Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Konikowo

The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Konikowo is a 15th-century brick branch church, listed in the heritage register. It belongs to the parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Świeszyno, in the Koszalin-Kołobrzeg diocese.

Gothic and the rebuilding of 1852

The Gothic brick church stands on a rectangular plan and ends in a chancel with a three-sided closure. The walls are supported by buttresses, and the stepped east gable is decorated with blind niches. On the west side rises a tower whose upper parts date from a thorough rebuilding in 1852 and have Neo-Gothic crenellation.

Interior and history after 1945

Below the chancel cornice a Gothic frieze of ceramic tiles with a plant motif has survived. The chancel is covered by a four-pointed star vault, and zacheuszki (small wall niches) can be seen on the walls. After 1945 the building was handed over to the Adventists, but because of the small number of worshippers it was not used. In 1980 it was bought by the Koszalin-Kołobrzeg diocese.

Practical information

• Village: Konikowo, Świeszyno municipality, address 65.
• Opening hours and the possibility of entering the interior are best checked with the parish.
• Koszalin, with the Koszalin Narrow-Gauge Railway, is about 4 km from the village.