Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, and St Andrew the Apostle in Strzmiele

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, and St Andrew the Apostle in Strzmiele, a village in Radowo Małe municipality in Łobez County, is a Baroque brick church of 1722. Today it is a filial church of the parish in Łobez. Its history includes abandonment and rebuilding.

From ruin to rebuilding

The church was built in 1722 on the site of an earlier church from the 14th century, and the date of construction is commemorated by an inscription in the polychrome above the entrance portal. After the Second World War it was in use until 1953, then it was abandoned, a sheepfold was set up in it and the building gradually fell into disrepair. Rebuilding by way of reconstruction began in 1992 on the initiative of the parish priest, and the blessing took place on 8 August 1995.

Architecture

It is an oriented hall church, with a five-sided chancel on the east and a Baroque portal in the south wall. To the west adjoins an octagonal tower with a pyramidal roof, with elongated window openings and a round-arched portal on the ground floor. The windows are closed with a round arch.

Practical information

• Strzmiele, Radowo Małe municipality.
• The parish gives service times and the possibility of seeing the interior; it is worth checking before you visit.