Historic half-timbered church in Dzisna from the end of the 16th century, with folk ceiling polychromy of the 17th century and a baroque altar of 1607.
The Church of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr in Dzisna, in Przybiernów municipality, was built at the end of the 16th century, most probably in 1591. It is one of the oldest half-timbered churches in West Pomerania and is entered in the heritage register. The first mention of it dates from 1595.
The founder was the Köller family, who held the village until 1920. When, after a change of owner, the residents wanted to pull the church down and build a masonry one, it was defended by the conservator of monuments of the Province of Pomerania, Dr Frantz Balke. In 1928 conservation work was carried out. After the war the building served as a sheepfold, and it returned to religious use in 1976. A major renovation in 1993-1995 included, among other things, the addition of a wooden tower.
The interior is decorated with 17th-century ceiling polychromy of a folk character, the work of Michael Wurm. Floral ornaments with the faces of angels surround biblical scenes from the Creation of the World to the Last Judgement, and the costumes of many figures were modelled on Swedish soldiers and dignitaries. The gallery balustrade is decorated with the twelve Apostles, in the chancel stands a baroque altar of 1607, and the pulpit of 1650 is supported on a pillar.
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