Churches and monasteries
church from 1977-1980 in Bytków, with stained glass, a pipe organ and a carved Way of the Cross
Churches and monasteries
Neo-Gothic three-nave brick church, designed by Paul Jackisch
Churches and monasteries
red-brick Neo-Gothic Lutheran church from 1895 with stained glass and an organ
Churches and monasteries
a church from 1931 in an adapted market hall from 1914, with 28 stained-glass windows
Churches and monasteries
a Neo-Romanesque brick church from the early 20th century on a Latin cross plan
Churches and monasteries
Neo-Renaissance church from 1948-1951 with furnishings from the Odrowąż chapel in Chorzów
Churches and monasteries in Siemianowice Śląskie: neo-Gothic brick churches, a church in a former market hall and parish churches of the districts.
The churches of Siemianowice tell the story of a town that grew around the Laura steelworks and its mines: they were built for Catholics, Lutherans and new housing estates alike. The six churches here range from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s, which makes comparing styles easy.
The earliest is the Church of the Holy Cross on Powstańców street in the centre. This neo-Gothic brick church was built in 1881-1884 to a design by Paul Jackisch and consecrated in September 1884. It has three naves, one tower and three altars, and it appears in the municipal register of monuments.
Not far away stands the Martin Luther Church at Wyspiańskiego 4. This red-brick neo-Gothic church was completed in 1895 for Lutherans settling around the Laura steelworks, to a design by Franz Posern of Pszczyna. It once again serves the Evangelical-Augsburg parish, and the register of monuments carries an entry for it.
Undoubtedly the Church of St Anthony of Padua in the Centrum district. Instead of a new building, a market hall designed in 1914 was converted, with the work lasting from 1927 to 1931. The reason was the devaluation of money after the First World War, which upset earlier building plans. The church stands on Father Jan Kapica street.
In Michałkowice, see the Church of St Michael the Archangel on Kościelna street, a neo-Romanesque brick building raised in 1902-1904 to a design by Ludwig Schneider of Opole. In Przełajka stands the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, neo-Renaissance in style, begun in 1948 after the Second World War and blessed in 1951.
In Bytków, at Węglowa 7a, stands the Church of the Holy Spirit. Construction began in March 1977 and the consecration took place on Christmas Day 1980. The interior is decorated with stained glass, pipe organs and a Way of the Cross. Permission to build came after years of effort, and the authorities rejected the plot plan twice before approving it.
More places are gathered among the attractions of Siemianowice Śląskie, in the list of the town's historic sites and in the overview of churches and monasteries in Silesia. Afterwards you can rest in the parks of Siemianowice Śląskie.
The Church of St Anthony of Padua on Kapica street. A hall from 1914 was converted into a church between 1927 and 1931, and it was consecrated in October 1931.
The Martin Luther Church stands at Wyspiańskiego 4 in the centre. It is a neo-Gothic church from 1895 that still belongs to the Evangelical-Augsburg parish.
The Church of St Michael the Archangel in Michałkowice, built of brick in 1902-1904. The Church of the Assumption in Przełajka, by contrast, is neo-Renaissance.
Six: neo-Gothic brick churches, a former market hall, parish churches of the districts and a church from the late 1970s.
