Zimna Wódka

• The present-day wooden branch church of St. Mary Magdalene dates from 1748.
• The church has a Baroque main altar and late Baroque side altars.
• Cycling route No. 161 connects Droga Starostrzelecka with the church.
• Flower carpets are laid for Corpus Christi processions.

The branch church of St. Mary Magdalene is a tangible starting point for exploring local religious history. Its present-day wooden form dates from 1748. Inside, the Baroque main altar and late Baroque side altars are among the features described. The side altars have sculptures and a relief of the Holy Trinity. This makes it possible to distinguish between different forms of decoration: the main altar is Baroque, while the side altars are late Baroque and feature the sculptural works mentioned above. If you are particularly interested in church art, these details offer a specific way into the subject without requiring any prior knowledge of art history.

Another religious building in the village is the Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk. It dates from the first half of the 19th century. The church and chapel therefore represent different periods of construction: the branch church is dated to 1748, while the chapel is assigned to the first half of the following century. If you would like to compare historic buildings, these two dates can serve as a guide to local history.

Two route numbers and their described courses are useful for cyclists. Cycling route No. 161 connects Droga Starostrzelecka with the wooden church in Zimna Wódka. This description names both a street and a specific destination in the village. The yellow-marked cycling route No. 16 has a longer described course: it runs from Rudziniec via Wydzierów and Niezdrowice to Ujazd, then along the paved Droga Starostrzelecka to Zimna Wódka, and continues on an asphalt road via Olszowa to Czarnocin.

In Zimna Wódka, flower carpets are laid for Corpus Christi processions. The tradition has been observed for over a hundred years and is inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A characteristic part of the custom is how early preparations begin: residents start laying the flower carpets at dawn on Thursday.

The village’s historic character includes a mass grave of Silesian insurgents dating from 1921. The cemetery in Zimna Wódka is also dated: it comes from the 19th or 20th century. This dating deliberately leaves both centuries as possibilities. You can read these details as clues to different aspects of local history: the mass grave is linked to a specific year, while the cemetery is assigned only a broader time period.

For a comparison with other places in the same directory, you can also find Stubendorf, Sankt Annaberg, Zawadzkie, Ujest, Grodzisko, Colonnowska, Jemielnica and Kroschnitz.

What year does the wooden branch church date from?

The present-day wooden branch church of St. Mary Magdalene dates from 1748.

Which cycling routes are mentioned for Zimna Wódka?

Cycling route No. 161 connects Droga Starostrzelecka with the wooden church. The yellow-marked cycling route No. 16 passes through several places on its way to Zimna Wódka and then continues via Olszowa to Czarnocin.

When do residents start laying the flower carpets?

As part of the Corpus Christi tradition, they start at dawn on Thursday.

For the broader travel overview: Strzelecki.