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Wooden churches

designation:

Jamy, Koz?owice, Go?a, Uszyce, Skro?sko – villages in the Gorzów ?l?ski Municipality

short description:

Such a great concentration of wooden churches over such a small area (the municipality of Gorzów ?l?ski) is a unique phenomenon in Poland. It led to the creation of the Church Buildings Trail.

Detailed description:

Jamy. The church was mentioned for the first time in 1679 when it was a subsidiary of the Gorzów ?l?ski parish. In 1972 it was re-erected, also as a subsidiary church. Between 1943 and 1948 it was a subsidiary of the Koz?owice parish; between 1948 and 1956 it was again a direct subsidiary to the Gorzów ?l?ski parish. Since 1956 it has been a subsidiary to the Koz?owice parish. Koz?owice. St. John the Baptist parish church was erected as subsidiary church to the Gorzów ?l?ski parish in the first half of the 17th century. It was funded by a nobleman, Adam von Frankenberg. It existed already in 1651 and was mentioned again in 1679. Until 1943 it was a subsidiary to the Gorzów ?l?ski parish; between 1943 and 1948 it served as the local church. Between 1948 and 1956 it was again a subsidiary of the Gorzów parish, and, finally since 1956 it has served as the parish church. Go?a. Here we find the subsidiary church of Our Lady of Cz?stochowa and of St. Nicholas. The first documents mentioning this church come from 1353. Since then it has been rebuilt many times, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries. Uszyce. Wooden parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original building was erected already in the Middle Ages, while the current building was erected in 1517 as a parish church. It was rebuilt many times in the 17th century, acquiring its present form as a result. Between 1677 and 1821 it served as a subsidiary church to the Zdziechowice parish, while between 1821 and 1934 it was an independent church unit. In 1934 it again became a parish church. Skro?sko. According to an inscription discovered in 1908 on a board in the main altar, the church was built in 1004. However, this information is based only on tales and legends. The oldest document that mentions this church is a protection act made in April 1193. St Bartholomew’s church was built on the site of an old burial ground belonging to pagans that still lived there at the time. Before 2004, which was to be celebrated as the millennium of the Skro?sko church, a lot of renovation work was carried out. The most important works were completed in September 1999. Unfortunately, those were also the last days of the church, which burned down completely on 26 September 1999. After the fire all inhabitants began to prepare for the construction of a new church. It now stands on the site of the old wooden church destroyed by fire in 1999. It was consecrated St. Bartholomew and St. Valentine church on 23 September 2003

accessible:

Car, Trail, Bike, Others

Animals allowed: No