Church of Saint Martin, Baroque church in Staré Blansko, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Martin is a baroque structure in central Blansko that features a distinctive tower added in 1708. The building displays characteristic baroque elements including curved walls and ornamental details, with the tower serving as a visual landmark visible across the town.

The church's origin in the mid-12th century is linked to Olomouc bishop Jindřich Zdík, whose plan for a church at Blansko met a property dispute with Brno prince Vratislav recorded by the Canon of Vyšehrad for 1136. A geophysical survey in 2006 confirmed the Romanesque core as a single-nave church with a recessed semicircular apse. In 1707 work began on the tower, choir and oratory, funded by Zuzana Terezie Orlíková of Lazisko, widow of the Blansko estate's owner, and her sons.

The parish church keeps the name of Saint Martin and holds the Gothic bell Poledník in its tower, valued for its conical shape and inscription. Inside, three Baroque altars, a pulpit and a baptismal font were carved by František Gallaš during his stay in Blansko in 1782.

The church stands on the right bank of the Svitava, in the parish grounds of Blansko. The tower, choir and oratory date from the 1707 campaign funded by Zuzana Terezie Orlíková of Lazisko and her sons; memorial plaques above the entrance and under the choir record the work.

The tower holds the Poledník bell, whose Gothic conical shape and inscription lead experts to consider it one of the oldest bells in Moravia. Look for the two memorial plaques above the church entrance and beneath the choir, recording the 1707 rebuilding funded by Zuzana Terezie of Lazisko and her sons.