Churches and monasteries
a Neo-Romanesque basilica from 1843-1861 with a Haas organ of 1862
Churches and monasteries
church from the mid-16th century with a 19th-century tower and Stations of the Cross from 1888
Churches and monasteries
oldest surviving church in the town, Gothic, with a font from the 15th century
Churches and monasteries
wooden church from the 17th century moved from Przyszowice in 1939, on the Wooden Architecture Trail
Churches and monasteries
church from around 1500 with a crowned statue of Our Lady of Bujaków from around 1480
Historic sites
Neo-Renaissance town hall of 1870-1872 whose mass resembles a castle
Churches and monasteries
a neo-Gothic Evangelical church from 1861 designed by Friedrich August Stüler
Churches and monasteries
a wooden church from the mid-18th century, with a single nave, a tower and a late Renaissance altar
Architecture in Mikołów means a basilica, the town's oldest church, wooden churches in the districts and a neo-Renaissance town hall on the main square.
The monuments of Mikołów come from several periods, from a stone church of the thirteenth century to historicist buildings. Some stand by the Market Square (Rynek), others in former villages now counted as part of the town. This overview helps you shape a route if you enjoy old churches and townscape.
Begin with the Basilica of St Adalbert, the old church, the Town Hall and the Evangelical church of St John. Only a few hundred metres separate the town hall from the basilica, and together the four buildings span the period from the Middle Ages to the later nineteenth century.
The basilica was built between 1843 and 1861 in the neo-Romanesque style, with three naves and two towers. It became a minor basilica in 2008. According to the parish, its organ of 1862 is among the largest period instruments in Upper Silesia. The oldest surviving sacred building in town, however, is the old church, made of stone and raised in 1260-1270. Its late Gothic details suggest a remodelling towards the close of the Middle Ages, and for roughly a hundred years from the mid-sixteenth century it was in Lutheran hands.
The town hall of 1870-1872 has a neo-Renaissance body that resembles a castle, and it stands on the western side of the square. It still houses the municipal office. Mikołów's Protestants worship in St John's, a neo-Gothic brick church put up in 1860-1861 on Karpecki Square and designed by Friedrich August Stüler. It was entered in the register of monuments in 2006.
Four churches stand in Borowa Wieś, Mokre, Bujaków and Paniowy. Two are timber, two are masonry. All are parish churches, so it is best to visit outside service times.
The Church of St Nicholas in Borowa Wieś, at Gliwicka 354, is one of the sites on the Silesian Voivodeship's Wooden Architecture Trail. It originally stood in Przyszowice and was relocated in 1937-1939. Accounts differ on when it was built, most often the seventeenth century. In Paniowy, at Staromiejska 91, you will find the wooden church of Saints Peter and Paul, with one nave and one tower. Work on it began in 1757, and its furnishings include a late Renaissance altar.
The brick Church of St Lawrence in Mokre, on Zamkowa Street, dates from the mid-sixteenth century and is listed as a monument. After neglect during the Reformation it was repaired from 1716, when two side chapels were added, and its front tower is from 1863. In Bujaków stands the Church of St Nicholas from about 1500, which is also a sanctuary of Our Lady of Bujaków. Her statue is dated to around 1480.
That is the stone church north of the Market Square, called the old church, dating from 1260-1270.
One is in Borowa Wieś and the other in Paniowy. The Borowa Wieś church is a stop on the voivodeship's timber-architecture route.
It houses the municipal office, which is the job it had when it was built in 1870-1872.
In the Mikołów section and on the Architecture page, which gathers monuments from across the region.
