Churches and monasteries
a church in Wałbrzych's Podzamcze district holding relics of the True Cross and relics of Blessed John Paul II
Churches and monasteries
a former Protestant church from 1911, today a parish church with preserved pre-war decoration
Churches and monasteries
a Neo-Gothic church from 1870 in Stary Zdrój, with a historic 27-stop organ from 1931
a church in Podgórze created from a converted 19th-century inn, with an organ from 1973
a brick church from 1912 with a Schlag i Synowie organ and three altars
Churches and monasteries
a former house of prayer in a private flat; services are now held on ul. Parkowa
Churches and monasteries
a brick synagogue from 1883, burned down on Kristallnacht and never rebuilt
Churches and monasteries
a former Protestant Neo-Gothic church from the early 20th century, after a 1994 fire, today without an Orthodox congregation
Churches and monasteries
the oldest square in Wałbrzych with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Evangelical Church of the Saviour
Churches in Wałbrzych range from neo-Gothic parish churches and a Holy Cross shrine to an Orthodox church and the traces of two synagogues.
St Barbara's Church in the Stary Zdrój district is a neo-Gothic building from 1870, built for about 3,000 Catholics living nearby. It has a brick clock tower, a single-nave interior with three altars, and a 27-stop organ from 1931. The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a single-nave brick church with one tower and three altars. Its foundation stone was laid on 9 April 1911, it was consecrated on 7 July 1912, and it was extended in 1978-1981. The organ comes from the Schlag & Sons firm of Świdnica.
St Joseph the Worker's Church in Piaskowa Góra was consecrated in 1911 as a Protestant church. In 1935 Professor Avenarius renovated and repainted it, and his decoration survives today; the Catholic parish was established here in 1963. St Francis of Assisi Church in Podgórze began as a converted inn. In 1887 a canon named Franz bought six hectares with an inn, a distillery and a theatre hall, and the church was consecrated on 28 November 1889. It was extended in the 1930s.
The youngest is the Sanctuary of the Relic of the True Cross in Podzamcze. Construction began in spring 1985, the church was consecrated in September 2000, and since 2006 it has held the title of diocesan shrine.
A brick synagogue from 1883 once stood on Mickiewicza Street, with two storeys and arched upper windows. It was burned down on Kristallnacht in 1938 and never rebuilt, and nothing remains of it today. After 1968, when the local Jewish community had shrunk greatly, a community prayer house was set up in a private flat at number 18; it is described as the synagogue at Mickiewicza 18. Services are now held on Parkowa Street. Both entries are historical, so do not expect to visit interiors.
Plac Kościelny (Church Square) beside the Market Square is the oldest square in Wałbrzych, dated to around 1191. It holds the shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Evangelical Church of the Saviour, with buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, including house no. 3 from 1776. The square was thoroughly renovated in 2010. On Reymonta Street in Podgórze II stands the neo-Gothic former All Saints Orthodox church, built in the early 20th century as a Protestant church. A fire gutted it in 1994.
All these addresses carry the "Solo" tag, so they suit a quiet outing on your own. More options: cathedrals, churches, monasteries, museums and the mountains. The city overview is attractions in Wałbrzych, and the region is on churches and monasteries in Lower Silesia.
