Chapel of St. Wenceslas and St. Agnes of Bohemia (Kaple sv. Václava a sv. Anežky Ceské) - Šošuvka, Czech Republic
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N 49° 24.577 E 016° 44.946
33U E 626878 N 5474463
The pictoresque Chapel of Saint Wenceslas and Saint Agnes of Bohemia inaugurated in 2002 is the most important landmark in small village Šosuvka (South Moravia).
Waymark Code: WMN8F3
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/19/2015
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The beautiful chapel overlooking Šošuvka village is located on significant hill on the southwest outskirts of the village. It is located near a place of former chapel from 1731, which was damaged by a storm and completely demolished in 1963. At last during 2001-2002 a new, pictoresque chapel of of St. Wenceslas and St. Agnes of Bohemia was built from donations of citizens of the village and especially due to financial support of Dr Josef Broušek, a native from the village and emigrated in 1948 tp Canada. This beautiful building was designed by architect Monika Sirna. Original solution is the sacrificial table and the main cross, which are made of glass. The author of this unique work is the artist Valér Kovac. Author of paintings patrons of the chapel is a painter Jaroslav Šerých.
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