Church of Saint John the Baptist, Catholic church in Damníkov, Czech Republic.

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic building with traditional Czech ecclesiastical architecture situated on elevated ground in Damníkov and surrounded by an enclosure wall. The complex includes the main church structure and adjacent buildings that together form a self-contained religious center.

A Gothic church stood here from the early 15th century, documented in 1412 and possibly begun in 1384 as a stone fortress; it measured 22 by 9.5 metres. After years of decay and failed repair plans, it was demolished in 1895 and replaced by the present neo-Gothic church, built to plans by architect Karl Weinbrenner and consecrated on 17 July 1898.

The main altar painting came from the old Gothic church and is the work of an unknown painter from the Orlické Mountains. The stone neo-Gothic pulpit, reached by steps, has a lectern with a foot and a small canopy. Gothic fragments from the earlier church, restored in 1995 by K. Krátký, are set into the cemetery wall behind the presbytery.

The church stands on slightly raised ground beside the road into the village centre, with the main and side towers and an open porch on the west side covering the main entrance. The cemetery wall behind the presbytery holds carved Gothic fragments from the early 15th century, restored in 1995 by K. Krátký; look for the portal, two trefoil window traceries and three arrow slits.

Gothic fragments from the old church, which stood from the 15th century until 1895, were walled into the cemetery enclosure behind the new presbytery. Look for a richly moulded portal, two trefoil window tracery pieces called "nuns", three arrow slits and a keystone carved with a bearded man's head; K. Krátký restored them in 1995.