Kostel svatého Petra a Pavla, Romanesque church in Řeznovice, Czech Republic

The Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Romanesque church with three semicircular apses surrounding a central square structure, topped by an octagonal tower with a stone pyramid roof. The building combines classic Romanesque architectural forms with locally adapted design elements.

The Romanesque church was built in the second half of the 12th century, possibly after 1160 under Prince Konrad II Otto of Znojmo, as a proprietary church linked by a footbridge to a nearby ducal court. In the mid-16th century the western rectangular structure with empora was demolished and replaced by a Renaissance nave; a porch was added to its south entrance later. In the 18th century a sacristy was built onto the eastern apse, replaced in 1893 by the present one on the north side of the nave.

Local tradition links the carved stone slab set into the interior, its border bearing strange signs on three sides, to the Cuman raid on Moravia in 1304. The orientalist Pavel Poucha identified it with the Cuman slab in 1954; in 1981 he read part of the inscription as the personal names Marquz Buqu, though no one has ever deciphered the script with certainty.

The building welcomes visitors during Sunday services, where its three bells can be heard, with the oldest dating from 1483. To explore the interior, visitors should time their visit around these service times to experience the full character of the place.

Inside the church, a stone slab carved with unusual signs on three of its sides is linked by local tradition to the Cuman invasion of Moravia in 1304. The orientalist Pavel Poucha identified it with the Cuman slab in 1954, and in 1981 he read part of the inscription as Uyghur script adapted to Glagolitic letterforms.