, Kościesza coat of arms from Kołaki. However, the church that we...
TRZCINICA – Church of St. Dorothy
TRZCINICA - Church of St. Dorothy The Church of St. Dorothy was built in 1551. Its wooden structure still captivates visitors. For this reason, the site became one of the attractions of the Wooden Architecture Route in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The church was...
GŁADYSZÓW – Orthodox Church of the Ascension
GŁADYSZÓW - Orthodox Church of the Ascension It is a must on the Route of Wooden Architecture. The structure of the building differs from other Orthodox churches. It was designed on the Greek-cross plan, a very popular solution on the territory of today’s Ukraine. 3D...
CIECHOCINEK – Collegiate Church of SS. Peter and Paul the Apostles
CIECHOCINEK - Collegiate Church of SS. Peter and Paul the Apostles This church is inextricably linked with the tourist and thermal character of Ciechocinek. The visitors who came to the city in the 19th century often complained about the lack of a larger place of...
ORAWKA – Church of St. John the Baptist
ORAWKA - Church of St. John the Baptist This church dates back to the 17th century. In 1728 a presbytery was added. In the same century, the work on magnificent polychromy started. It depicts not only scenes from the life of John the Baptist, images of the Decalogue,...
ŁANKIEJMY – Roman Catholic church St. John the Baptist
ŁANKIEJMY - Roman Catholic church St. John the Baptist The village was founded in 1367 by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Winrich von Kniprode. The Gothic-style brick and a stone parish church was built under the patronage of the Truchsses von Wetzhaussen...
PARYS – Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
PARYS - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help The church building in Parys, currently dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built in several stages. In the years 1370-1380 only the eastern part of the church was built. The western was founded...
KRASKOWO – Church of Częstochowa Mother Of Divine
KRASKOWO - Church of Częstochowa Mother Of Divine The Gothic church in Kraskowo was built at the beginning of the 15th century. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN KRASKOWO The Gothic church in Kraskowo was built at the beginning of the 15th century. The main altar is...
KORSZE – The Roman-Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
KORSZE - The Roman-Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Due to the constant increase in population, the priests from Reszel began coming to Korsze to conduct the masses in a chapel arranged in what today is a pharmacy. In 1898, on the initiative of the...
KONARY – The Roman-Catholic Church of Holy Trinity
KONARY - The Roman-Catholic Church of Holy Trinity According to the preserved old parish chronicle from the18th century, the beginning of the Konary parish dates back to the 14th century. In 1380, there was already a church in Ostrów (Ostrówek) dedicated to the...
CZERNIKI – Church of St. John the Evangelist
CZERNIKI - Church of St. John the Evangelist The German name of the village stands for a black stone, which is associated with the legend about the Devil flying from Africa with a big stone to demolish the local church. However, he did not arrive before the mass, so...
KAROLEWO – The Parish of St. Stanisław Kostka
KAROLEWO - The Parish of St. Stanisław Kostka At the beginning of the 20th century, a parish for the Evangelicals was established in Karolewo. It happened due to the separation of one part of the existing parish from the town of Czerniki. 3D WalkHistory " Church...
WARSAW – Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
WARSAW, WESOŁA - Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish The town has been established in the 14th century, and it’s one of the oldest settlements in the area of Warsaw. In the 19th century Tsarist authorities located there people during the war. The first wooden church bunt...
CHOTELEK – Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop
CHOTELEK - Kościół pw. św. Stanisława Biskupa In 1527 when the old church was destroyed, the canon of Sacz Stanisław Słupski founded a new temple. Consecrated in 1541, the temple was built on a rectangular plan measuring 12×7 meters, without a separate sacristy...
ULUCZ – Orthodox Church of Ascension of the Lord
ULUCZ - Orthodox Church of Ascension of the Lord The wooden Orthodox church of Ascension of the Lord in Ulucz has an interesting, but not entirely discovered history. It is considered to be one of the oldest original wooden temples of the Eastern Church. 3D...
