KOŚCIAN

The county seat is located approx. 60 km south-west of Poznań, on the road to Leszno.

Work on building the church commenced in the first half of the 14^th century. The body of the nave was erected first and the then single-nave presbytery a little later. The chapel near the aisles went up in the 15^th and early 16^th centuries. The presbytery was probably built around this time as well. The temple was thoroughly restored between 1892 and 1896.

The interior is covered with late Gothic network, star and rib-groin vaults from the beginning of the 16^th century and the furnishing is valuable. A late-Gothic triptych from c. 1525 can be found in the late-renaissance high altar from 1620, which also a wealth of carved decorations. The church additionally has 11 side altars, mostly renaissance and baroque. The late-Gothic triptych (1507) by the rood screen is an older relic and is attributed to the Silesian workshop of the Altar Master of Gościszowice. The late-renaissance tombstone from the end of the 16^th century is noteworthy, as is the late-Gothic sculpture from the early 16^th century in the rood screen.

Address:
Kościelna 1
64-000 Kościan
Tel. +48 65 511 91 57