Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
powiat pszczyński
gmina Pszczyna
Evangelical Church in Pszczyna
Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
powiat pszczyński
gmina Pszczyna
Evangelical Church in Pszczyna
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Location: gmina Pszczyna, powiat pszczyński, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Efforts to build an evangelical church in Pszczyna began in 1709.
The original church for the Evangelical commune in Pszczyna was built in the years 1743 - 1746 from the foundation of Erdmann Promnitz according to the design of the Promnitz court architect - Christian Jahne, with the participation of Jerzy Prisch, a carpenter. In 1746 consecrated. There is a school and a teacher's apartment next to the church.
In 1860, the tower was extended, while introducing minor architectural changes. In 1896, a new organ was founded.
In 1905 the church burned down. The reconstruction, which lasted until 1907, was managed by the architect Scheinnert (who immediately took up the reconstruction of the Książ castle). In this way, a neo-baroque church building was created, which is the largest room in the city.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_ewangelicki_w_Pszczynie
pszczyna.luteranie.pl/wpss
February 6, 2022
A Neo-Baroque Lutheran parish church built between 1905-1907 after the original 1746 church was destroyed by fire. The church features an impressive facade with Ionic columns facing the market square, wooden galleries typical of Protestant churches, and serves as the largest hall in the city. The interior contains an altar with a painting of Christ's Ascension donated by Duchess Augusta of Anhalt-Köthen and displays the Hochberg ducal coat of arms on the ducal gallery.
July 7, 2025
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