St. Martin’s Parish Church in Zawada
Monuments
ul. Zawada 47, 33-112 Zawada
Tourist region: Tarnów i okolice
tel. +48 146795505
St. Martin’s Parish Church in Zawada (C15th) stands on the crest of a hill. The church interior has impressive C20th polychrome decoration figurative on the ceilings and ornamental on the walls. The oldest fitting elements are the four late-gothic bas-reliefs on the choir parapet.
Another precious relic is the late-gothic crucifix from the beginning of the C16th. The early-baroque main altar from the first half of the C17th contains a painting of St. Martin which also dates from the same period. A curiosity is the chain, hung between the nave and chancel, which was probably produced by a blind pastor from a single piece of wood. Zawada is situated on the top of St. Martin's Peak (384 m above sea level), about 5 km south of the centre of Tarnów.
