St John the Baptist's Church in Brusiek

The wooden church of St John the Baptist in Brusiek is a monument from the end of the 16th century, in the municipality of Koszęcin, in Lubliniec County. It belongs to the Wooden Architecture Trail of the Silesian Voivodeship.

History

A church in this village was already mentioned in the 15th century. The present church was built in 1593 on the site of an earlier one, which probably burned down. Today it is a branch church of the parish of Our Lady of Fátima in Kalety.

Construction and interior

The body is of log construction, and the tower of post construction; the tower is clad in boards and covered with a tent roof. The chancel ends in a straight wall, and the sacristy adjoins it on the north. The nave has a saddle roof covered with shingles, and the walls are also covered with shingles. Above the nave stands a hexagonal turret for a bell, with a lantern and a bulbous spire. The interior is decorated with a stencil polychrome of 1693, the work of Wawrzyniec Grochowski.

Nearby

In nearby Koszęcin stand the palace and the Church of the Holy Trinity, and the surrounding forest protects the Jeleniak Mikuliny nature reserve.

Practical information

• Location: the village of Brusiek, Koszęcin municipality.
• A branch church; the interior is usually closed outside services, and the rules for entering are given by the parish in Kalety.