Church of St Stephen in Stare Dębno

The Church of St Stephen in Stare Dębno is a former Protestant church, now Roman Catholic and a filial church of the parish of Our Lady Help of Christians in Tychowo. The village lies on the Parsęta, about 9 km south-west of Tychowo.

The building and furnishings

The church is half-timbered, from the 18th century, reconstructed in 1993. The Wikipedia entry on the village describes the interior as richly furnished: a Baroque pulpit, a gravestone in the floor and a late Gothic triptych. Next to the church stands a wooden bell tower, and the whole site is surrounded by a low stone wall. The building has been in the heritage register since 1956.

Practical information

• Address: Stare Dębno 11a. The village has also kept the park and farm buildings of a former palace and park complex, and a hillfort from the 9th-14th century, 200 m south-east of the former state farm (PGR).
• The opening hours of the church are given by the parish in Tychowo.