Church of St Joseph the Worker in Wicimice

The Church of St Joseph the Worker in Wicimice, a village in Płoty municipality, is entered in the heritage register. Dates of origin are given in different ways, but all of them point to an old, stone church.

Date of construction

The heritage register dates the building to the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries and describes its style as Gothic. The Wikipedia entry says that the church was built in 1646, and in other listings the year 1738 appears.

Architecture and interior

The rectangular nave has a gabled roof and plastered walls. On the west stands a three-storey tower on a square plan, dating from 1862, topped with a spire. The windows have round arches. The interior is covered with a wooden barrel ceiling supported on posts. In the chancel is a Baroque pulpit altar with columns and acanthus decoration, with a figure of St Joseph set in it in modern times. On the west wall is a gallery with a 19th-century organ case, and a Neo-Gothic font has also survived among the furnishings. After the Second World War, in 1946, it was blessed as a Catholic church, and since 1973 it has been a parish church.

Practical information

• Location: the village of Wicimice, Płoty municipality, Gryfice County.
• Opening times of the interior are given by the parish.