A stone wayside cross beside house No. 97 dates from 1845 and was donated by Frantz Funch. Other points of interest include a grotto at the site of a wooden church that burned down during the war, the history of the churches in Warszowice, and a 22.6-kilometre cycling loop. Fish-farming ponds are a characteristic feature of the local landscape. You can therefore plan your visit around different interests: sacred history, cycling or taking in the landscape.

Churches and Places of Remembrance

The grotto was built in 1946–1947 on the site of the wooden church that burned down during the war in 1945. It includes a restored altar and a wrought-iron balustrade from the former church. Its history therefore extends beyond the year the grotto was built: parts of the former church furnishings are also preserved at the site.

The wayside cross offers a different historical point of reference. Its date and the donation by Frantz Funch can be linked to a specific location beside house No. 97. At the grotto, by contrast, the focus is on the fire that destroyed the wooden church, its construction on the former church site, and the furnishings that were incorporated into it. Those interested in local history can thus encounter different forms of sacred heritage.

The earlier history of the churches includes a wooden church from the Reformation period, which stood on the grounds of today’s Roman Catholic cemetery. The present-day brick church of the Parish of St. Nicholas in Warszowice was consecrated in 1959. The historical points of reference therefore range from a wooden church from the Reformation period to the consecrated brick parish church.

The history of the Evangelical church also spans several dates. The new Evangelical church in Warszowice was built in 1910–1911 and consecrated on 2 November 1911. The present-day Evangelical church was built on the surviving foundations of the old church: its foundation stone was consecrated on 20 June 1980, and the church itself on 19 September 1981. The two consecration years thus mark different phases of construction. In 2000, the Evangelical church was named after the Apostles Peter and Paul; three stained-glass windows were also installed in the chancel. The building’s history and design can be traced through its foundations, consecrations and later furnishings.

Cycling and Landscape

The Czarnego Skarbu Trail is a black-marked cycling loop through Warszowice and is 22.6 kilometres long. Its length, loop format and trail marking are specific features that make it easy to include as a separate activity in your travel plans. If you would rather focus on sacred sites, you can choose cycling as a separate interest instead of combining the two into a fixed route.

A farm-stay property on Stawowa Street offers horse-riding excursions. This gives you another activity to choose from alongside cycling. Fish-farming ponds complement the churches and cycling route with a distinctive feature of Warszowice’s landscape. Cultural history, cycling, horse-riding excursions and the landscape offer different ways to shape your stay around your own interests.

Discover more destinations: Łąka, Bad Gottschalkowitz, Kobior, Pszczyna, Studzienice, Suszec, Pielgrzymowice, Brzeźce

Back to the main travel overview: Pszczyna.