Historia znikania. Losy wiejskich kościołów i cmentarzy na przykładzie Gostynia w gminie Świerzno

Świerzno commune sold a parcel of land in Gostyń village for construction purposes with the remains of a church and cemetery that had been from the 14th century to World War II. A private owner, violating Article 108 of the Act on cultural heritage protection and conservation as well as Article 262 of the Penal Code, began construction works by further destroying the church and moving human remains to a landfill. This article describes the history of the object, its post-war fate, results of the rescue archaeological excavations and architectural research conducted at the behest of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Monuments Conservator in Szczecin, whose aim was to list the church and the cemetery in the monuments’ register. Currently, the parcel of land is still a private property.