Churches and monasteries
Neo-Gothic church with two towers, a minor basilica since 2009
Churches and monasteries
modern church from 1974-1980, stained glass by Wincenty Kućma and a 51.5 m bell tower
Churches and monasteries
church with three round chapels and the shrine of Our Lady of Skarżyce
Churches and monasteries
an octagonal brick chapel from 1803 over the source of the river Warta
Churches and monasteries
the oldest Catholic church in Zawiercie, in the Kromołów district, associated with the Cromoli family
Churches and monasteries
a neo-Gothic Evangelical church that was converted into a Crafts House after the war
Churches and monasteries
parish church from 1988-1992 with a bronze monument of St Brother Albert in front of the entrance
Churches in Zawiercie: a neo-Gothic red-brick basilica, a church in Kromołów with a bell from 1508 and a church in Skarżyce.
Seven places are spread across several districts: the centre, Kromołów and Skarżyce. They include churches from the 16th century to the 1990s and one building that stopped being a church long ago.
Start with the Collegiate Basilica of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul at Sienkiewicza 4. Red brick, neo-Gothic style and two towers on the facade mark this building of 1896-1903, which stands behind a historic fence. It has been a minor basilica since 2009 and a collegiate church since 1992.
For a broader comparison see churches and monasteries in Silesia, and for the general picture of the town go to Zawiercie.
The basilica came from the drawing board of the Warsaw architect Hugon Kuder, with money from Adolf and Izydor Ginsberg. It is listed as a monument.
A quite different story belongs to the former Lutheran church at Bohaterów Westerplatte 24. This brick neo-Gothic building has served as the House of Crafts since its post-war reconstruction. It is no longer a working church, but the pointed arches give away its earlier purpose.
St Nicholas's Church at Jurajska 4A is regarded as the oldest Catholic church in the town. It dates from the 16th century, is brick, single-nave, with a three-sided chancel. It holds a bell from 1508, and its founders were members of the Cromoli family.
Above the source of the Warta river stands the Chapel of St John of Nepomuk, octagonal, brick, from 1803. It was rebuilt in 1988, after the level of the surrounding streets had risen. The chapel appears in the municipal register of monuments.
The Church of the Holy Trinity and St Florian in Skarżyce, consecrated in 1598, stands out for a rare plan: three round chapels refer to the Trinity. A Marian shrine operates here as well.
Two parish churches date from the later 20th century. The Church of Our Lady, Queen of Poland was built in 1974-1980 and features stained glass by Wincenty Kućma and a bell tower 51 metres high. The Church of St Brother Albert went up in 1988-1992, and in front of it stands a bronze monument to the patron by Czesław Dźwigaj.
After the churches you can continue to historic sites in Zawiercie, as well as cemeteries and monuments or parks and nature. Kromołów and Skarżyce lie outside the centre, so it is best to reach them separately.
The oldest Catholic church in the town is considered to be St Nicholas's in Kromołów, from the 16th century.
Yes, the Collegiate Basilica of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, a minor basilica since 2009.
The House of Crafts. The building is no longer a church, though it kept its neo-Gothic form.
In Kromołów, where the Warta river begins.
