Kaplica pw. Najświętszego Serca Jezusa w Jaszczurówce, Tatra National Park

Jaszczurówka Chapel, Jaszczurówka Chapel, Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel - a branch church of the Roman Catholic parish in Toporowa Cyrhla. The temple designed by Stanislaw Witkiewicz began construction in 1904, and was consecrated in 1907.

From the very beginning, the chapel had no permanent custodian from the church administration. Initially, it belonged to the parish of Poronin, but in practice, the care of it was provided mainly by priests staying in the Tatra Mountains for vacation. In the years 1948-1955 Marian and Salesian priests took care of the chapel, as well as the chaplain of the Ursuline sisters from Borow. In 1955 the Metropolitan Curia of Krakow entrusted the chapel to the missionaries from Olcza. Since 1983 Marian priests from Toporowa Cyrhla have been taking care of it. The formal owner of the object is the Tatra National Park, in whose territory the chapel stands.

The chapel is a typical example of the Zakopane style. The temple with a visible log structure rests on a high, stone foundation. In front it has an arcade. The shingled roof is topped with a small tower that holds a bell. The interior consists of a rectangular closed presbytery and one nave. The wooden main altar resembles a highlander's cottage. The interior is decorated with stained glass windows designed by Stefan Matejko depicting the Virgin Mary of Czestochowa and Ostrobramska, as well as the coats of arms of Poland and Lithuania. The side altars, also made of wood, date from the 1950s.

In 1963 and 1971 the arcades were partially repaired, and in 1975 the stairs were repaired and part of the shingle roofing was replaced. However, the chapel was deteriorating more and more. After the decision of the then provincial conservator from Nowy Sacz in 1977 the first major renovation of the chapel began, which lasted until 1981. It included a number of works, from strengthening the cracked foundation to repairing the turret and strengthening the fastening of iron crosses on the roof. Moulded sections of the gallery walls and columns were replaced. An additional room above the sacristy was separated, forged iron gratings were put in the arcades of the stone foundation, the facades were cleaned and a lightning protection system was installed. Jan Kowalik, parish priest from Olcza had a special role in saving the chapel.

In 1984 architecture students of the Cracow University of Technology made an inventory of the chapel, and in 1995 TPN financed the installation of a fire alarm system. In 2003 radiant heating was installed.

In 2019-2022, Orthodox services were celebrated in the chapel once a month.

The chapel is located on the Trail of Wooden Architecture in Malopolska.