Church of St Joseph in Siecino

The Church of St Joseph in Siecino is a half-timbered single-nave church, formerly Protestant, now a Roman Catholic filial church of the parish in Ostrowice. It stands in Złocieniec municipality. The Wikipedia entry on the village gives the year 1818, while the heritage register dates the church generally to the 18th century.

Furnishings

In the tower hangs a bell from 1573, cast by the Stargard bell-founder Joachim Karsted. In front of the church stands a timber-frame bell tower from the mid-19th century, with a bell from 1623. Inside, a two-tier crystal chandelier from the mid-19th century has survived, in the Biedermeier style, originally intended for the interiors of a palace. There are also a stoup of artificial stone and a Neo-Romanesque metal crucifix from the early 20th century.

Practical information

• Location: Siecino, Złocieniec municipality, about 5 km south-east of Ostrowice, on the western shore of Lake Siecino.
• Service times are given by the parish in Ostrowice.
• Nearby: the Torfowisko nad Jeziorem Morzysław Mały Nature Reserve (about 4 km) and the Church of St Anthony of Padua in Stary Worów (about 5 km).