The best running trails around Chynów

Currently (10.2026) under renovation

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Czersk is one of the oldest churches in Masovia. It was built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries with the funding of Duke Janusz I the Elder – the same one who erected the nearby castle. The church was built of brick in the Gothic style and has retained its medieval character to this day. Inside, you can see, among other things, historic vaults, old tombstones, and elements of equipment reminiscent of the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. For centuries, the temple was an important place for the Masovian dukes and the inhabitants of old Czersk, which before the development of Warsaw was one of the most important centers of the region. An interesting fact is that the church stands very close to the castle, thanks to which both monuments today form one of the most characteristic historical points of southern Masovia.

great place to rest

A very nice route from the bridge on DK50 to Czersk.

On Mondays tickets are 2zł

the priest apparently does not expel

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord - a Roman Catholic parish church belonging to the Czersk deanery of the Archdiocese of Warsaw. This is a temple built in the years 1805-1806. Bricks from the demolition of the castle were used for its construction. It was a compensation for the Prussian government for taking away the parish in the village of Linin. The church was built on a rectangular plan in the neo-Baroque style. At the end of the 19th century, a sacristy and a treasury were added, as well as a tower, on the top of which hangs a bell consecrated on September 23, 1956. https://www.parafiaczersk.pl/

In the 11th century, on the site of today's castle there was a wooden and earthen stronghold with a chamber structure, which was built during the reign of Bolesław the Brave or Władysław Herman. This stronghold was the main administrative centre of the Duchy of Czersk. In 1224, the sources mention Piotr Pilch, the castellan of Czersk. On 27 April 1245, the Bishop of Poznań Bogufał II, in the presence of Konrad II and his sons, consecrated the wooden church of St. Peter built in the courtyard. In 1229, Duke Konrad of Mazovia imprisoned Duke Henry the Bearded in the stronghold. He released him the same year after the intervention of Duchess Jadwiga, who arrived from Silesia, and after Henry agreed to waive his claims to Lesser Poland. In 1239, Konrad imprisoned Bolesław the Chaste in the stronghold. Before 1406, a small brick collegiate church of St. Peter with exquisite decoration. From 1350 comes a mention in a document of Duke Casimir I Trojdenowicz about the obligation of bishops' villages to build izbicas on the Czersk stronghold damaged during the Lithuanian invasion. In the 14th century, Duke Janusz I of Mazovia ordered a brick castle to be built in place of the outdated stronghold, which was built in the years 1388–1410. It was one of the most important residences of Duke Janusz I, who died in this castle on December 8, 1429. Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_ksi%C4%85%C5%BC%C4%85t_mazowieckich_w_Czersku https://zamekczersk.pl/ Ticketed entrance