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St. Jacob's Church (Kostel sv. Jakuba) - church with observation tower

address: nám. B. Martinů, 572 01 Polička
web: http://www.bihk.cz/dieceze/po...
phone No.: (+420) 461 725 172
GPS: 49°42'49.35"N 16°15'48.69"E
560m above sea level
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St. Jacob's Church postcard
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Description:
The first written record dates back to 1321. In the middle of the 14th century a new church was built on the site of the original early gothic church. In the middle of the 17th cntury, it was reconstructed in baroque style. After an extensive blaze in 1845, the church was torn down and a new church was built in its place in 1853-1865, in neo-gothic style. In 1890, a son was born to the tower keeper, who later become the world renowned composer Bohuslav Martinu. The oldest bell in Police hangs in... more information
Categories: church / chapel, sight-seeing location
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