Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Katowice

It is located in Kościuszko Park, where it was moved in 1938 from the village Syrynia, where it was originally constructed in 1510.

Free-standing belltower was completed before 1679; it has historic lych-gate and wooden fence around the churchyard.

At that time it had a defensive purpose; it was used by the people living in the village as a place where they could hide in, in a case of an attack.

This was a part of a bigger project before World War II, which was to create a heritage park with examples of traditional Silesian architecture.

After World War II broke out, the German occupant did not allow for the church to be opened and used for services.

Many of the pieces of architectural fittings are relatively new however there are things that are much older; an example could be a baroque ambo.