Late Gothic church of stone and brick with a star vault, stained glass of 1587 and a bell of 1519.
The Church of St John the Baptist in Łekno is a late Gothic church from the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, built of fieldstone and brick. It is distinguished by a massive tower attached to the side of the nave and by a star vault.
The chancel is closed on three sides, the walls are supported by stepped buttresses, and the nave is covered with a star vault. The three-storey tower was attached to the nave unusually, at the side. It is crowned with a tented roof with four pinnacles at the corners, and the storeys are separated by friezes and blind niches. After a lightning strike in 1789 the shape of the upper part of the tower changed.
A Gothic font, used as a holy water stoup, has survived in the church, as well as two bells from the 15th century, among them the bell “Anna” of 1519. A Renaissance painting “The Last Supper” of 1578 occupies the centre of the antependium of the former altar. The stained glass of 1587 contains heraldic cartouches of the local nobility and biblical scenes. The pulpit dates from the 18th century, and the clock on the tower was installed in 1889.
In 1538-1945 the church belonged to the Protestant congregation. After the war it was taken over by Catholics and consecrated again on 24 February 1946, and since 1973 it has been a parish church.
From Łekno it is not far to the Hortulus Theme Gardens, about 7 km as the crow flies.
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