Chapel of Saint Margaret, Gothic chapel in Dlažov, Czech Republic
The Chapel of Saint Margaret stands on a hill above the villages of Dlažov and Libkov in the Klatovy district. The present building is a Neo-Gothic structure from 1886, consecrated in 1887, replacing an earlier wooden chapel on the same site. It belongs to the Klatovy parish and is administered by the municipality of Dlažov.
A wooden chapel originally stood on the hill above Dlažov and Libkov. The present neo-Gothic chapel was built in 1886 and consecrated in 1887. It has been repaired several times, most recently in 2001 on the initiative of the municipality, and it has often been a target of thieves. The municipality manages the chapel.
The chapel is dedicated to Saint Margaret, whose feast is celebrated with a pilgrimage (pouť) held at the site, documented in the regional magazine Kdyňsko in 2023. The building belongs to the parish of Klatovy and is administered by the municipality of Dlažov, which also organised its 2001 repair.
The chapel stands on a hill above the villages of Dlažov and Libkov, not in the village centre. A lookout tower opened next to it in 2001-era repairs context, in 2014. The chapel is managed by the municipality of Dlažov.
The chapel stands on a hill above Dlažov and Libkov, where a wooden chapel originally stood before the current neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1886 and consecrated in 1887. A lookout tower opened nearby in 2014. The chapel is administered by the municipality, which initiated its last repair in 2001.
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