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Church of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Zabytek.pl

Church of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary


church ca. mid-14th century Bystrzyca Górna

Address
Bystrzyca Górna

Location
woj. dolnośląskie, pow. świdnicki, gm. Świdnica

Erected on the steep bank of the Bystrzyca River, originally a Gothic church, which was extended in the 1980s.

On the external walls there is a collection of Renaissance epitaphs. At sections it is surrounded by an old stone wall.

Historia

  • ca. mid- 14th century - construction of the church
  • 1617 - alteration works
  • 1854 - alteration works
  • 1950s and 1970s - restoration works
  • 1980s - extension works

Opis

The village of Bystrzyca Górna – a typical Waldhufendorf with houses arranged along a single axis – stretches alongside the Bystrzyca river, about 8 kilometres south-west of Świdnica. The church is located on a slope in the western part of the village, on the northern side of the main road. 

It was erected around the mid- 14th century. The church was later redesigned in 1617, when its tower received a bulbous cupola, and then in 1854, with subsequent renovation works taking place in the 1950s and 1970s in the 1980s. In the 1980s, the nave of the church was substantially extended.

Before the commencement of extension works, the church was a single-nave structure designed on a rectangular floor plan, with a pentagonally terminated chancel to the east, featuring a Gothic portal in its eastern wall. A tower adjoins the southern wall of the nave; it is an octagonal structure with a square base, topped with a bulbous cupola with an openwork lantern. The sacristy is located on the opposite side of the nave. The nave features a wooden ceiling supported by a pair of crossbeams. The chancel features a vaulted ceiling of the groin type. The church also features a Late Gothic rood arch. 

At present the nave of the church is extended to the west and widened to the north and south. The church is covered with gable roofs, covered with tiles, from the west with a jerkin head. A number of Renaissance tomb effigies incorporating the portrayal of recumbent human figures are embedded in the walls of the church. The church furnishings are designed in the Gothic Revival and modern styles.

Next to the church there is an old cemetery (no longer in use), surrounded by a stone wall with a small gate. The former rectory is located west of the church, in its immediate vicinity.

The church is usually closed; it may be viewed from the outside without limitations.

Compiled by Krzysztof Czartoryski, The Regional Branch of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage in Wrocław, 18 August 2015.

Category: church

Architecture: Gothic

Building material:  brick

Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records

Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_02_BK.83133, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_02_BK.107490