 Though Ellguth Turawa became an independent entity in 1813, it remained part of the parish of Groß Kottorz until 1891.The village formerly had two churches.The most famous was the old "Schrotholzkirche" (wooden church) of St. Catherine that had been consecrated on November 21, 1629 by Johannes Balthasar, the Suffragan of Breslau.