SROMOWCE NIŻNE – Church of St. Catherine
SROMOWCE NIŻNE - Church of St. Catherine The first mention of the church in Sromowce Niżne refers to the year 1350. The original temple has not survived, but some Gothic works of art have. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN SROMOWCE NIŻNE The first mention of the church...
CHOTEL CZERWONY – Church of St. Bartholomew
CHOTEL CZERWONY - Church of St. Bartholomew The Gothic Roman Catholic church of St. Bartholomew in Chotel Czerwony is from the 15th century and was built thanks to the efforts of the famous Polish chronicler – Jan Długosz. The town itself and the parish there...
PTASZKOWA – All Saints’ Church
PTASZKOWA - All Saints' Church All Saints’ Church in Ptaszkowa was established in 1555. It is a wooden building with a post-frame tower. The church consists of a presbytery closed on three sides with a sacristy from the north, two side chapels, a nave and a...
GORYSŁAWICE – Church of St. Lawrence
GORYSŁAWICE - Church of St. Lawrence The first mention of the wooden church comes from 1326. In 1535, the construction of the current stone church was completed, financed by the local priest of that time Józef Dałowicz. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN GORYSŁAWICE The...
TYMOWA – Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop
TYMOWA - Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop The first mention of the village of Tymowa appears in Jan Długosz’s Cronicles in 1215. The first church was probably consecrated here first in 1277, but it burned down during the Swedish invasion in the 17th century. Spacer...
Dobrowoda – St. Mary Magdalene Church
DOBROWODA – St. Mary Magdalene Church The Mary Magdalene’s Church was founded by the bishop of Kraków Florian from Mokrsko in 1354. Its current shape comes from the years 1524 – 1525 when it was rebuilt in the late Gothic style. Spacer 3DHistoria " Church...
NOWY SĄCZ – St. Helen’s Church
NOWY SĄCZ – St. Helen’s Church The historic cemetery St Helen’s church in Nowy Sącz was built in the second half the 17th century. It was founded by Helena Marchocka, Superior of the Poor Clares Convent in Stary Sącz. A wooden temple erected exactly in 1686 in the...
ŁUKOWICA – Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
ŁUKOWICA - Church of St. Andrew the Apostle The first written mention of the parish in Łukowica comes from 1325. The foundation of Hieronim Sędzimir contributed to the extension of the wooden, historic church of St. Andrew the Apostle on the site of an earlier Gothic...
Kielce – Catholic church of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Kielce – Catholic church of the Transfiguration of the Lord The church in Białogon was created as a result of the efforts of the local community. In 1916 on the initiative of the owner of the Bialogon Metalworks, Ing. Leon Skibiński, a committee was established for...
LIPNICA MUROWANA – Church. St. Leonard (UNESCO)
LIPNICA MUROWANA - Church. St. Leonard (UNESCO) Wooden gothic church St. Leonard in Lipnica Murowana is one of the most valuable monuments of sacred architecture in Poland. 3D WALKHISTORY " CHURCH IN LIPNICY MUROWANEJ Drewniany gotycki kościół pw. Św. Leonarda w...
Rożnowice – the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
Rożnowice - the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle The village, originally called Rozembark, in 1291 as the result of exchange became the property of the Bishop of Cracow. The parish was founded probably in the second half of the 14th century. 3D WALKHISTORY "...
Imielno – Church of St. Nicholas and the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
IMIELNO – Church of St. Nicholas and the Most Blessed Virgin Mary A gem of sacred architecture, the Romanesque church in Imielno, was erected by the Cistercians. First owners of Imielno came from the Poraj family. They were probably the descendants of Poraj – a...
PRZYDONICA – the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
PRZYDONICA - the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary The parish in Przydonica was founded around 1358 thanks to the support of the Gerałt and Gryfit families. At the end of the 16th century the priests from Podole took over the administration of the parish. In 1925 the...
