Kaple v Domažličkách, Religious chapel in Bolešiny, Czech Republic
Kaple v Domažličkách is a small chapel in Bolešiny with traditional Czech architecture, rectangular layout, and a steep roof. The structure shows the simple and functional design typical of village chapels with their essential religious spaces.
The chapel was built in 1934 in the north-eastern part of Domažličky, a hamlet of Bolešiny in the Plzeň Region. It was dedicated to the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, and its dedication recalls that feast. Next to it stood a protected small-leaved lime, 23 m tall with a trunk circumference of 450 cm, called "Lípa u kapličky"; it was declared a protected tree on 20 June 2005 and lost that protection on 9 July 2020.
The chapel's dedication to the Visitation of the Virgin Mary recalls that feast, and the building was raised in 1934 as a village chapel for Domažličky, part of Bolešiny. Beside it stood a protected small-leaved lime, the "Lípa u kapličky", 23 metres tall with a trunk circumference of 450 cm, declared a memorial tree on 20 June 2005; its protection was withdrawn on 9 July 2020.
The chapel stands in the northeastern part of Domažličky, a hamlet of Bolešiny in the Plzeň Region. It is reached on foot along the village lanes; no road or parking area is recorded at the site. A small-leaved lime once stood beside it, protected as a memorial tree from 20 June 2005 until 9 July 2020.
Beside the chapel stood a protected small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) 23 m tall with a trunk circumference of 450 cm, called "Lípa u kapličky". It was declared a memorial tree on 20 June 2005, and its protection was withdrawn on 9 July 2020, after about fifteen years.
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