In Kostelec U Stříbra, a Gothic church, a historic village well, and other cultural and historical sites come together. Some sights are in the village of Kostelec itself, while others are in other localities within the municipality. If you are looking for a hotel in Kostelec U Stříbra, this distinction will help you identify the exact location.
Kostelec itself: church, well, and memorial
The Gothic Church of St. John the Baptist stands in the highest part of Kostelec; its founding is dated to 1356. The entrance hall preserves the heraldic tombstone of Jan Nedražický of Otradovice, dating from 1511. The two dates refer to different things: 1356 is part of the church’s founding history, while 1511 is the date of the tombstone. The church’s history and a tomb with a named association thus stand alongside each other as distinct historical points of reference.
A restored, hand-dug historic well, 32 meters deep, is located in the village square. Its location in the square is distinct from that of the church in the highest part of the village. A memorial to the victims of the Second World War adds a monument of remembrance to these local landmarks.
Chapels and a castle in other localities
The municipality of Kostelec includes Alfrédov and Beraní Dvůr as its districts. Nedražice, Ostrov u Stříbra, Lšelín, Popov, and Vrhaveč are associated outlying localities. This distinction is useful if you want to locate the sights in a particular place: the castle and one chapel, for example, are in Nedražice, while another chapel is in Ostrov u Stříbra.
The castle in Nedražice stands in the middle of a former farmstead. Its multi-story building has a square floor plan and a tall mansard roof. Its core probably dates back to a fortress mentioned in the first half of the 14th century. A Baroque statue of the Madonna is preserved at a second gate, which was remodeled later. The castle thus brings together its architectural form, a cautiously attributed earlier history, and a specific detail at the gate; the fortress should be understood as the probable origin of the core, not as a confirmed identification with the present-day castle.
The hexagonal Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk is also in Nedražice. It was built around 1750; its features include a dome with a lantern and interior wall paintings. In Ostrov u Stříbra, the Chapel of Saints Wenceslaus and Adalbert was built between 1729 and 1756, and its tower was added later. Both chapels date to the 18th century, but the information is given with different levels of precision: an approximate date is stated for one, while a construction period and a later addition are specified for the other.
A meditation garden nearby
Near Kostelec, an old cemetery on the edge of a forest was transformed into a meditation garden. This place offers a different focus from the churches, chapels, and castle: here, the transformation of a former cemetery takes center stage.
The location details help distinguish Kostelec itself from the other sites within the municipality and the meditation garden nearby. The buildings also offer different points of interest: the Gothic church with its founding date, the 18th-century chapels, and the castle with its square layout, mansard roof, and probable roots in an earlier fortress.
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To the regional travel overview: Okres Tachov.
