Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crown in Kłosów

The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crown in Kłosów, in Mieszkowice municipality, is a filial church of the parish of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Czelin and a building entered in the heritage register. It was built of fieldstone, granite ashlar and brick, originally in the Gothic style.

History

The Wikipedia entry dates the construction to the first half of the 14th century, and the heritage register gives the 15th century. The church is mentioned in the land register of the Margrave of Brandenburg Louis the Elder from 1337, where its endowment of one hide of land is listed. In 1371 it appears as a parish church, and in 1493 the parish in Kłosów was joined to the vicariate of Mieszkowice. The wooden tower over the west facade was added in the second half of the 19th century, the porch by the north wall in 1725, and the sacristy after 1945. The renovation in 1970 included straightening the wooden tower.

Interior and surroundings

The church is oriented and a hall church. Inside there is a wooden ceiling and an altar from the first half of the 18th century with two Corinthian columns from the mid-19th century and carved acanthus-leaf ornament. Next to it stands a free-standing wooden belfry from the first half of the 20th century. Two bells of unknown origin hang on it, which the post-war inhabitants of the village bought from looters. The disused churchyard is adjoined on the south-east by a former Protestant cemetery established in 1938 and used to this day.

Nearby

In Mieszkowice, a few kilometres from here, there is, among others, the Gunpowder Tower.

Practical information

• Location: Kłosów, Mieszkowice municipality, Gryfino County.
• Service times and the possibility of entering are given by the parish in Czelin.