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Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the BVM in Kartuzy (former Carthusian monastery church)

ul. Klasztorna 5, 83-300 Kartuzy, woj. pomorskie

  • Monuments & Culture
  • Churches & Cathedrals

Former Carthusian monastery church in Kartuzy

A former church of the Carthusian order (from which the town takes its name), a Gothic church with a distinctive Baroque roof shaped like a coffin lid - a reference to the monastic rule of "memento mori". One of the most interesting monuments of Kashubia.

Curiosities

  • Coffin-shaped roof (from 1731)
  • Clock with a moving angel ("the Carthusian death")

Practical information

Scope

  • Gothic and Baroque furnishings
  • Remains of the Carthusian hermitages

Getting there

Kartuzy, the capital of Kashubia, near Gdańsk.

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_Wniebowzi%C4%99cia_Naj%C5%9Bwi%C4%99tszej_Maryi_Panny_w_Kartuzach ; https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/kartuzy-zespol-poklasztorny-kartuzow

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