A sight in the Wisła region

The Lutheran church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Wisła

The church of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a Neoclassical Lutheran church in the centre of Wisła, built between 1833 and 1838. Wisła is one of the main centres of Polish Lutheranism.

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The church

The church of the Apostles Peter and Paul was built between 1833 and 1838 on the site of an earlier wooden prayer house. It is a Neoclassical building; the tower was added later, since raising one was at first restricted by the rules then governing Protestant buildings.

Wisła and Lutheranism

  • The Lutheran parish — one of the largest in Poland
  • Location — the centre of town, on ul. 1 Maja, close to the promenade
  • Tradition — Wisła as an important centre of Polish Protestantism
  • A working church — visits outside services

In practice

This is a working church — visits take place outside services and suitable dress is expected. The church is in the centre and easy to combine with a walk along the promenade and a visit to the Beskid Museum.

How to get there and practical info

Location
The centre of Wisła, ul. 1 Maja
Built
1833–1838, Neoclassical style
Admission
Free; outside services
Dress
Suitable for a place of worship
Nearby
The promenade, the Beskid Museum
Time needed
20–30 min
Mapa: Google Maps · 49.6553, 18.8636

When to go

Spring

Quiet, and a comfortable visit.

Summer

More visitors, but the interior is spacious.

Autumn

Intimate.

Winter

Atmospheric, especially around Christmas.

Other sights in Wisła

Straight-line distances from „The Lutheran church of the Apostles Peter and Paul" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.

The Beskid MuseumA regional museum in the centre of Wisła, in a former inn of 1794 — shepherding, weaving a
~67 m as the crow flies
The Adam Małysz ski jumpThe ski jump at Malinka, named after Adam Małysz — a place bound up with the career of Pol
~3,1 km as the crow flies
Stożek WielkiA border summit of the Silesian Beskids (978 m) with a PTTK mountain hut — a chairlift fro
~4,8 km as the crow flies
CieńkówA ski centre and slope in the southern part of Wisła — a cable lift, ski runs and a starti
~6,5 km as the crow flies
Lake Czerniańskie and the damA reservoir on the Vistula in the Czarne district — an artificial lake behind a dam, where
~6,7 km as the crow flies
The Residence of the President of PolandA modernist residence on Zadni Groń, built in 1929–1930 for President Ignacy Mościcki.
~9,1 km as the crow flies
Barania Góra and the source of the VistulaThe second highest peak of the Silesian Beskids (1220 m) with a viewing tower — below it r
~11 km as the crow flies

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