Cross Mountain – Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

miw2018-05-24T09:17:09+02:00In the years 1696–1704, the local priest Wenzel Grutler had the first wooden crosses erected on the Hill of Crosses. This was followed by the priest Gottfried Liessner, who began the construction of the Stations of the Cross, consecrated in 1764. In 1847, a monumental...

Chapel of St. John the Baptist – Janov

miw2018-05-23T20:47:43+02:00Chapel of St. John the Baptist in Janov A chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of the village, was built in the late Baroque style. On his feast day (June 24), parishioners would go in procession to the church in Arnoltice....

Church of St. Francis of Assisi – Děčín

miw2018-05-23T20:14:30+02:00A single-nave rectangular building, built in the style of a pseudo-Romanesque basilica in 1858. The reconstruction took place in 1992–1994. Since 1958, the church has boasted a Renaissance main altar, excellent woodcarving work: reliefs depicting the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection of the...

Evangelical Church – Decin

miw2018-05-23T20:08:23+02:00A single-nave church with a tall tower topped with a pointed roof. It is built of sandstone blocks, with mixed pseudo-Romanesque and pseudo-Gothic elements (1884, plans by G. L. Moeckel, execution by W. Nickel). Franz Jordan made significant contributions to the construction of the church,...

Church of St. Michael the Archangel – Dolní Poustevna

miw2018-05-23T19:54:43+02:00It was built in 1854-55 in the pseudo-Gothic style. The altars are in the same style and on the main altar there is a painting by J. Gruss from Litoměřice from 1826. The altar of St. John of Nepomuk is by J. Hájek from 1769...

St. Wenceslas Church – Šluknov

miw2018-05-23T09:34:55+02:00První zmínka o kostele je datována do r.1359. Dnešní podobu získal po několika požárech až na počátku 18. století. Majitel panství Filip Zikmund hrabě z Dietrichsteinu zadal stavbu jednolodního kostela r. 1711 staviteli Zachariasi Hoffmannovi z Lipové. V letech 1717-1722 vyrostla mohutná hlavní věž. Realizoval...

St. Bartholomew’s Church – Rumburk

miw2018-05-17T18:12:48+02:00Historical description of the building: The first mention of the church dates back to the year 1352. The present-day appearance of a single-nave building with a northern tower near the presbytery and the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was partly acquired during the...

St. George’s Church – Chřibská

miw2018-05-17T18:01:41+02:00Historical Description of the Building The first mention of the church dates back to 1352. In the years 1596–1605, the original Gothic church underwent a major Renaissance reconstruction, probably under the leadership of the builder Peter Patzenhauer from Česká Kamenice. A three-aisled hall with built-in side...