Church of St Peter and St Paul in Ognica (Dobrzany municipality)

The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Ognica, in Dobrzany municipality, was built around 1600. Formerly Protestant, it is today a Catholic branch church of the parish in Dobrzany and is entered in the heritage register.

The structure

The church was built on a rectangular plan of stone and brick. The nave has a Renaissance portal, and the east gable is decorated with blind niches. A brick tower adjoins it on the west side. Zabytek.pl gives the style as Gothic and dates the building to the early 16th century, while the Wikipedia entry gives around 1600.

Interior

The ceiling is wooden. An altar and a pulpit from the 18th century have survived, and on the west wall there is a choir gallery. After the Second World War the church was consecrated as a Catholic church on 29 June 1946.

Nearby

It is about four kilometres to Dobrzany with the Church of St Michael the Archangel, and at a distance of two kilometres lies Lake Sierakowskie.

Practical information

• Location: Ognica, Dobrzany municipality, Stargard County (not to be confused with Ognica in Gryfino County).
• The times of services and the possibility of entering the interior are given by the parish, since the church is not a museum with fixed visiting hours.