Church of St Lawrence in Rudki

The Church of St Lawrence in Rudki in Wałcz municipality is a wooden church of 1665, entered in the heritage register together with the church complex.

The church and the church complex

The Wikipedia entry on the village links the founding of Rudki with the 17th century precisely through the year the church was built, 1665. The church tower was added after 1930, and took its present form after 1940. The complex entered in the heritage register also includes a wooden bell tower of the 17th century (the dating is queried), the churchyard and a brick boundary wall. Parish records kept from 1715 were burned during the Second World War.

The village

Until 1772 Rudki belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, then to Prussia. In the early 20th century a distillery, a starch factory, a brickworks and a mill operated here. The village was liberated in February 1945 by the 1st Polish Army. The list of historic monuments also includes a manor park of the mid-19th century.

Practical information

• Address: Rudki 51, Wałcz municipality.
• Service times and the accessibility of the interior are given by the parish.
• The nearest other site in the area: the church in Karsibór (about 6 km).