Churches and monasteries
Neo-Romanesque brick church in Chropaczów, rebuilt from the inside after the fire of 1975
Churches and monasteries
brick Lutheran church from 1901 with a tower and Art Nouveau stained glass
Churches and monasteries
brick church resembling a multi-sided tent, with a chapel of St Joseph on the lower level
Churches and monasteries
the oldest church in the town, a neo-Gothic brick church from 1872 with rich vaulting
Churches and monasteries
church from 1931 on a Latin cross plan, replacing a church demolished after mining damage
Churches and monasteries
a brick church from 1891, a votive offering for the rescue of 43 miners trapped in a mine
Churches in Świętochłowice: a neo-Gothic church in Lipiny, a tent-shaped church in Piaśniki and a votive church raised for rescued miners.
Świętochłowice grew from several former settlements, and each left a church of its own. The six churches here show how mining damage, fires and postwar building shaped local sacred architecture.
The title is usually given to the Church of St Augustine in Lipiny, a neo-Gothic parish church from 1871-1872, listed as a monument, with a stone portal and a variety of vaults. Lipiny developed around zinc smelting and coal mining, and residents at first had to attend services in distant parishes. Bad roads and hard working conditions led them to ask for a church of their own. It stands at ul. dr. Antoniego Bukowego 22.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Chropaczów, at Armii Krajowej 11, is a neo-Romanesque brick church from 1911-1913, designed by Max Giemsa of Katowice. It struggled with mining damage, was closed to worship, and burned almost to the ground in 1975 before being rebuilt. It is listed in the register of monuments.
In Zgoda stands the Church of St Joseph from 1931, built on a Latin-cross plan. It replaced an older church of 1884-1885 that was pulled down because of mining damage. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul on Katowicka street in the centre was raised in 1891 as a votive offering for miners rescued after a cave-in at a colliery in 1884. Two of these stories thus share one motif: the ground working beneath the town.
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Piaśniki, at Chorzowska 4, resembles a many-sided tent with a tall bell tower. It was built of brick in 1982-1990 and its designer was Jacek Kosek. It was blessed in December 1990, and its form departs sharply from the neo-Gothic churches of the town.
The Church of St John the Baptist on Father Leopold Raabe square is different again, a neo-Gothic brick Lutheran church of 1900-1901 raised on land donated by Prince von Donnersmarck. After the churches, try the remaining attractions of Świętochłowice, among them its monuments and industrial sites. Churches of the whole voivodeship are described under churches and monasteries in Silesia.
The Rosary church in Chropaczów burned almost completely in 1975. It was rebuilt afterwards.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul on Katowicka street in the centre. It was built in 1891 as thanks for the rescue of miners trapped in a colliery in 1884.
The Sacred Heart church in Piaśniki at Chorzowska 4, which resembles a many-sided tent with a tall bell tower.
Yes, the Church of St John the Baptist on Father Leopold Raabe square, a neo-Gothic brick building from the early twentieth century.
