Churches and monasteries
Baroque Cistercian monastic complex called a European pearl of the Baroque, a Monument of History and UNESCO candidate
Churches and monasteries
a classicist votive chapel from 1801, founded by the last abbot of Krzeszów
Churches and monasteries
a Cistercian chapel from around 1623, ruined after the war and rebuilt through community effort
Churches and monasteries in Krzeszów: a former Cistercian abbey, a 17th-century chapel of St Anne and a Neoclassical votive chapel in Borówno.
The Cistercian Abbey in Krzeszów is a monumental complex, regarded as one of the most important sacred monuments in Poland, listed in the register of monuments and recognised as a Historic Monument of Poland. The story begins in 1242, when Anna of Bohemia brought Czech Benedictines from Opatovice. Pope Innocent IV confirmed the foundation in 1249, and in 1289 the Benedictines left and the Cistercians replaced them.
The Cistercians promoted it alongside the cult of the Holy Family. They built St Anne's Chapel on the slope of Góra Świętej Anny around 1623. In 1674 Abbot Bernard Rosa founded the Brotherhood of St Anne beside it, and between 1703 and 1717 Abbot Dominik Geyer built a pilgrimage road to the chapel. After the Second World War it fell into ruin, was rebuilt and consecrated again in 2011.
The Chapel of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Borówno is a votive chapel from 1801, which today belongs to the parish of the Sacred Heart in Czarny Bór. It stands at 590 m above sea level, by the field road from Borówno to Krzeszów. A chronogram in the Latin inscription on the facade confirms the date of construction, and the inscription says that Abbot Ildefons Reuschel raised the chapel in honour of the Virgin Mary.
These are places of worship, so enter with respect and mind service times. A fuller picture of the village is on the page about attractions in Krzeszów, and every church in the region is in the list of churches and monasteries. Close by lie Kamienna Góra, Lubawka, Błażejów and Chełmsko Śląskie.
