ChurchZąbkowice Śląskie (Frankenstein)

Church of St. Anna

Church of St. Anna

The church can be visited

The Church of St. Anna (Polish Kościół św. Anny w Ząbkowicach Śląskich) is a Roman Catholic church in the Silesian city of Ząbkowice Śląskie (German Frankenstein). The house of worship is located in the west of the city center on ul. Świętego Wojciecha (until 1945 Kirchstraße). The church is the main church of the Parish of St. Anna (Parafia św. Anny) in Ząbkowice Śląskie. The bell tower on the north side, the Leaning Tower of Ząbkowice Śląskie, has an inclination of 2.55 degrees.

History+

A first wooden church building was mentioned in 1292. In 1330, Duke Bolko II of Schweidnitz bequeathed to the cross altar of the church of Frankenstein some hufen of arable land in Kunzendorf, which the respective city pastor later possessed as a benefice. Between 1354 and 1415, a stone building in the Gothic style was erected. During the Hussite Wars, the building was burned down and rebuilt between 1444 and 1453. In the 16th century, the building was partially extended and received new vaults in the interior. From 1538 to 1550 and from 1602 to 1629, the church was Protestant. Clemens Mälzer served as the first pastor. In 1541, all Catholic priests were expelled from the city. In 1619, the house of worship received an alabaster pulpit. In 1632, under Swedish protection, the introduction of Protestant services took place again. In a visitation protocol of the Archdeaconry of Breslau, the church appears for the first time under the patronage of Saint Anna. In 1646, it was a simultaneum church and then again exclusively a Catholic parish church. Since 1960, the church building has been a listed monument. Between 1976 and 1977, the church was restored. In 2008, the roof of the church building was renewed.

Architecture+

The church building is a three-aisled hall church made of brick. The building was constructed in the Gothic style and was partly redesigned in the Neo-Gothic style at the end of the 19th century. On the east side, the church building has a three-bay, five-sided closed choir with buttresses. In the nave there are net, star and net vaults. The baroque main altar was created in the 18th century and has a painting of St. Anna selbdritt from 1701.

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