Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in Grzawa

The Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in Grzawa is a wooden parish church from the early 16th century, entered in the heritage register and part of the Pszczyna loop of the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesian Voivodeship.

History

The first church in Grzawa probably existed as early as the 14th century. The present one was built at the beginning of the 16th century. In 1580-1628 it was in Protestant hands, then returned to the Catholics and around 1690 was probably rebuilt.

Construction

The log building stands on sill beams of oak logs. At the west is attached a tower with inclined walls, clad in shingles, topped with a pavilion roof with an octagonal Baroque lantern. Around the church run open soboty (galleries) supported on posts with braces. The whole is surrounded by a wooden fence with a small shingle roof and two brick gates.

Interior

The furnishings are mainly Baroque. The high altar from the end of the 17th century, renovated in 1870, is decorated with sculptures of Saints Peter and Paul and a painting of the Virgin and Child from 1690. The church also has two side altars, a patron's pew and pews from 1798, and a Baroque organ from the 17th century.

Practical information

• Address: ulica Kościelna 18, Grzawa (Miedźna municipality).
• Nearby: the church in Góra and the palace in Rudołtowice.