Kaple svaté Kunhuty, Religious chapel in Hojsova Stráž, Czech Republic

The Chapel of Saint Kunigunde is a simple Gothic building from the early 15th century in the hamlet of Prenet, part of Hojsova Stráž in the Bohemian Forest. It has kept its original form, with a relatively spacious interior for mountain conditions. Inside are a damaged altar and a painting of Saint Kunigunde, both repaired during a recent renovation.

A chapel and a customs house were built at Prenet in 1408 by Bohuslav Racek of Janovice on a trade route carrying salt, hides and later silver from Bavaria toward Klatovy. The site had been settled since 1040, when the Prenet toll was first recorded. The present Baroque chapel replaced an earlier chapel from the early 15th century. Prenet was attached to Hojsova Stráž in 1850.

The chapel was a pilgrimage site for the scattered farms on the slopes of Prenet, and the slope was most densely settled in the 19th century. The damaged altar and the painting of Saint Kunigunde were repaired in a recent renovation, funded largely by the Hojsova Stráž Civic Association and by individual donors.

The chapel stands in the Prenet settlement below the hill of the same name, on the ridge path from Pancíř via Můstek; the route then descends toward Zelená Lhota. The slopes were reforested in the 1850s, so the building is approached through forest. Access is on foot only.

The chapel's interior is unusually spacious for a mountain setting, and its damaged altar and painting of Saint Kunigunde were repaired during a recent renovation. The restoration was funded largely by the Společnost Hojsova Stráž civic association and by individual donors.