Saint Archangel Michael - Kamienczyk, Poland
Posted by: Arne1
N 50° 07.183 E 016° 38.570
33U E 617442 N 5553234
The wooden church from 1710 in a small village in Lower Silesia.
Waymark Code: WMEBFB
Location: Dolnośląskie, Poland
Date Posted: 05/02/2012
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Kamienczyk (German: Steinbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedzylesie, within Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Miedzylesie, 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of Klodzko, and 118 kilometres (73 mi) south of the regional capital Wroclaw.
Population count is referred to 61.
The most valuable monument in the village is the wooden baroque church Saint Archangel Michael - the oldest of four wooden churches located in Klodzko. The church was built in 1710 as a Protestant church in the old cemetery, originating from 1599. Initially served as cemetery church. It is a single building with separate presbytery Baroque dome and towers.
Church Name: Kościół filialny św. Michała Archanioła w Kamieńczyku
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
Date Church Built: 1710
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