Church of St John the Baptist in Węgorza

The Church of St John the Baptist in Węgorza (Osina municipality, Goleniów county) was built at the turn of the 16th century. It is built of erratic boulders and brick, has the form of a rectangular hall church and belongs to the parish in Strzelewo.

Tower and furnishings

The brick east gable with blind arcading was rebuilt in the 18th century. In the same century a free-standing, two-storey tower of wooden construction was added on the west side, boarded and topped with a pointed, octagonal spire. The windows and the portal in the south wall were rebuilt. In 1978 the outer walls were covered with rough-cast plaster. Inside, a choir gallery on the west wall and 19th-century pews have survived. The church was consecrated as a Catholic one on 1 September 1946.

In the area also stand the church in Strzelewo and the castle in Kościuszki.

Practical information

• Address: Węgorza, Osina municipality, Goleniów county.
• A branch church of the parish of St Sylvester in Strzelewo. Service times and the possibility of entering the interior are given by the parish.
• The building is entered in the heritage register.