Churchyard cross - Chvalovice, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 48° 47.214 E 016° 04.969
33U E 579536 N 5404332
The cross beside the Church of St. Margaret
Waymark Code: WM12QWM
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/04/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 11

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 SV. MARKÉTY - z doby kolem r. 1500 (knežište, vež, obvodní zdivo lodi), r. 1690 pristavena predsín, r. 1766 zaklenuta puv. plochostropá lod, v ní prolomena nová ok­na, v záp. prucelí osazen portál, vyzden štít a upraveny fasá­dy. — Orientovaná podélná jednolodní stavba s odsazeným trojboce ukonceným knežištem, k jehož sev. zdi (v koute se­vreném vých. zdí lodi) priléhá hranol, vež, a s lodí obdélníkového pudorysu, k níž se na již. strane primyká ctyrboká predsín.
Knežište opatreno odstupnenými opernými pilíri. Fasády, clenené melkými vpadlými výplnemi, prolomeny v knežišti lomenými okny, na bocích lodi okny s pulkruh, záklenkem
a s plochou, melce profil, šambránou s klenákem dosahujícím až k výplnovému rámu (v již. zdi lodi zpola zazdené lomené okno s jeptiškou), v záp. prucelí obdobné okno, okno prolomené v odstupneném štítu s volut, krídly. V dolních patrech obdobne clenené veže šterbinová okna, ve zvonici široké okno s pulkruh záklenkem. Vež ukoncuje cimburí, uprostred polyg. zdený jehlan. Hl. vstup do kostela obdél. portálem, v jehož supraporte je zasazena kamenná kartuš se znakem louckého opata Rehore Lambeka a s letopoctem 1766.
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