Palace Chapel (Church of St Teresa) in Gawroniec

The palace chapel in Gawroniec, today a branch church dedicated to St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, was built in 1828 as a Protestant chapel by the palace. It belongs to the parish in Toporzyk.

A rotunda with a dome

The late neoclassical building has the shape of a granite rotunda covered by a dome, which is rare in the region. The heritage register lists brick walls and the neoclassical style; the building was entered in the register in 1965.

Crypts

In the basement there are crypts with the remains of the former owners of the area, the Borcke family. One ornate coffin with the mummified body of Georg Matthias von Borcke has survived.

Practical information

• Location: Gawroniec, Połczyn-Zdrój municipality, Świdwin County.
• In the centre of the village stands an obelisk dedicated to soldiers of the 1st Polish Army.
• Lake Siecino lies about 6 km further: Siecino.