Church of Saint Margaret, Catholic church in Královice, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Margaret stands alone on a hill above Královice, within the grounds of the former Přemyslid hillfort Šance. It is a filial church with a massive square Renaissance tower topped by crenellations, rebuilt in Baroque style in 1739 by builder Tomáš V. Budil, when the tower was probably lowered by one storey.

The church is first documented in 1364, when Královice belonged to the Vyšehrad chapter. It was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1739 by builder Tomáš V. Budil, with a contribution of 1,000 guilders from Marie Theresa of Savoy, and reconstructed again in 1865.

The church is named after Saint Margaret of Antioch, to whom, according to legend, King Wenceslaus II had a small fortress rebuilt as a church out of gratitude after his daughter Margaret was born there. Mass with Sunday validity is held every Saturday, at 18:00 in summer and 16:00 in winter.

The church stands alone on a hill above Královice, within the grounds of the former Přemyslid hillfort Šance; there is no street leading to it. Mass is held every Saturday with Sunday validity, at 18:00 in summer and 16:00 in winter. The exterior was last repaired in 2002–2003.

The cemetery wall of rough-cut stone was built in 1740, when the church was enlarged, and a Baroque mortuary chapel was added at the same time. Three family tombs stand here: the Art Nouveau tombs of the Jedlička and Rathouský families and the Neo-Renaissance tomb of the Krejčík family. The oldest surviving grave dates from 16 July 1877.