Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Sucha Koszalińska

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Sucha Koszalińska is a Gothic building of brick and fieldstone, entered in the heritage register. It is a branch of the parish of St Anthony of Padua in Osieki, in Sianów municipality.

Gothic with later alterations

Wikipedia dates the church to the 14th century, while the heritage register gives a range from the 15th to the 17th century. The church was altered in the 15th and 19th centuries. It is a single-nave hall building without a separate chancel, with a gable roof and a porch by the south wall. On the west side stands a three-storey tower with blind windows and a pointed-arch portal with five stepped orders; it is covered with an eight-sided roof.

Furnishings

The nave is covered with a wooden beamed ceiling. A Baroque high altar with a painting of the Holy Trinity has survived, along with a 17th-century font with figures of saints and an 18th-century Rococo pulpit.

Practical information

• Village: Sucha Koszalińska, Koszalin County.
• The church is a branch church, so service times and the possibility of seeing the interior are given by the parish - it is worth checking them before a visit.

In the area you can also see the Church of St Stanislaus Kostka in Sianów, about 4 km away.