Churches and monasteries
Baroque brick church from 1722-1729 with the founder Kotuliński's coat of arms above the entrance
Historic sites
the Rococo Kotuliński Palace on Zamkowa Street, built around 1730
Churches and monasteries
a brick church on a triangular plan with three towers, designed by Stanisław Niemczyk
Churches and monasteries
brick church from 1882-1890 with an organ from 1963 and a stained-glass window above the entrance
Churches and monasteries
Functionalist brick church of 1939 with a tower and a transept
Churches and monasteries
Lutheran chapel from 1911, built by a congregation of railway and industrial workers
Solo in Czechowice-Dziedzice: a Rococo palace with a park and five churches of different eras - six places for a quiet walk on your own.
Czechowice-Dziedzice is a town made of two former villages, which shows in its monuments: there are churches from the Baroque, the 19th century, the interwar period and the 1990s. All suit an unhurried visit alone, and the palace with its park gives a moment to breathe. Similar ideas from across the region are given under solo attractions in Silesia, and every monument of the town is listed under things to do in Czechowice-Dziedzice.
At the Kotuliński palace at ul. Zamkowa 2, the only secular monument among these places. It stands in a park and was entered in the monuments register in 1960.
The palace in Czechowice-Dziedzice is a Rococo residence from the 18th century, linked with the Kotuliński family. Its owners changed over the centuries, and in the 20th century the building served various purposes, from an agricultural school to a hotel. The interior is not the main reason to come; it is better to walk round the building and stroll the park paths.
Definitely a modern one: the Redeemer church, built in 1995-1999. It was built on a triangular plan, of brick laid in a strictly set pattern, with three towers. For its design by Stanisław Niemczyk it received the Grand Prix Architecture of the Year 1999.
The Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer has a completely different aesthetic from the town's historic churches. It is good to see it at the end of the route, to compare it with the older buildings.
Four, each from a different era: Baroque, the 19th century, Functionalism and the early 20th century. The oldest is the Baroque brick church of St Catherine.
The church of St Catherine is a Baroque church on a Latin cross plan, raised in 1722-1729. Father Walenty Martius took the initiative, and the money came mostly from the estate owner Franciszek Karol Kotuliński. The war destroyed the tower, which was later rebuilt. The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians lies in the Dziedzice estate at ul. Legionów 57; it was built in 1882-1890 and its organ dates from 1963. The Church of Our Lady, Queen of Poland is a brick Functionalist building from 1938-1939, consecrated in 1970. The Lutheran chapel received its blessing on 17 December 1911. Its parish grew out of workers who spoke German and came late in the 1800s along with the railways and factories.
The Kotuliński palace with its park and the churches of St Catherine, Help of Christians, Queen of Poland and Jesus Christ the Redeemer, plus the Lutheran chapel.
Its triangular shape, three towers and brick laid in a strict pattern. Stanisław Niemczyk's design received the Grand Prix Architecture of the Year 1999.
Among these places, the church of St Catherine, Baroque and built of brick, finished in 1729.
It was the residence of the Kotuliński family, and in the 20th century it served various purposes, from an agricultural school to a hotel.
