Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

The Co-Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary additionally known as Kolobrzeg Cathedral is the call given to a religious constructing of the Catholic Church that's placed inside the town of Kolobrzeg in the European Poland. It is a temple constructed in the 14^th century within the Gothic fashion, which has 5 naves. It has the fame of parish church, minor basilica and for the reason that 1972 is the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg. The begin date of the development of the parish church of the Virgin Mary in Kolobrzeg isn't always exactly known.

It is believed that the main church of the town turned into constructed within the early 14^th century on the site wherein once was an historic church dedicated to St. Nicholas. The first mass inside the edifice was held in the year 1321. From the 17^th century to the 20^th century, the church changed into destroyed with the aid of wars. In 1945, at some point of the battle of Kolobrzeg fort of World War II it changed into an critical factor for the defence of the metropolis. It became destroyed through Soviet artillery. In 1957 its reconstruction started out.