Church of St Anne in Strączno

The Church of St Anne in Strączno in Wałcz municipality is a brick church of 1864-1868 in the neo-Romanesque style. It is the parish church of a village on Lake Strączyńskie and, together with the churchyard, belongs to the heritage register.

The church and the cemetery

According to the heritage register the church was built in 1864-1868 of brick and kept in neo-Romanesque forms. The register entry of 2010 also covers the surrounding churchyard. Strączno is a former noble village, first mentioned in a document of 1337 under the name Strutz. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 the village came under Prussian rule.

Nearby

North of the village, on a peninsula in the lake, lies a Slavic hillfort, which researchers link with the stronghold of Raduń, mentioned in 1303 in the foundation document of Wałcz. It is described under Raduń. It is about 1.5 km to the lake itself, see Lake Strączyńskie.

Practical information

• Address: Strączno 25A, Wałcz municipality.
• Service times are given by the parish on its website.
• Wałcz with St Nicholas' Church is about 6 km further.