Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ostrzyca

The church in Ostrzyca, a village in Nowogard municipality, was built in 1865 of dressed granite. It is a filial church of the parish in Wierzbięcin and is entered in the heritage register. The former wooden tower, which gave rise to the “half-timbered tower” element in the register name, no longer exists.

The building

The Neo-Romanesque nave, on a rectangular plan, ends in a three-sided chancel and has a gabled roof. A brick porch with an entrance portal was added to the south wall. The heritage register describes the style as eclectic.

The tower that no longer exists

To the west stood a freestanding, two-storey wooden tower of 1737, topped with an octagonal pointed spire. It was destroyed by fires in 1910 and in the 1960s.

Interior

The nave is covered with a wooden beamed ceiling, and on the west wall there is a gallery with an organ case. It was consecrated as a Catholic church on 25 March 1956.

Practical information

• Location: Ostrzyca, Nowogard municipality.
• Nearby stands the church in Sąpolnica, less than 2 km away.
• Service times and visits to the interior are arranged by the parish in Wierzbięcin.