Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Pelplin

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption or Pelplin Abbey (Latin: Polplinum) is a former Cistercian abbey, located in Pelplin, Poland, to the south of Gdańsk.

Pelplin Abbey

It was founded in 1258 by Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania, as "Samboria", and was a daughter house of the Cistercian Doberan Abbey. It was first sited in Pogódki (Pogutken) near Kościerzyna (Berent) and re-located in 1276 to Pelplin. By decree of the Prussian government of 5 March 1823 it was dissolved. Since 1824 the church, as Pelplin Cathedral, has been the cathedral of the .

Main building[]

Work on the Brick Gothic building (length 80 m, height 26 m) began in 1289. The church was finished in 1323; additional work was completed in 1557. Currently, it is one of the largest church buildings in Poland. The Cathedral is known as an impressive early example of Northern German Brick Gothic architecture. In Pelpin, the architecture has also been influenced by Cistercian tradition.^[1]

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  Pelplin Abbey

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  Abbey at night

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  Main altar

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  Main nave of the abbey

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  A Gothic portal

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  An altar with painting by Herman Hann

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  A Baroque pulpit

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  Late-Gothic choir stalls

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  Paintings in the interior of the cathedral

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  Gothic stained-glass window

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  A corridor inside the abbey

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  West interior side.

References[]

• Antoni, Michael, 1993: Dehio-Handbuch der Kunstdenkmäler, West- und Ostpreußen, pp. 469–473 (with plan). Munich and Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3-422-03025-5
• Binding, Günther, Untermann, Matthias, 2001: Kleine Kunstgeschichte der mittelalterlichen Ordensbaukunst in Deutschland, 3rd edn., p. 222 (with plan). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt. No ISBN
• Dehio, Georg, 1922: Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Zweiter Band Nordostdeutschland, 2nd edn., pp 362 ff. (edited by Julius Kohte). Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth A.G.
• Faryna-Paszkiewicz, Hanna; Omilanowska, Małgorzata; Pasieczny, Robert, 2001: Atlas zabytków architektury w Polsce, p. 44. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. ISBN 83-01-13478-X
• Pasierb, Janusz, 1993: Der Pelpliner Dom, Pelplin Diözesanverlag. No ISBN
• Schneider, Ambrosius, 1986: Lexikale Übersicht der Männerklöster der Cistercienser im deutschen Sprach- und Kulturraum, in: Schneider, Ambrosius; Wienand, Adam; Bickel, Wolfgang; Coester, Ernst (eds.): Die Cistercienser, Geschichte – Geist – Kunst, 3rd edn., p. 683. Cologne: Wienand Verlag. ISBN 3-87909-132-3

External links[]

• (in Polish) Photos and history of Pelplin Cathedral

Coordinates: 53°56′00″N 18°42′00″E / 53.93333°N 18.70000°E / 53.93333; 18.70000

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