Churches of the Broumov region

Cemetery church of Saint Mary in Broumov A unique monument of folk wooden architecture – a dominant of the cemetery of Broumov Cemetery church is one of the oldest sacred wooden buildings in a central Europe. It is remarkable for it´s architecture and interior

Saint Jiří and Martin´s church, Martínkovice This church lies above the river Stěnava in the middle of a cemetery. Earlier, a little wooden church stood on it´s place that is in the chronicles since 1384. In the 17th century an early baroque tower was built to it. It survived

Church of St. Maria Magdalena, Božanov The original church in Božanov has been mentioned in the oldest materials already in the 14th century and it has been consecrated to St. Bartholomew. The construction of the new one, consecrated to Maria Magdalena, started in 1709, probably

St. Margaret`s church, Šonov Already in the 14th century a wooden church of John the Evangelist stood in the middle of the village. A new-gothic chapel of Holy Mary was built on its place later. Today´s church of Saint Margaret stands alone on a mountain

All Saints church, Heřmánkovice The All Saints church stands on a little hill in the middle of a cemetery and represents the dominant of the surrounding land. Already in the 14th century a wooden church stood here, which became filial after the 30-year war and had

Church of st. Barbara, Otovice Originally a wooden chapel stood on it´s place. From the saved bills we see that the new church was built in 1725, by Christoph Dientzenhofer, finished in 1727. In 1748-1750 works were held on the interior. The nave is eclyptical with

Church of St. Anna, Vižňov The original church is believed to had been built already in the first half of the 14th century. It had an allegiance towards the church in Vernéřovice after the 30-years war. Construction of the modern church started in 1724 and it was finished

Church of St. Michael, Vernéřovice The church is undoubtedly a dominant of the village of Vernéřovice. It stands on a hill in the middle of the village located on the spot where the original wooden church, built in 1540 by abbot Marrhias and which was expanded in the 17th

Church of St. Jakub Větší, Ruprechtice The church stands on the spot of the original wooden church from 1386. Construction began on the 18.8.1720. Christoph Dientzenhofer is the author of the plans, the works were lead by his son Kilian Ignaz. It was consecrated in 1723.

The Feast of the Cross Church, Horní Adršpach The classicist church was built in 1827-1831. It substituted the original wooden one from 1688, surrounded by a cemetery. It is single-naved with a three sided presbytery, altar in the northern side and a tower in western.

Monastery church of St. Adalbert, Broumov The modern visage of the church is the result of a late-baroque reconstruction. In 1726, abbot Zinke approved to completely remove the old building and a major part of the abbey and their substitution by a more modern