Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Romanesque Revival church in Rotava, Czech Republic.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a place of worship built in Romanesque Revival style with characteristic rounded arches and solid stone walls. The building displays typical features of this architectural style including ornate arcading and sturdy construction.
Construction was considered from 1904, when donations came from the monarchy and neighbouring Germany. Permission was granted in 1913 and the church was to be built in 1915, but financial problems during World War I delayed it. The Kraslice firm Hochsieder & Bohland carried out Anton Möller's design, and Archbishop František Kordač consecrated it on 20 September 1925.
The church serves the local Catholic community as a gathering place for worship and religious celebrations throughout the year. It shapes the spiritual life of the town and surrounding villages to this day.
The church stands by the road linking the upper and lower parts of Rotava, with a nature trail to the Rotavské varhany rock formation passing by. The former cemetery above the church was abolished in 1968, so no graves remain. The entrance is on the west side, under a gabled portal.
The church bells were cast in iron in 1916 and 1918 at the Rotava ironworks, not in a bell foundry. The stained-glass windows came from Richard Schlein's workshop in Hrádek nad Nisou in 1916. After thieves targeted the church in 1992, local teacher Otakar Glos carved replacement figures of the four evangelists for the pulpit in 1995.
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