Maková hora, Summit in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Maková hora is a summit in the Benešov Highlands of Central Bohemia, less than two kilometres east of Smolotely in the Příbram district. On its top stands the Baroque church of St John the Baptist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, built in 1719–1722 by the Italian builder Carlo Antonio Canevalle for Jan Felix Chanovský.
The Baroque church of St John the Baptist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel was built between 1719 and 1722 by the Italian builder Carlo Antonio Canevalle for Jan Felix Chanovský. From 1909 until his death in 1918 the priest Vincenc Bosáček served here; his brother, the painter Josef Bosáček, worked as sacristan and in 1913 painted the ceiling of the presbytery with Christ Blessing.
The chapel on the summit served as a place of worship for surrounding villages and continues to shape how locals relate to the landscape. People visited on special occasions, making it an important part of the area's spiritual life.
A red-marked hiking trail and the Okolím Smolotel educational trail lead to the summit, which lies about 2.5 km east of Smolotely and roughly the same distance from the Orlík reservoir dam. The site can be reached on foot from the village; no special equipment is needed.
The painter Josef Bosáček, brother of the priest Vincenc Bosáček, served as sacristan here and in 1913 painted the ceiling of the presbytery with Christ Blessing. After his brother's death he stayed on as a hermit until 1934.
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