Rościn is an old village with a Slavic birth certificate, founded on German law at the beginning of the 13th century. The first written mention of the village dates back to 1337 (it belonged to the von Rostin family at that time) and there was already a church here at that time. The modest stone building from the 13th century is still standing and - importantly - it is getting better and better due to the renovation which has been going on for some time (partly financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage). Built of granite blocks, the church does not have a tower. It has a three-fold stepped main entrance portal. The ogival windows and blendes decorating the gables have also been preserved.
A simple hall temple was erected on a small hill in the center of the village. It served the faithful for several centuries. When, at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the new owner of Rościn - Ernst von Bredow - started building a palace and a farm, he also decided to build a new house of prayer. He chose a place for this purpose on a slightly lower hill on the other side of the road. The old church was then entrusted with the role of a granary and warehouse (probably also clay pipes produced in Rościn were stored there). He performed this function for the local state-owned farm also after the war.
The new house of God was made of brick. Initially, it had baroque features. It was rebuilt in the nineteenth century in the classicist style and underwent another renovation in 1920-22 (the flag on the church tower reminds of it). The church is dedicated to St. Roch. A cemetery was located in the area surrounding the church, gently sloping towards the surface of the nearby lake. There are modern graves close to the church, and the further from the temple, the older the burials. Although not many legible pre-war tombstones have survived, the atmosphere of this place is unique and it is really worth visiting.
Both churches are entered in the register of monuments.
Currently, the new church is still in use, while the old one is a ruin with difficult access. The roof of the old church looks new, but the surroundings are dense vegetation that has not been cut down by anyone. Soon the trees will start to burst the walls.
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