Church of Saint Vitus, Gothic church in Soběslav, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Vitus stands at the heart of Soběslav with Gothic features including pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and carved stone details throughout its structure. Inside, the layout follows the traditional form of medieval churches with a choir area and side aisles, creating different spaces for worship and prayer.

Founded around 1375 by the descendants of the Vítkovci, the lords of the Rose, while Oldřich I of Rožmberk governed the town (1374–1390), it served a hospital built by its north wall. Used as a barn during the Hussite wars, it burned in May 1719, was abolished under Joseph II in 1785 and converted into a dwelling, then rebuilt as a church in 1936–1937.

The church is a filial church of the Soběslav parish, used for occasional services and concerts rather than regular worship. Its name recalls its origin as a hospital church, and the chaplains attached to it once earned their living by copying and binding books.

The church is a filial church of the Soběslav parish, so it opens mainly for occasional services and concerts rather than daily visits. The main entrance is the south portal, whose tympanum carries the five-petalled Rožmberk rose; a second portal is in the west facade. The north wall was built without windows, so the interior light comes from the south and east.

The church's windows are not medieval: the coloured figurative glazing in the two-nave hall and the presbytery dates from the 1901 restoration, when dean Jan Zadražil pushed the rebuilding through and builder František Kročák directed the works. The neo-Gothic portal and the slender tower on the roof come from the 1936–1937 reconstruction by the Society for the Restoration of the Former Church of St Vitus.