The ruins of the church in Trzesac - the remaining fragments of the building of an ancient church built in the village of Trzesac , Gryfitsky County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , Poland .
The first church, built of wood, was erected in the city in 1124; the second, made of brick, is approximately around 1270; and finally, the third - at the end of the XIV or the beginning of the XV century. At that time it was located almost two kilometers from the sea. In addition to the church, north of the city of Trzesac there used to be another village that completely went under water. The church was originally Catholic , but at the beginning of the 16th century, after the beginning of the Reformation , it became Protestant . According to some chronicles, this church was the third Christian church in Pomerania [1] .
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Abrasion
Over time, the process of abrasion caused the spread of the Baltic Sea to land near the church. Water was coming year after year: in 1750 the sea was 58 meters from it; in 1771, part of the cemetery went under water, and in 1820 the distance was reduced to 13 meters. Finally, on August 2, 1874, the last service was held in the temple. Then, all church utensils were transported to the Cathedral in Kamen-Pomerania , with the exception of the triptych , which is now stored in a church in the village of Revel. In 1885, the temple turned out to be above the abyss and, with the permission of the Prussian government, it was finally abandoned and the roof was removed from it [2] .
On the night of April 8–9, 1901, the most vulnerable northern wall of the church collapsed [2] . Over the next years, in parts, most of the building was swallowed by the sea, which stubbornly advanced south, taking the land. On February 1, 1994, part of the southern wall collapsed.
According to scientists, since the end of the XIX century, the sea occupied about 40 centimeters of land per year. Over time, local governments - like Prussia, and then (after 1945) Poland - tried to save the temple by installing concrete blocks, but all attempts were unsuccessful. Intensive work is underway to save the ruins, as they are the only one of its kind in Europe. According to one such project, the last remains of the wall should be moved south, away from the sea, but the risk of complete collapse was too high [3] .
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- Destruction
1870 year
1870, church outside
1870, church outside, view from the west
1930, view from the east
1930, view from the northwest
1934, view from the southwest
1965, view from the southwest
1971, view from the east
2014, view from the southwest
2017, view from the observation deck
Notes
- ↑ Trzęsacz . web-beta.archive.org. Date of treatment April 7, 2017. Archived August 11, 2003.
- ↑ 1 2 Ryszard Schmidt. Wybrzeże Rewalskie - Ruiny Kościoła w Trzęsaczu . www.wybrzeze-rewalskie.pl. Date of treatment April 7, 2017.
- ↑ Akademicki Klub Turystyczny 'Kroki'. AKT Kroki - Ciekawe Miejsca - Trzęsacz (Polish) . web-beta.archive.org. Date of treatment April 7, 2017. Archived January 12, 2005.