St. John's Tower / Svatojánská vež - Frýdek-Místek (North Moravia)
N 49° 41.187 E 018° 20.918
34U E 308762 N 5507144
Brick belfry of Church of St. John the Baptist (Kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele), built in 1604, is one of the most distinctive elements of Frýdek-Místek skyline...
Waymark Code: WMKTQ5
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2014
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Brick belfry of Church of St. John the Baptist (Kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele), built in 1604, is one of the most distinctive elements of Frýdek-Místek skyline.
Church of St. John the Baptist, located in the North-East part of Frýdek' historic centre, has Gothic core from the 2nd half of the 14th century. The Church arose together with town Frýdek and the first written reference about it originates from 1447. The Church and its high brick belfry, built in 1604, were damaged several times by fires and several times were also reconstructed. The present look of the bell tower, equipped by three steel bells (Ludviges, Joannes and Maria; cast in Bochum, Germany in 1918), is result of its great neo-Gothic renovation and extension in the last third of the 19th century (architect Friedrich von Schmidt). Tower nowadays serves as a look-out tower and a small museum devoted to the church's history.