Churches and monasteries
wooden pilgrimage church from 1724, linked to the legend of an apparition by an oak
Churches and monasteries
Neo-Gothic brick church from 1907-1908, built with money from the Hohenlohe princes
Parks and nature
reserve with a peat bog, a crane breeding ground and round-leaved sundew growing here
two bowling lanes with an air-conditioned hall and a bar next to the palace in Koszęcin
Historic sites
a palace in a landscape park, the seat of the Śląsk ensemble since 1953
Cemeteries and monuments
bench sculpture of a composer with a pipe and sheet music in the palace courtyard, the seat of the Śląsk ensemble
Things to do in Koszęcin: the palace home of the Śląsk ensemble, two historic churches, a crane reserve and a bowling alley by the park.
Koszęcin is associated with a palace that has housed a famous song and dance ensemble for decades. Other places gather around it too: a neo-Gothic church, a wooden pilgrimage church and a forest with a peat bog. It makes a good target for a relaxed day trip.
Start with the Koszęcin Palace at Zamkowa 3. It is a residence from the early 17th century, rebuilt in 1828-1830 in the neoclassical style, and since 1953 the seat of the Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble named after Stanisław Hadyna.
A wooden castle burned down here in 1603, and Andrzej Kochcicki finished a brick one in 1605. From 1804 until the end of the war the estate belonged to the Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen family, which commissioned the rebuilding to a design by Albert Roch. In the courtyard stands the Stanisław Hadyna bench from 2006, the work of Marek Maślaniec: the composer sits on a wide bench with a pipe and sheet music beside him. The story of the ensemble is told in an article, the Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble, from the Mirowska Hall to the palace in Koszęcin. For the palace layout and park see architecture in Koszęcin.
Two: the brick Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the wooden Church of the Holy Trinity. They differ in age and material, so they are worth comparing on one trip.
The first was built in 1907-1908 in neo-Gothic style to a design by Ludwig Schneider. Prince Hohenlohe gave sixty thousand marks, all the timber and four hundred thousand bricks, and together with the vicarage of 1899 the building was entered on the monument register in 1998. The second dates from 1724, is a pilgrimage church on the Wooden Architecture Trail, and is linked to the legend of a miller's daughter who saw three children beside an oak.
For a walk head to the Jeleniak Mikuliny Nature Reserve. It was created in 1957 to protect a crane breeding ground and a peat bog, and in 2012 it grew to more than a hundred and twenty hectares. Cranes have nested here since at least 1840.
On a rainy day choose the Kręgielnia Pod Pałacem bowling alley at Zamkowa 1, with two lanes, a bar and an air-conditioned room. A group gathering can be arranged here too. More ideas for solo travellers are in solo places in Koszęcin.
For its palace, which has housed the Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble named after Stanisław Hadyna since 1953.
Yes, the Church of the Holy Trinity from 1724. It lies on the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesian Voivodeship.
In the Jeleniak Mikuliny reserve, a forest and peat bog area with a crane breeding ground. Entry is free.
Play a game of bowling at Kręgielnia Pod Pałacem on Zamkowa 1, or see the church interiors outside service times.
