Churches & monasteries
Next to the market square of Nowy Wiśnicz, a private town raised by a magnate family, stands the Baroque church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The founder was hetman Stanisław Lubomirski, who developed Wiśnicz at the same time as his residence — the castle visible today from the church square.
The church was already standing in 1620, but its consecration came only in 1647 — furnishing the interior took many years. From the start it was designed as the focal point of the newly founded town; today it holds the dignity of a basilica.
In 1683 a fire destroyed the wooden buildings of the town. The brick church did not burn to the ground, but it lost the Baroque helmets of its towers — taller than the present ones and never restored to their original form. After a thorough renovation the church regained its representative appearance.
In front of the church stands a tall statue of Christ the King, and opposite the belfry a small figure of John Paul II. The rectory resembles a castle with a four-sided tower, and from the church square there is a view of the Wiśnicz castle on the hill — a visit pairs well with a walk to the castle hill and around the square.
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