Church of St Stanislaus Kostka in Korytowo

The Church of St Stanislaus Kostka stands in the village of Korytowo in Choszczno municipality. It is a Gothic stone building on a rectangular plan, whose construction began in the 13th century and which took its final shape in the 16th century. At that time a tower with a spire was added on the west side. The heritage register dates the building to the mid-16th century.

The building

In the 19th century the church was rebuilt: the windows were re-walled, and the east gable received decorative blind arcades and pinnacles. It was consecrated as a Catholic church on 18 November 1945.

Furnishings

The interior is decorated with a Renaissance altar triptych carved in wood. In the central part is a scene of the Crucifixion, and in the wings figures of Saints Peter and Paul. On the inner sides of the wings scenes from the life of Christ were painted. A Baroque bell from 1732 hangs in the tower, cast in Kołobrzeg in the workshop of the bell-founder J.H. Scheel.

Nearby

Near the village stand other historic churches of the municipality, among them the Church of Our Lady of the Scapular at a distance of less than three kilometres. From here it is about eight kilometres to Choszczno with the Choszczno Land Museum.

Practical information

• Address: Kościelna 2, Korytowo.
• The church is in use as a parish church. Check service times and the possibility of entering the interior with the parish.