Churchyard cross - Rakvice, Czech Republic
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ToRo61
N 48° 51.508 E 016° 48.763
33U E 632958 N 5413306
Churchyard cross beside of Church of St. John the Baptist
Waymark Code: WM12QTY
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/04/2020
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The Czech Republic belongs amongst the 10 Most Atheistic Countries in the world (
visit link) . This is the result primarily because of the former communist regime. Despite that there is a great amount of large religious buildings in this country (monasteries, churches, temples, etc.). Apart from these major buildings, there are many other subtle religious monuments scattered in the countryside - especially smaller chapels, wayside shrines and also a lot of crosses. The crosses have various shapes and designs. There are often inscriptions are on them documenting the emergence of monuments, donor funds of crosses, etc. The crosses are erected by the expense of the inhabitants of the village or an individual person (local native or his family). The crosses are placed in different locations - beside the entrance / exit of the village, in the middle of the village, near the intersections, at high places with a view of the landscape.
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Puvodne kaple sv. Ondreje postavená v letech 1430-34. R. 1503 povýšena na farní kostel. V polovine 16. stol. se v obci zacalo šírit protestanství, kostel byl na konci století uzavren. R. 1605 vypálen vojsky. Obnoven ve 2. polovine 17. stol.