St John the Baptist Church in Cisownica

St John the Baptist Church in Cisownica is a modern Evangelical-Augsburg place of worship, consecrated in 1981. It belongs to the parish in Cisownica, which was established in 1986, and is an example of a church built in the communist era by the Lutheran community of Cieszyn Silesia.

Construction and structure

Construction began in 1976, and the ceremonial consecration took place on 21 June 1981. The designer was the engineer Karol Kozieł, and the interior decoration was made by Jan Herma. The structure consists of transverse monolithic reinforced concrete frames, and the body of the building is cuboid in plan. The building has two storeys and a volume of 3,100 cubic metres.

Interior

The church seats 210 people. The altar is in the narrower part of the nave, and the choir in the tower section. In the basement are catechetical rooms and utility rooms. The organ was installed in 1983 as a gift from the Lutheran World Federation, and the bells were moved from an abandoned church in Warpuny. In the area lies Dzięgielów Castle, about 3 km away.

Practical information

• Location: Cisownica, Cieszyn County.
• The church is in active use, so check service times and whether the interior can be seen with the parish before your visit.