Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary in Buków

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary is a wooden building from 1770, standing in the centre of Buków on a square called Kaczy Rynek. The year of construction is carved on the lintel of the entrance.

Construction and appearance

The chapel is of log construction and stands on a high stone foundation. The plan is rectangular, and the eastern part is closed on three sides. The roof is gabled and covered with shingles; over the eastern part it becomes multi-pitched, and on the east it has a half-hip. A six-sided ridge turret topped with an onion-dome lantern rises from the roof. The interior is a single space with a flat ceiling.

History of the building

The chapel was partly damaged in the flood of 1997 and has since been renovated as part of conservation work. It is entered in the heritage register.

Practical information

• The chapel stands at the crossroads of Główna, Odrzańska and Strażacka streets, right next to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
• The building lies on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesian Voivodeship; the yellow cycling route no. 316 runs alongside.
• The rules for visiting the interior are set by the parish in Buków.