Column with Bell in Hrdlořezy, Small bell tower in Hrdlořezy, Czech Republic.
The Column with Bell in Hrdlořezy is a wooden columned bell tower with a square-profile post, split at the top to hold the bell's yoke, and capped by a conical shingle roof. It stands on a stepped cylindrical concrete base added in modern times.
The column bell probably dates from 1701 and is almost the only surviving trace of the original village buildings of Hrdlořezy. It has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 3 May 1958. It now stands on a modern stepped concrete cylindrical base.
The column bell is the last remnant of the original village buildings of Hrdlořezy, which were otherwise replaced by later construction. It also stands on the route of the Městská část Praha 9 – jihovýchodní stezka educational trail, so walkers on that path pass it.
The column stands in Hrdlořezy, Prague 9, on a modern stepped concrete cylindrical base, and is freely accessible year-round. It also lies on the Městská část Praha 9 – jihovýchodní stezka educational trail.
The column is almost the last surviving trace of the original village buildings of Hrdlořezy, which were otherwise swallowed by Prague's growth. It stands on a stepped concrete cylinder from the modern era, a base that does not suit the wooden shaft. The bell is also a stop on the southeast branch of the Prague 9 educational trail.
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