Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Niemierze

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Niemierze (Siemyśl municipality) is a 14th-century building, extended in the following centuries. It belongs to the parish of St Francis of Assisi in Charzyno.

From the 14th century to the 19th-century renovations

According to the encyclopedia entry it is the oldest church of this type in the Kołobrzeg land. It was extended in the 15th and 16th centuries and restored in 1741 and 1876. The heritage register gives a wider range of dates, the 15th to 17th centuries.

The form and interior

The church was built of brick and stone. It has a single nave, on a rectangular plan, with an undifferentiated chancel closed on three sides. Inside stand a Baroque altar from the 18th century and a Baroque pulpit of 1777. The patronal feast falls on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

In the area stand, among others, the Church of St John the Baptist in Nieżyn and the Church of St Michael the Archangel in Unierzyż.

Practical information

• Location: Niemierze, Siemyśl municipality, Kołobrzeg County.
• A filial church of the parish in Charzyno.
• Information on the possibility of entering the interior is given by the parish.