Zvonice u Sv. Jana Krtitele / Belfry at St. John the Baptist - Kostelec nad Cernými lesy (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 59.624 E 014° 51.437
33U E 489770 N 5537943
Hidden among houses in the end of blind lane - it is inconspicuous Renaissance-Baroque belfry of the former cemetery Church of St. John the Baptist (hrbitovni kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele) in downtown of Kostelec nad Cernými lesy.
Waymark Code: WMNPEN
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/13/2015
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Hidden among houses in the end of blind lane - it is inconspicuous Renaissance-Baroque belfry of the former cemetery Church of St. John the Baptist (hrbitovni kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele) in downtown of Kostelec nad Cernými lesy.
Belfry at the St. John the Baptist, originally Renaissance structure, is austere brick prismatic tower built together with adjacent cemetery church around AD 1600. In Baroque era, during the 18th century, it was rebuilt: it acquired a new tent roof with lantern and sound windows. It served as a town belfry until 1894, when it was replaced by a new bell tower of parish Church of Holy Guardian Angels in main town' square. Also original three bells from this old belfry were transferred into a new one. Nowadays this tower serves occasionally as an exhibition space.