Church of St Hyacinth in Bór Zapilski

The Church of St Hyacinth stands on the border of Bór Zapilski and Czarna Wieś, in the municipality of Wręczyca Wielka. It is a wooden church from the early 20th century, entered in the heritage register and included in the wooden architecture trail of the Silesian Voivodeship.

History

The parish in Bór Zapilski-Czarna Wieś was separated from the parish in Truskolasy in 1919. Work on a church began at once, to a design by the architect Stefan Szyller. Construction was completed in 1921, and the consecration took place on 1 October of the same year. The building was entered in the heritage register only in 2020.

What the church looks like

The building has a log construction on a stone footing and is clad in boards. It has three naves in a pseudo-basilican arrangement and an elongated chancel with a three-sided end. Next to the chancel stand two symmetrical rooms, a sacristy and a chapel, and on the sides of the nave two more chapels. The roofs vary: gable, hipped and half-gabled, and a four-sided bell turret with a lantern and a bulbous cap rises from the ridge. The gables are decorated with boards laid in a herringbone pattern.

The interior has preserved furnishings from the 1920s: the high altar of St Hyacinth and the side altars of St Joseph and Our Lady of Częstochowa. The naves are separated by wooden posts with braces.

Practical information

• Place: Bór Zapilski, Wręczyca Wielka municipality, Kłobuck County.
• The church is in use, so visiting the interior depends on the customs of the parish; it is best to check the service times and whether you can enter before a visit.
• Nearby is the Cisy nad Liswartą nature reserve.