Churchyard cross - Dolní Kounice, Czech Republic
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ToRo61
N 49° 04.186 E 016° 27.977
33U E 607095 N 5436246
The cross beside the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Dolní Kounice
Waymark Code: WM12QYZ
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/05/2020
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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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Kostel zbudován v letech 1877-79. Stavbu navrhl architekt Schleps z Valtic. Jedná se o novorenesancní sálové trojlodí, které uzavírá pulkruhove zakoncené knežište, nad prucelím se nachází hranolová zvonice. Nahradil starší kostel, který musel být po povodni v r. 1862 stržen. Ze starého farního kostela pochází napr. mramorová kazatelna z 16. ci 17. stol.