Church of the Assumption, Gothic church in Bavorov, Czech Republic.

The Church of the Assumption is a Gothic building in Bavorov featuring characteristic medieval forms such as pointed arches and vertical proportions. The structure rises visibly above the town and shapes the appearance of the settlement.

An older church already stood here in 1350, then dependent on Velká Blanice. After the Rožmberk brothers took over the Bavorov estate, they persuaded the parish priest to move here around 1360 and founded a new church, completed around 1384. A town fire in 1649 collapsed the vault; rebuilding by Petr Spineta from 1652 to 1654 turned the two-nave layout into three naves. The southwest tower, built in 1604 by Petr Vlach, burned in 1867 and was rebuilt by Špirhanzl.

The south portal carries the five-petalled rose of Jan of Rožmberk and the coat of arms of Eliška of Hals, both crowned with barred helmets; a holy water stoup to its right is decorated with four more roses. The Rožmberk brothers founded five chaplaincies at the church by charter in 1384, with incomes for priests, teachers and hospitals.

The church stands west of Bavorov's main square, between Jirsíkova and Dr. Mareše streets, with its two slate roofs and the southwest tower visible from the square. The grounds are enclosed by a fence and linked to the Roman Catholic parish building by a footbridge; an over-life-size crucifix stands at the entrance to the courtyard. The smaller "Rožmberská" tower on the north side of the presbytery holds a spiral staircase and the sacristy, originally a chapel.

The building serves both as an active parish church and as a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic. This dual role shows how historic churches remain living spaces while being preserved for their architectural significance.