Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Gothic church in Lobkovice, Czech Republic.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary stands in the centre of Lobkovice, now part of Neratovice. It is a single-nave oriented church without a tower, with a five-sided presbytery vaulted in Gothic style and topped by a small turret. A sacristy, probably on the site of the original tower, was added later, and the entrance porch faces it across the nave. The present appearance dates from a Baroque remodelling around 1700.
Founded in the first half of the 14th century, possibly on the site of an earlier Romanesque building, the church was rebuilt in Baroque form around 1700. The Palacký family tomb was built in 1860 after the death of Terezie Palacká, heiress of Lobkovice Castle; František Palacký was buried there in 1876, followed by both their children.
The cemetery beside the church holds the tomb of the Palacký family, built in 1860 after the death of Terezie Palacká, heiress of Lobkovice castle. František Palacký, the "Father of the Nation", was buried here in 1876; the tomb was then given two bust reliefs of the couple and the inscription "Památce otce Palackého rodina". Their children Marie Riegrová-Palacká and Jan Palacký were later interred here too.
The building sits north of Prague near Neratovice and can be reached easily via local roads. As an active gathering place for the community, visitors should check opening times beforehand and be mindful of ongoing religious services.
The separately standing masonry bell tower outside the churchyard replaced an older wooden one in 1833. Inside the church, a Renaissance epitaph of the Beřkovský of Šebířov noble family dates from 1595, and the Gothic sedile and sanctuary are set into the presbytery wall.
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