Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Romanesque church in Strýčice, Czech Republic
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Strýčice is a parish church standing in the middle of the village within a walled cemetery. Its core is a Romanesque single nave with a rectangular presbytery, later heightened and enlarged in the late Gothic period by a five-sided nave added on the south side, creating a double nave. A square Baroque tower was built in front of the west facade.
The church is first mentioned in 1292, when the village of Strýčice was donated to the monastery at Vyšší Brod. It was originally built in the Romanesque style as a single nave with a rectangular presbytery. In the late Gothic period the building was raised and a five-sided nave was added on the south side, creating a double nave; a square Baroque tower was later placed in front of the west facade.
The church is the parish church of the Roman Catholic parish of Strýčice, standing with its walled cemetery in the middle of the village. The village was given to the monastery of Vyšší Brod in 1292, when the church is first mentioned. The bell in the Baroque west tower dates from 1585.
The church stands in the middle of Strýčice, surrounded by a walled cemetery. It has been listed as a cultural monument since 1963. The bell in the Baroque west tower dates from 1585.
The bell in the baroque west tower was cast in 1585 and still hangs there. Inside, the Romanesque presbytery keeps wall paintings from the first half of the 14th century, while further paintings from around 1500 survive in the southern nave. The church has been listed as a cultural monument since 1963.
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