Giant Mountains

Wang Church in Karpacz

Wang Church – a wooden Protestant temple built without the use of nails.

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Price list

Adults
13 3.1person
Children from 6 years, students
7 1.7person
Fee for photos
5 1.2person
Access to the square
2 0.5person

Opening hours / opening dates

April 15 - October 31
09:0018:00
November 1 - April 14
09:0017:00

on Sundays and holidays at 10:00 a.m. a service is held, visiting the church is possible after an hour. 11:30
on Saturdays it is possible to exclude part of the church from sightseeing due to weddings

Information

Wang Church is a temple of the Lutheran denomination built at the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the town of Vang in Norway
in 1841. King William IV of Prussia bought the church and transported it in crates to Berlin
in 1842. thanks to Countess Frederica von Reden from Bukowiec, the temples were recreated in Karpacz
the unique history of Wang Church
due to its uniqueness in Europe, the parish made the object available for sightseeing
appropriate clothing is required in the temple
for groups of at least 10 people it is possible to reconstruct the history of the church on an audio recording in the following languages: Polish, Czech, German, French, Dutch and Russian. It takes 12 minutes to listen to the recording
in Karpacz there is a big parking mess, there are different prices in different parking lots (most are private), it is better to ask about parking prices
see other attractions of Karpacz

Frequently asked questions

Wang Church – view of the historic organ. Concerts are often held in the temple.

Ryszard Zając - The Resurrection of Lazarus

Sculpture depicting the resurrection of Lazarus, made by Ryszard Zając.

This is what the village of Vang in Norway looks like today, from which in the nineteenth century. a church was brought to Karpacz.

The temple is surrounded by a cloister, which served as insulation from the cold, was a place of penance. Weapons and nets were also left there.

Works of art are carved in the twelfth century. in the Byzantine style, the upper parts of the columns, the so-called. capitals, decorated with animal figures, plants and mascarons.