St. Godehard's Rotunda

Strzelin, Poland

St. Godehard's Rotunda in Strzelin is a Romanesque church founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 13th century.

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Szkolna 1A, Strzelin, Poland
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Founded: 11th century
Category: Religious sites in Poland

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Konrad (25 days ago)
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ArturoS84 (5 months ago)
The Rotunda of St. Gotthard is one of the oldest buildings in Poland.
Krzysztof Przybylski (2 years ago)
One of the oldest rotundas in Poland. During Holy Mass it is possible to see it from the inside. An atmospheric place, a small piece of Strzelin's history.
Tomeko F (2 years ago)
Built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Rebuilt many times. According to sources, only the base of the tower has retained its original appearance. A very interesting monument. From what I've read, one of the oldest.
aleter (3 years ago)
The rotunda was probably built in the first half of the 13th century, although it is also dated to the previous century. It presents a type of a small church on a central plan, the origin of which is associated with Bohemia and Moravia. In Silesia, it has two more analogies: in Cieszyn and in Stronia near Oleśnica, and in Poland, similar rotundas were built in Strzelno in the Kujawy and Grzegorzewice in the Kielce region. In the Baroque era, the church in Strzelin served Poles, as it was referred to as the Polnische Kirche. The reconstructions made over the centuries blurred its original shape to such an extent that some early researchers thought that it was a remnant of a defensive tower.
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