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St. Ursula Church is one of the oldest brick churches in Poland. It was erected in the years 1235-1247, probably as a private church of the owner Mściwój Pobóg. In 1601 a sacristy was added from the North. In 1726 the western corpus of the church was demolished and the nave was extended to the West. At the beginning of the 20th century a tower was added in the south-western corner of the church, as well as the northern chapel and a southern porch.
References:La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a \'mound\' and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The site consists of 18.6m long passage chamber covered by a 12.2m high mound. The site was first excavated in 1925 by the Société Jersiaise. Fragments of twenty vase supports were found along with the scattered remains of at least eight individuals. Gravegoods, mostly pottery, were also present. At some time in the past, the site had evidently been entered and ransacked.
In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves and the most impressive and best preserved monument of Armorican Passage Grave group. Although they are termed \'passage graves\', they were ceremonial sites, whose function was more similar to churches or cathedrals, where burials were incidental.