Church of St Hedwig in Strzegom

The Church of St Hedwig stands in Strzegom as an auxiliary church of the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, whose basilica is a few hundred metres away. It is a small, single-nave Gothic building with a separate chancel, today serving as a cemetery chapel.

From a hospital chapel to a funeral chapel

The church was first mentioned as early as 1372 as a hospital chapel. It was rebuilt into its present shape in 1460. Since 1819 it has served as a funeral chapel, because a new municipal cemetery was laid out around it and still surrounds the building today.

Gothic vaulting and a baroque pulpit

The church is oriented, has a single nave with two bays and a separate five-sided chancel, entirely covered by a buttressed cross-rib vault. The sacrarium, together with the vault's keystones and corbels, was made of sandstone in the Gothic style in the second half of the 15th century. The pulpit dates from a later period and is in the baroque style.

Entry in the heritage register

The building is entered in the heritage register under number A/4732/798/WŁ, entered on 15 May 1981, and under number 974/WŁ from 8 December 1983. The sources do not say whether the church is currently open permanently, so it is worth checking the interior's accessibility before visiting, for example at the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

Practical information

• Address: grounds of the municipal cemetery in Strzegom, exact address to be confirmed on site
• Getting there: on foot from the centre of Strzegom, the Strzegom Region Heritage Room is also nearby
• What to expect: a small Gothic cemetery chapel, viewed mainly from the outside