Church of Saint Bartholomew, Church in Rumburk, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Bartholomew is a single-nave church on Dobrovského Square in Rumburk, with a five-sided presbytery, a prismatic two-storey tower with a Baroque upper section on its north side, and a rectangular side chapel on the south. High pointed windows with round windows above them articulate the exterior, and a Rococo fresco of God the Father fills the blind window at the presbytery's end.
A church in Rumburk is documented as early as 1388; the original building was badly damaged in the Hussite and subsequent wars of the 15th century. The present structure, which likely reused older masonry, is mentioned in 1545 and was consecrated in 1546. Fires in 1614 and 1624 led to repairs in 1746, and a further alteration followed in 1874.
The church is the dean's church of the Roman Catholic parish in Rumburk. Inside stands a Rococo altar of St John of Nepomuk from the 18th century, while the rest of the furnishings are Neo-Romanesque from the 19th century. On the exterior are tombstones dated 1681, 1682 and 1695.
The church stands on Dobrovského náměstí, with the rectangular tower on the north side of the five-sided presbytery and the side chapel on its south side, so a walk around the exterior passes both. The exterior holds tombstones dated 1681, 1682 and 1695.
The church has been a protected cultural monument since 1985. Its unusual layout, with the tower set beside the presbytery rather than at the front, led to speculation that it was once connected to a residential building, perhaps a manor house.
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