Church of St Charles Borromeo in Winniki

The Church of St Charles Borromeo in Winniki is a neo-Gothic brick church, now a branch of the parish of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Runowo Pomorskie. The village lies in Węgorzyno municipality in Łobez County.

Architecture

The building stands on a rectangular plan, with a chancel closed on five sides, and was built of brick on a stone foundation. A tower adjoins the nave on the west side: the lower storey is square, the upper one octagonal, and the whole ends in a pointed spire. The windows of the nave, chancel and tower have pointed-arch tops, and the tower also has round oculi. The year of construction differs between the sources: the encyclopedia entry gives 1860, while the heritage register dates the church to the mid-19th century.

Interior

The interior is covered with a flat, beamed ceiling. A 19th-century altar, a gallery supported on pillars and pews have survived. After the war, on 4 November 1945, the church was consecrated as a Catholic church. It is entered in the heritage register.

Practical information

• Winniki, Węgorzyno municipality, Łobez County.
• Service times are given by the parish in Runowo Pomorskie; the church is a branch church.
• Nearby stands the Church of St Thomas in Runowo.