Church of St Joseph in Krzymów

The Church of St Joseph in Krzymów was built in the second half of the 13th century of dressed granite and rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in 1872. It is a filial church of the parish in Krajnik Górny.

Tower, portals and chancel

The original nave has a rectangular plan measuring 21.3 × 9 m and a gabled roof. Two original pointed-arch portals have survived: one with three steps in the west wall and one with two steps in the south wall. In the 15th century a tower as wide as the nave was added to the west, topped with four gablets and an octagonal spire. During the rebuilding in 1872 the windows were widened and a brick chancel with a five-sided end and two small apses was added to the east. Inside there is a wooden gallery with an organ case, a painting of the Lamb of God above the chancel arch, an 18th-century font and a wooden plaque to those killed in the First World War. Around the church runs the stone wall of the former cemetery, with a 15th-century brick gate.

Nearby

The parish is in Krajnik Górny, in the Church of St Andrew Bobola.

Practical information

• Address: Krzymów 37, Chojna municipality, Gryfino County.
• A filial church of the parish in Krajnik Górny. The parish gives service times and access to the interior; it is worth checking them before you visit.