Zvonice v Měníku, wooden bell tower in Měník, Czech Republic

Zvonice v Měníku is a wooden polygonal bell tower from 1689 standing beside the church of Saint Wenceslas and Saint Stanislaus. Its octagonal walls of vertically laid boards with cover battens end in a shingled pyramidal roof, topped by a square prismatic turret with a tent roof, finial and cross.

The wooden bell tower dates from 1689, three years after the neighbouring church of St Wenceslas and St Stanislaus. Its timber was probably brought from Bydžovská Lhotka, where the church and bell tower were demolished after Měník's church was finished. Three bells from 1507, 1558 and 1670 were likely moved here too, though only the 1558 bell by Hradec Králové founder Václav Farář is documented. It was listed as a cultural monument in 1964.

The bells are the tower's living heritage: three were probably moved here from Bydžovská Lhotka, cast in 1507, 1558 and 1670. Only the 1558 bell by Hradec Králové founder Václav Farář is documented with certainty. The tower was listed as a cultural monument in 1958 together with the church, and in 1964 entered the national register.

The wooden bell tower stands beside the church of St. Wenceslas and St. Stanislaus in Měník, in the Hradec Králové district. It is a short walk from the village centre; the interior is not open, so the octagonal plank walls, shingled roof and lantern with cross are seen from outside.

The three bells are dated 1507, 1558 and 1670, and were probably moved here from the bell tower of Bydžovská Lhotka after that church was demolished. Only the 1558 bell by Hradec Králové founder Václav Farář is securely documented as coming from there.