Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Dłusko Gryfińskie

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland in Dłusko Gryfińskie is a village church of granite ashlar whose origins go back to the 13th century. The heritage register dates it to the end of the 13th century. Today it is a filial church of the parish of St Casimir in Swobnica.

Form and rebuilding

The church is a hall building on a rectangular plan, with a gable roof and gables topped with pinnacles. On the west side a tower of the same width as the nave adjoins it, preserved in its original form only to a certain height, because the upper part was added in timber construction. In the second half of the 19th century the church was thoroughly rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic spirit, which is commemorated by a weathervane with the date 1879. New gables and windows were made then, and a five-sided apse was added on the east side. In the south wall a trace of a walled-up pointed-arch portal can still be seen.

Interior and cemetery

The interior is covered by a wooden beamed ceiling, and the chancel is separated from the nave by a chancel arch. The historic furnishings have not survived. Around the church lies the former cemetery with a stone wall and three gates. A memorial to those who fell in the First World War stands there, converted into the base of a Marian shrine.

Fire and rebuilding

In 1974 the church was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt the following year, and the consecration was performed on 28 December 1975 by Bishop Jerzy Stroba.

Practical information

• Address: Dłusko Gryfińskie 40, Banie municipality, Gryfino County.
• In the neighbourhood stand the churches in Górnowo (about 3 km) and in Piaseczno (about 5 km).
• Service times and the possibility of viewing the interior should be checked with the parish.