St. Anthony of Padua Church in Banie Mazurskie

The church was rebuilt in 1975-80, and the first mention of a church in this place dates back to 1578.

The name Banie Mazurskie apparently comes from banie, i.e. mines or valley bathing areas, which may have been located in this area. However, it is possible that the town was named after its founder. Banie Mazurskie was founded in 1566. After 1569, a church was built here. In 1578 it still had a wooden tower; a brick tower was added to it in 1698. It was the work of masters: the carpenter Pietrzykowski and the bricklayer Mörz. In 1581, there was already a parish here, the parish priest of which was called the "Lithuanian prince" by the local population. The church service was held in three languages: Lithuanian, Polish and German. In 1876, the interior of the church was restored. The early Baroque altar connected to the pulpit had paintings from an old triptych. Unfortunately, the church burned down during World War II. In 1947, Ukrainian families moved here, resettled after the war from south-eastern Poland as part of the "Vistula" operation. In the years 1975-1980, the former Evangelical church was rebuilt by Fr. Tadeusz Kościuszko (then parish priest). Church dedicated to St. Antoni Padewski still operates today. Parish of St. Saint Antoni Padewski in Banie Mazurskie was canonically erected in 1962.