Church of St Bartholomew in Chęciny

The Parish Church of St Bartholomew is located at the rock terrace cut in the slope of the Zamkowa Mountain (300 m above sea level). It was probably founded by Władysław the Elbow-High.

The construction was started around 1315 and was finished in the times of Kazimierz III the Great. In 1568-1603 it served the Calvinists as a Protestant church. The church gained its contemporary appearance during

the last alteration of 1830-40. The Gothic character is preserved mainly in the stockade-like window shape, but the roofs were lowered and the tower was built. The triple-nave, hall church is entered into through the

vestibule from the 17th century with a tunnel vault. The side naves are based on octagonal pillars. The early Baroque altar was consecrated in 1628. The stalls come from the late Renaissance. A Reneissance

Fodygas-Family chapel was built in 1614 by Kacper Fodyga right at the chancel. In the tomb the bodies of masonry master, miner and alderman of Chęciny as well as Kacper and his wife Zuzanna of Grodzianowice are

buried.