Lutheran Church in Rybnik

The Lutheran (Evangelical Augsburg) church on ulica Miejska in Rybnik is a brick church of the Lutheran parish, standing near the market square. The building is listed in the heritage register.

Two fires and reconstruction

The first church was built in 1791 to a design by Franciszek Ilgner in the former castle net house, where fishing nets had earlier been dried and stored. It burnt down after five years, and the rebuilt church served the Lutherans until 1853, when a fire destroyed it again. In the same year the brick church that stands today was built. The Neo-Romanesque tower by the north façade was added in 1875.

Interior

The interior has a single tier of galleries supported on square pillars, a wooden ceiling and semicircular windows. The furnishings are modest but retain features of the Late Baroque. In the pulpit altar hangs a copy of Bernhard Plockhorst's painting “Christ and the Prodigal Son”, made in the second half of the 19th century. Nearby are also the Museum in Rybnik and the Basilica of St Anthony.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Miejska 12, Rybnik.
• The church is in use, so access to the interior depends on the parish's rules; check them before a visit.
• The exterior with the tower can be seen from the street.