Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Fryštát, Roman Catholic church in Fryštát, Czech Republic.

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Fryštát is a stone Gothic single-nave building with a Latin-cross plan formed by a false transept whose arms read as chapels, plus a long polygonal presbytery. The nave is 38 m long and the transept 34 m wide; a walled tower with an external spiral staircase was added between 1515 and 1530.

The church was built before 1288 with Fryštát Castle under Duke Mieszko I of the Piast dynasty and first appears in writing in 1376. A 1420 foundation charter confirmed a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary; after a town fire damaged the church in 1511, a masonry tower with bells was added between 1515 and 1530. A late 18th-century fire destroyed the roof, and in the early 19th century Bishop Josef Kristián replaced the high altar's Assumption painting with one of the Holy Cross, giving the church its present name.

The church keeps the miraculous painting of the Fryštát Virgin Mary and is linked to the castle by a special passage. Near the main entrance stand 18th-century statues of St John of Nepomuk and the Sorrowful Virgin, an iron cross from the early 20th century, and a statue of St Patrick dated 1740.

The church stands beside Fryštát Castle and the castle gardens laid out in 1804, with the entrance facing west. A covered passage links the church directly to the castle. Look for the 1740 statue of Saint Patrick on the square side and the 18th-century statues of Saint John of Nepomuk and the Sorrowful Virgin by the main entrance.

The building is protected as a cultural monument and listed in the Czech national registry of heritage sites, underscoring its special value to the country's history. This designation ensures that its preservation and restoration receive specific legal attention and oversight.