IWKOWA – Church of Visitation of the Virgin Mary
IWKOWA - Church of Visitation of the Virgin Mary A wooden cemetery church of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Iwkowa is one of the oldest churches in southern Poland. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but it is estimated to be built in the second...
Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rajbrot
RAJBROT - Church of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary The name of the village derives probably from its first settlers, Tartar prisoners, who were settled here after one of their expeditions to the lands of Malopolska (1259/60). 3D WALKHISTORY " CHURCH IN...
ZAGOŚĆ – Church of St. John the Baptist
ZAGOŚĆ – Church of St. John the Baptist The twelfth-century church of St. John the Baptist in Zagość is located in the center of the village, in the middle of a rectangle-resembling square, surrounded by a stone wall. It is a valuable example of the Romanesque...
Sławęcin – the Church of St. Catherine
SŁAWĘCIN – the Church of St. Catherine The parish in Sławęcin was founded in 1326. The location of the village of Sławęcin under German law takes place during the reign of Polish king Casimir III the Great. 3D WALKHISTORY " CHURCH IN SŁAWĘCIN The parish in...
Grywałd – Church of St. Martin the Bishop
GRYWAŁD - Church of St. Martin the Bishop The Gothic, wooden parish church of St. Martin the Bishop of Tours was erected in place of a former church in the second half of the fifteenth century. Legend has it that even further back in time a pagan stave temple was...
Church of St. Archangel Michael in Dębno Podhalańskie
DĘBNO - Church of St. Archangel Michael Church of St. Archangel Michael in Dębno Podhalańskie is a perfect example of wooden Gothic architecture. 3D WALKHISTORY " CHURCH IN DĘBNO Church of St. Archangel Michael in Dębno Podhalańskie is a perfect example of wooden...
Gosprzydowa – the Church of St. Ursula and her companions
GOSPRZYDOWA - the Church of St. Ursula and her companions The first mention of the parish appears in “Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana” (Acta Camerae Apostolicae) in 1325. The present church was built in 1697 thanks to the Wielogłowski family foundation. 3D...
Odporyszów – Shrine of Our Lady of Victory
ODPORYSZÓW - Shrine of Our Lady of Victory The first written reference to the parish in Odporyszów, found in Jan Długosz’s “Liber beneficiorum”, comes from the post-1470 period and refers to the St. Margaret’s church that stood there until the early eighteenth century...
TROPIE – Sanctuary of the Hermits St. Świerad and St. Benedict
TROPIE - Sanctuary of the Hermits St. Świerad and St. Benedict The Sanctuary of St. Świerad and Benedict in Tropie is one of the oldest churches in the Southern part of Poland. It is located in a very picturesque area – on a steep rock on the banks of the...
SĘKOWA – St. Philip and St. Jacob’s Church
SĘKOWA - St. Philip and St. Jacob’s Church The wooden Church of St. Philip and Jacob is located on the border of the villages of Sękowa and Siary, in a small bend of the Sękówka river. In 2003, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 3D WALKHISTORY "...
WIŚLICA – Bazylika kolegiacka pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Marii Panny
WIŚLICA - Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Several thousand years ago, West Slavic tribes settled down in today’s Wiślica (name deriving from Vistula river). Wiślica was for a long time an important center of the Vistulan tribal state....
MNICHÓW-The Church of St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr
MNICHÓW - The Church of St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr The date of construction of the church is unknown. Most often it is assumed that the church was built in 1765-1770. The founder of the church is considered to be priest Maciej Łubieński (later Archdeacon of Kraków...
PROBOŁOWICE St. James’s church
PROBOŁOWICE – St. James's church The St. James’s wooden church located in the village of Probołowice was erected in 1759 by the parish priest of that time, Reverend Jacek Kowalski. 3D WalkHistory " Church IN PROBOŁOWICE The St. James’s wooden church...Please follow & like us :)
