Chapel of Waldstein in Litvínov, Burial chapel in Horní Litvínov, Czech Republic

The Chapel of Waldstein in Horní Litvínov is a burial building with classical architectural elements and ornamental details on its walls. Inside, it holds tombs and inscriptions that commemorate deceased nobles.

Horní Litvínov passed to the Waldsteins in 1642 through the marriage of Maximilian von Waldstein to Polyxena Marie of Talmberk. František Adam of Waldstein-Wartenberg (1759–1823) founded a cemetery on the eastern edge of the village and asked to be buried there, near his deer and the forest, rather than at Duchcov. His widow Karolína had this chapel built over his grave in 1829; she was buried in it in 1844.

The chapel bears the name and inscriptions of the Waldstein family, who chose this place to bury their deceased relatives. It shows how the local nobility displayed their status and wealth through religious architecture.

The chapel stands on Žižkova Street in the Pietní park, on the eastern edge of Horní Litvínov by the road to Loučná, next to the forest. The former cemetery was turned into a park in 1986, so the building is reached on foot through the park. No guided tours are documented.

Franz Adam of Waldstein-Wartenberg chose to be buried not in Duchcov, following family tradition, but in Horní Litvínov, saying he wanted to rest "by his deer near the forest". He died in 1823, shortly after founding the cemetery; his widow Karolína had the chapel built over his grave in 1829.