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Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Roman Catholic church in Starý Jičín, Czech Republic.

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus is a single-nave Roman Catholic parish church with a polygonal presbytery and an adjoining chapel, standing on a slope in the northeastern part of Starý Jičín that rises toward the local castle. Its tower holds three bells, the largest named Saint Wenceslaus, cast in 1579 and weighing 3,000 kg. The church is enclosed by a stone wall with a stairway lined with late-Baroque crosses.

The church is first documented in writing in 1374 (1376 is also cited), though its history likely reaches back to the 12th century, when an earlier Chapel of the Holy Cross stood on the site. It was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century, at the end of the 17th century and in the first quarter of the 18th century. Since 1966 the church and its surrounding grounds have been listed as a cultural monument.

The church is the parish church of Starý Jičín, dedicated to Saint Wenceslaus, whose bell of 1579 hangs in the tower and weighs 3,000 kg. Two smaller bells, Maria (1603) and Saint Cyril (1735), accompany it. The late-Baroque crosses lining the access stairway belong to the walled churchyard.

The church stands in the northeastern part of Starý Jičín on a slope rising toward the castle, reached by a staircase lined with late-Baroque crosses. The surrounding area is enclosed by a stone wall adapted in Baroque style and has been a cultural monument since 1966.

The tower holds three bells: the largest, Saint Wenceslaus, cast in 1579, weighs 3,000 kg; Maria dates from 1603 and Saint Cyril from 1735. The churchyard is enclosed by a Baroque-modified stone wall, and the approach stairway is lined with late-Baroque crosses.

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