All Saints church, Church building in Poleň, Czech Republic

All Saints Church stands in the centre of Poleň, a single-nave Gothic building with a rectangular nave and a west tower topped by an onion dome. Its north portal has a pointed arch and richly profiled jambs, and the presbytery is vaulted with a cross-ribbed bay and a five-sided apse. Less than 10 m away lie the ruins of St. Margaret's Church.

The Gothic church was built in the early 14th century, originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary. A tower and porch were added in the 16th century, and a Baroque reconstruction followed in 1739 after a fire. The village of Poleň was first mentioned in 1245 in a charter of the Kladruby Benedictine monastery.

The village of Poleň was first recorded in 1245 in a charter of the Kladruby Benedictine monastery, where Blažej of Poleň appears as a witness. In 1439 Poleň was raised to a market town, and since the first half of the 15th century its coat of arms has shown a white horse on a red field. The church's original dedication was to the Virgin Mary.

The church stands in the centre of Poleň, with the ruin of St. Margaret's Church less than 10 m away, so both are seen on one stop. The tower with its onion dome rises on the west front; the main door is the north portal.

The ruin of St. Margaret's stands less than 10 m from All Saints Church and was probably begun only after All Saints was completed, at the end of the first half of the 14th century. The two buildings therefore stand almost touching in the centre of Poleň.