Church of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles in Sosnowiec

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles in Sosnowiec stands at Skwerowa 19, in the Maczki district. The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1892-1894 for the railway workers’ community.

A church built from railway workers’ contributions

The design was prepared by Artur Goebl. The originators of the project were the station master Adam Dziewulski and his assistant Jan Gawroński. The money came from contributions by railway workers and passengers and from a grant from the Warsaw-Vienna Railway Company. The church was blessed on 1 November 1894.

Interior

The interior is decorated with figural and ornamental stained glass. The church contains an organ from 1896 by Adolf Homan, a font, a painting of St Joseph, a crucifix, a patron’s pew and a perpetual lamp. The building is on the municipal register of monuments of Sosnowiec.

Near the church

About 400 m from the church stands the railway bridge over the Biała Przemsza in Maczki, which fits well with the railway history of the parish.

Practical information

• Address: Skwerowa 19, Sosnowiec-Maczki.
• What to expect: a parish church, with no regular sightseeing offer.
• Check with the parish before your visit for service times and whether you can enter.