Church of St George and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Miasteczko Śląskie

The wooden Church of St George, dating from 1666, stands by the market square in Miasteczko Śląskie. It is a branch church in the Żyglin deanery of the Gliwice diocese and lies on the wooden architecture trail of the Silesian Voivodeship.

When the church by the market square was built

The church was built in 1666 and consecrated on 8 May 1670. Until 1914 it belonged to the parish in Żyglin. The year of construction and the names of the founders, among them the mayor and town councillors, are carved on the rood beam. Inside, inscriptions about the plague of 1707-1708 have also survived. A neo-Gothic altar was put up in 1883, and the church was restored in 1927 and in 1955-1956. The building is entered in the heritage register.

How the wooden church was built

The church has a log construction on a stone foundation and is oriented. The nave is built on a nearly square plan, and the chancel is narrower and closed on three sides. A sacristy was added on the north side and a small porch on the west, while open arcades surround the building on the outside. The roofs are covered with shingles, and above the nave rises a turret with a lantern for the sanctus bell. The gallery holds an organ from 1846, built by Johann Mathias Vinzenz Haas of Baborów.

The bell tower and the neo-Gothic church next door

The wooden bell tower of 1666 is built into the fence and serves as a gate. The fence also holds a shrine of St John of Nepomuk from the 18th century. There was a cemetery around the church, used until 1815. Next to it, in 1905-1908, a brick parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built to a design by Oskar Hossfeld. About 300 m from the market square lies Rubin Park in Miasteczko Śląskie.

Practical information

• Address: Rynek, Miasteczko Śląskie.
• The church is in use as a place of worship; access to the interior and opening times should be checked with the parish.
• The monument is easy to see from the outside, also outside service times.