Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Koszewo

The church in Koszewo, a filial church in the parish in Warnice, is a building of fieldstone with a defensive tower on the west side. It stands in Stargard municipality, near the palace in Koszewo, and is listed in the heritage register.

The building

The church was built in the second half of the 15th century, on a rectangular plan measuring 17.1 by 8.65 m. The wide windows are set low and closed with flat arches. A massive brick tower with battlements adjoins the west wall, covered by an octagonal spire, and its face is decorated with blind windows. The interior has a wooden ceiling and a wooden choir gallery on pillars.

The Oesterling Chapel

In the 18th century a two-storey Baroque chapel of the Oesterling family was added to the south wall. On the lower storey is a tomb with the surviving sarcophagus of Christian von Oesterling from 1701. Remnants of former epitaphs have been placed in the porch. After the Second World War the church was consecrated as a Catholic one in 1954.

Practical information

• Village: Koszewo, Stargard municipality.
• The church is active; information on access to the interior is given by the parish in Warnice.