Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zielin

The church in Zielin in Mieszkowice municipality was built of granite ashlar in the second half of the 13th century, which, according to the description of the monument, is shown by the careful working of the ashlar and the pointed arches of the windows in the east wall. Today it is the parish church of the parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zielin.

Granite nave and Baroque tower

The building is a hall church, on the plan of an elongated rectangle, without a choir. The interior of the nave measures 22 by 9.3 metres, and the side walls are 1.4 metres thick. Originally the church had no tower; a Baroque brick tower was added in 1704. In the west elevation a pointed-arch portal with three stepped reveals can be seen, and on the south side traces of a walled-up portal. In the east wall there are three slender pointed-arch windows, rebuilt and widened in the 18th century.

Bell, altar and stained glass

The oldest bell in the tower was cast in 1592 by the Chojna bell-founder Daniel Schukar, with a German inscription about the fire from which it flowed. In the church stands a three-storey Baroque altar from 1614 carved in wood, a pulpit from 1692 and an organ case. The larch ceiling was made in 1983, and the stained glass from 1984 was designed by Irena Kisielewska of Szczecin. The altar was renovated in 1994.

Right next to it stands the palace in Zielin.

Practical information

• Location: Zielin, Mieszkowice municipality, Gryfino County.
• The church is active as a filial or parish church, and service times and the possibility of entering the interior are given by the parish.