Cross at Church of St. Giles / Kríž u kostela Sv. Jiljí - Vlašim (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 42.395 E 014° 53.883
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Depicted small iron Crucifixion is located at the southern wall of Church of St. Giles (Kostel Sv. Jiljí) in Jan Hus Square (Husovo námestí) in the center of town Vlašim.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/24/2017
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Depicted small iron Crucifixion is located at the southern wall of Church of St. Giles (Kostel Sv. Jiljí) in Jan Hus Square (Husovo námestí) in the center of town Vlašim.
The black iron-cast neo-Classicist cross with silver-painted Christ's body and iron relief of praying Angel at the bottom stays on stone tiered pedestal with broken marble tablet with following inscription: "Znovuzrízeno na pamet konce svetové války L.P. 1945 / Restored to commemorate the end of World War A.D. 1945".
Church of St., late-Gothic structure built in 1522–1523, is the one of key architectonic and historic monuments of town Vlašim and is also parish church of local Roman Catholic community.