Historic sites
an early Classicist Dembiński palace from 1794, without a user for years
Historic sites
a former synagogue from the early 19th century in the centre of Szczekociny, with a commemorative plaque
Churches and monasteries
Baroque-Neoclassical church consecrated in 1666, with two towers
What to see in Szczekociny? The Dembiński Palace of 1794, a former synagogue from the early 19th century and the Baroque-classicist church of St Bartholomew.
Szczekociny lies in the Silesian Voivodeship, and its monuments share one family name: the Dembińskis, who owned the estate here from 1709. The palace and the church tell their story, the synagogue that of the former Jewish community.
The Dembiński Palace at Senatorska 50 is an early classicist residence with a mansard roof, completed in 1794 and part of a complex with outbuildings and a park. It has stood unused since the 1990s and is in poor technical condition, so it is viewed from the outside.
The Synagogue at Marii Konopnickiej 3 is a brick house of prayer from the early 19th century. It kept its clear outline, vestibule and a hall with a nine-bay vault, but today it contains a shop and a restaurant.
The Church of St Bartholomew the Apostle on Plac Panny Marii was consecrated in 1666. Around 1780 it was rebuilt on the initiative of Urszula Dembińska, née Morsztyn, and inside you can see the epitaph of the Dembiński family.
We would not advise going inside: the building is unused and in poor condition. What remains is viewing the structure and the park from the outside.
A shop and a restaurant. The building stopped serving a religious function after the war.
