Church of Saint Michael, Catholic church in Nová Role, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Michael is a religious building in Nová Role with medieval origins and a Baroque redesign in the 18th century. The structure combines early Gothic architectural features with later Baroque additions, employing stone masonry throughout.

Construction began in the mid-13th century, making it one of the oldest church buildings in the Karlovy Vary region. Around 500 years later, a major Baroque redesign reshaped its interior appearance and structural details.

The church is named after Saint Michael the Archangel. Its furnishings span several periods: a pulpit carved in 1777 by sculptor J. Preuss of Nejdek, a sandstone baptismal font from 1500, and an altarpiece of Saint Michael by painter Josef Hošna. Sculptures were moved here from Pernink.

The church stands in Nová Role, in the Karlovy Vary district, and belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of the Church of the Ascension in Karlovy Vary-Stará Role, Plzeň diocese. It is a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic, so access is arranged through the parish rather than as an open visitor site. The interior keeps the pulpit carved in 1777 by sculptor J. Preuss of Nejdek and a sandstone font from 1500.

In June 1961 a flood on the Rolava river burst the tailings ponds of a uranium ore processing plant between Nejdek and Vysoká Pec, washing 70,000 tonnes of radioactive sludge downstream. Mud up to a metre deep filled the church, destroying all its furnishings; thieves also took the organ pipes. Repairs came only after 1989, carried out by the residents of Nová Role, and the church was reconsecrated in 1993 by auxiliary bishop František Lobkowicz.