Church of Saint Gall, church building in Hošťalovice, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Gall in Hošťalovice is a church building constructed around the year 1300 in simple early Gothic style. Its interior features a single nave with a polygonal sanctuary, a vaulted ceiling with ribbed cross vault, and Gothic wall paintings that were covered during renovations.

Built around 1300 in early Gothic style, the church was first documented in 1390, when Petr, pleban of Hošťalovice, exchanged his post with Mikuláš of Stusyně. After the Hussite wars and the post-White Mountain period the parish lapsed; in 1720 it became a filial church of Turkovice. Repairs led by builder Jan Voleník of Choltice followed, and the restored church was reconsecrated on 23 October 1876.

The village bought the tower clock from the church in Heřmanův Městec for 100 gulden; it was installed in the new west tower in 1864. The church's two bells had different fates: the smaller one, from Ondřej Ptáček's workshop in Kutná Hora, was melted down in World War I, while the larger bell of 1557 survived World War II and was rehung after the war.

The church sits on a small rise in the village and is easily accessible from the main road. For more information about the church and local sights, visitors can contact the municipal office in nearby Heřmanův Městec, which has evening hours on Mondays.

The larger bell, 89 cm across, carries a cast relief inscription and was cast in 1557; the smaller one, 69 cm, came from Ondřej Ptáček's workshop in Kutná Hora and was requisitioned and melted down in World War I. The 1557 bell was taken for scrap in World War II but survived and was rehung after the war.