Church of all saints in Přeskače, Romanesque church in Přeskače, Czech Republic
The Church of All Saints in Přeskače is a small late Romanesque building, probably from the mid-13th century. Its square nave has a flat ceiling and is supported on the west by two buttresses; beyond the triumphal arch the apse is vaulted. The entrance and three windows are on the south side.
The church's founding is undocumented; historians date it to the mid-13th century based on its building type and masonry, though the Běhařovice parish chronicle places it as early as the 10th century. The first written record is from 1279, when Martin of Přeskače sold part of his inheritance and two shares of the church patronage to Hermann von Braunshorn, head of the Knights Hospitaller. The church was damaged during the Hussite Wars and later fell into disrepair during the Thirty Years' War.
The Baroque altar with a painting of All Saints and the pulpit date from the second half of the 17th century, when the church was restored after the Thirty Years' War. Josef Krejčík renovated both around 1900, and restorations in 2015 and 2016 returned their original dark brown and gold colours.
The church stands in the village of Přeskače, with its entrance and three windows on the south side, so the interior is best lit around midday. The nave has a flat ceiling while the apse is vaulted beyond the triumphal arch. As a filial church of the Roman Catholic parish, it opens mainly for services.
The larger of the two bells in the tower is probably from 1479, while the smaller one was cast in 1996. A sheet from the tower lantern records that the wall and roof were repaired in 1617.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 92,749 contributors worldwide.