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The church was built in the 13th century. Initially, it was a single-nave granite building with a tower on the west side. In the 14th century, a brick chancel was added, and then the main nave was demolished and a new one, also made of brick, was built. In the 15th century, an ambulatory was built around the chancel with a tower on the east side, and two side naves were extended to the sides of the west tower. The church was destroyed by fire twice and then rebuilt. In the 19th century, it was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style. During World War II, the church was seriously damaged. The reconstruction was completed in 1977. The east tower was not rebuilt.

The Osetno nature reserve was established on November 14, 2008 and covers an area of 111.59 ha. Osetno is a forest reserve, but at the same time one of the first mycological reserves in Poland, i.e. protecting rare and endangered species of fungi.

The Prison Tower in Kołbacz was built around 1349 in the Gothic style. It is the only remnant of the defensive walls that surrounded the monastery. The perimeter of the fortifications was about 1,040 meters, and three gates led to the interior: Stargard, Jeziorna and Szczecin. The Stargard Gate was reinforced with a tower that still exists today. The wall was exceptionally low, 2.5 meters high and about half a meter thick.

The monastery church was originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its construction began at the same time as the entire monastery, in 1210. Initially, the temple was built in the late Romanesque style, and it was completed in the Gothic style in 1347. After the secularization of the monastery in the 16th century, the main nave was transformed into a granary. The original 15th-century altar, which was originally located in the temple, can now be seen in the Basilica of St. James in Szczecin. During the period when the monastery was in operation, deceased Pomeranian princes were buried there. Unfortunately, in 1720, the side naves were demolished. On the wall of the church, you can see a blind rosette, which, according to legend, was made by a blind person.

In the second half of the 13th century, construction of defensive walls began around the Cistercian monastery in Kołbacz. The work was completed in 1349. The wall was probably not high. It was a brick wall 2.5 meters high and about 0.5 meters thick. Its total length was about 1000 meters. The wall had three entrance gates and was reinforced with several towers. Only one of these towers, called the Prison Tower, has survived to this day.

The monumental church in Kołbacz is closely associated with the Cistercian order, which was brought to these lands in 1173. The first mention of the church dates back to 1186, but it was probably a wooden church. The construction of the brick temple began in 1210, and the construction lasted almost 140 years. During this time, the church suffered a fire twice and had to be rebuilt. The church served its functions until 1534, when the order was dissolved as a result of the Reformation. Such a large building was no longer needed, so it was divided into two parts. The eastern part of the chancel was designated for the needs of the Protestant church, and the main nave was converted into a grain warehouse by building five wooden ceilings inside. In the 17th century, as a result of a fire, the vaults in the side naves of the church collapsed and were never rebuilt. In the 18th century, they were completely demolished. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, several renovations were carried out on the church, significantly transforming it. From that period come, among others: new, larger windows in the northern chapel. New vaults and a new bell tower on the roof were also built. After the war, the church was also used as a warehouse. The church has been undergoing renovation for a dozen or so years, but it is still not finished, and the church is not fully used.

In the Middle Ages, there was a princely stronghold in Kołbacz. In the 12th century, these lands belonged to Warcisław II Świętoborzyc, the castellan of Szczecin, who in 1173 brought Cistercians to the area from the Danish monastery in Esrum. Construction of the monastery complex began in 1210 in the Romanesque style and was completed in 1347 in the Gothic style. The monastery buildings were largely destroyed by the Thirty Years' War and the fire in 1662. The church, the Abbot's House and the Conversos' House have remained to this day.

nice monument in good condition