A Neo-Gothic church in Krzemlin, rebuilt in 1987-1991 from a ruin around the surviving tower of 1870.
St Adalbert's Church in Krzemlin, in Pyrzyce municipality, is today a Catholic parish church, but only its tower from 1870 is listed in the heritage register. The reason lies in the building's history: after the war only the tower remained of the church.
The church was built in the third quarter of the 19th century on the site of a medieval predecessor. Before 1945 it belonged to the Protestants of the parish in Mielęcin. After the war the disused building fell into decay, and after 1950 the walls were pulled down, leaving only the tower. In 1972 the site of the church was transferred to the Catholic parish in Mielęcin. The church was rebuilt in 1987-1991 on the outline of the former walls, and it was consecrated on 18 November 1991 by Bishop Marian Kruszyłowicz.
It is a Neo-Gothic building of brick. The rectangular nave under a gable roof ends in a rectangular chancel, and by the side wall stands a gallery with pointed-arch arcades, in which the entrance is located. A three-storey tower on a stone foundation adjoins it from the west, square at the base and octagonal higher up. It has round and pointed-arch openings, pinnacles at the corners and triangular gables with a brick decoration in the form of interlacing trefoils, and it is covered by a low spire with a cross.
The interior is covered by a wooden gable ceiling, and the nave is separated from the chancel by a stepped, round-arched opening. The original furnishings have not survived.
The nearest of the sites described is the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mielęcin, the parish church for Krzemlin.
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