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The Evangelical Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Gierałcice was created at the end of the 17th century on the site of the burial chapel of the Gierałtowski family built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. In the second half of the 16th century, the chapel was taken over by evangelicals, who in the next century rebuilt it into a church with a tower. The building is of log construction and is distinguished by a hall layout of the interior rarely encountered in the Opole region, with the nave and presbytery of the same width and height. The Baroque main altar decorated with figures of evangelists was built in the 17th century in the form of a pulpit and is located in a separate altar wall. The organs with polychrome from the first half of the 19th century represent the classicist-folk style. Above the church sacristy is a floor with a storage room with a ceiling with Late Renaissance polychrome. On the musical choir, one can see coat of arms cartouches from the 17th century. In the church, there is a plaque dedicated to the residents of Gierałcice and the surrounding area who fell during World War I, and in its surroundings, there are several tombstones and a cemetery. Practical information: Sightseeing after telephone arrangement. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1 hour. Parking spaces on Opolska Street.