Churches and monasteries
a Gothic and Baroque church with a wooden tower of 1647, an altar of about 1700 and stained glass with coats of arms
Churches and monasteries
stone church with a wooden tower, a Baroque altar and a pulpit with polychromy
Historic sites
manor from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries with a 23-hectare landscape park
Historic sites
Classicist palace from the early 19th century with the Blankenburg coat of arms, now a ruin
Churches and monasteries
a brick church from the 14th century with a pulpit from 1604 and tombstones of the von Küssow family
Things to do in Mechowo: five monuments in several villages of that name, from stone and brick churches to a manor with a park and a ruined palace.
The region has several villages called Mechowo, so for each site we give the commune. The set is mainly churches from different centuries, with two former noble estates beside them.
Three churches stand in three different villages of this name: in the Golczewo commune, in the Gryfice county and in the Pyrzyce commune. Each is of a different material and age, so it is a good chance to compare regional church building.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception in the Golczewo commune (Kamień county) was probably built in the second half of the 15th century, on a small rise sloping down to the river Wołcza. It is a Gothic building with Baroque elements and a wooden tower added in 1647. Inside are an altar from the early 18th century and stained glass with family coats of arms. The site is in the heritage register.
The Church of St Andrew Bobola in the Gryfice county is a stone church from around 1500. It has a single nave and a square tower: the lower part is stone, the upper part wooden and boarded. The interior has a Baroque altar and pulpit.
The Church of St Michael the Archangel in the Pyrzyce commune is a brick church from the 14th century, a branch of the parish in Brzesko. The hall has gables with blind windows and pinnacles and pointed window arches. The tower was added in 1738-1739, and from the same year comes the mirror vault with polychrome painting. Inside you will also find a pulpit from 1604 and grave slabs. For a complete list use churches and monasteries in Mechowo or cathedrals, churches, monasteries in Mechowo.
Besides the churches, look at the manor in the Golczewo commune and the palace in the Płoty commune. The manor is private today and the palace is a ruin, so you will not visit either from inside.
The manor in Mechowo in the Golczewo commune is a former seat of the von Flemming family, from around 1800, originally classicist. It has a usable attic, a two-storey projection at the front and a mansard roof. It was entered in the heritage register together with a landscape park of more than 22 hectares. The property belongs to a private owner. An overview of all the places is on the page Mechowo attractions.
The palace in Mechowo in the Płoty commune is a classicist building from the early 19th century, entered in the heritage register and now a progressing ruin. The single-storey building has a porch with a tympanum showing the coat of arms of the von Blankenburg family. The family held the estate from 1801 to 1945, and in 1969-1980 the palace housed state-farm workers. It was abandoned in 1980.
At least three: in the Golczewo commune (Kamień county), in the Płoty commune in the Gryfice county and in the Pyrzyce commune. For each site we say which one is meant.
The palace in the Płoty commune is a ruin, so it is not meant to be visited from inside. You see it from outside.
The manor in the Golczewo commune is private property. The park was entered in the register together with the building.
Two: the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the Golczewo commune has a wooden tower from 1647, and the Church of St Andrew Bobola in the Gryfice county a wooden upper part of the tower.
