Wooden Belfry - Rohenice (East Bohemia), Czech Republic
Posted by: 
vraatja
N 50° 18.440 E 016° 01.849
33U E 573403 N 5573311
Polygonal wooden belfry from 1652 in Rohenice a small village and municipality in Rychnov nad Knežnou District in the Hradec Králové Region.
Waymark Code: WMEXVZ
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/20/2012
Views: 53
First written mention about St. John the Baptist Church ( kostel sv. Jana Krtitele)comes from 1350. A belfry was for a centuries attached to the church. When in 16th century was three times burned down, a new belfry was built separated from the church. The wooden belfry was constructed here in 1652. The wooden skeleton formed by massive oak beams is rather unique and complicated. There are two bells hanged inside the belfry. The first one of weight about 16 quintals was casted in 1746. The second one - death-bell - was hanged here in 1919.
Address of Tower:
Rohenice, Czech Republic
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 2
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
Relevant website?: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the tower taken while you were there. Please also record how you came to be at this tower and any other interesting information you learned about it while there.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|