Discover Maszewo

• The parish church of Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej is Gothic and was built from the last quarter of the 13th century to the middle of the 15th century.
• The defensive walls are made of granite stones and bricks and date from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries.
• The present-day church of Saint Albert Chmielowski was endowed in 1490 by the Weiher family of Maszewo.
• The intermunicipal “Równina Nowogardzka” cycling route is 122 kilometers long, rated easy, and passes through the municipality of Maszewo.

The dates help distinguish the different buildings. For the parish church of Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej, both the Gothic style and an extended construction period are specified: from the last quarter of the 13th century to the middle of the 15th century. Maszewo’s defensive walls were built of granite stones and bricks at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Both dates place buildings in the Middle Ages, but offer different perspectives: for the church, the focus is on its architectural style and construction period; for the walls, it is on their materials and dating.

The present-day church of Saint Albert Chmielowski provides another historical marker. It was endowed in 1490 by the Weiher family of Maszewo. This year serves as a separate reference point alongside the broader construction period of the parish church. When distinguishing the two churches, their names and the historical details given for each help you avoid conflating their different building histories into a single structure.

The town hall stands among the buildings on the market square, north of the parish church. The market square thus provides a reference point for the town hall, while its location north of the church helps you place the two buildings in relation to each other. There is also a monument in the park, erected in 1926 in memory of those who fell in the First World War. Its date is much later than the medieval construction periods, and its purpose is different: it commemorates the fallen, while the churches and defensive walls illustrate the town’s architectural history.

A protected pedunculate oak grows on the grounds of the Roman Catholic parish of Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej. Its trunk circumference is 5.06 meters and its height is 24 meters. Alongside the buildings, it offers a natural monument with specific measurements. As the tree continues to grow, these figures may change slightly.

For cycling travelers, the intermunicipal “Równina Nowogardzka” cycling route is another way to explore Maszewo at the municipal level. It passes through the municipality, is 122 kilometers long and is rated easy. The length and difficulty rating answer different planning questions: one indicates the extent of the route, the other its classification. The municipal route information is from 2021; check current route conditions before setting out.

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When was the parish church of Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej built?

The Gothic church was built from the last quarter of the 13th century to the middle of the 15th century.

What are Maszewo’s defensive walls made of?

They were built from granite stones and bricks.

How is the “Równina Nowogardzka” cycling route rated?

The 122-kilometer intermunicipal route is rated easy and passes through the municipality of Maszewo.

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