Kalvárie na Křížovém vrchu Sculpture

Welcome to this beautiful place that has been defining the face of your whole surrounding landscape for centuries. You are standing in front of one of the most important and important points that you can see in Moravian Treb. This calvary on the Cross Hill is not just an ordinary sculpture, it is a monumental entity that you perceive as a dominant suburb. Look around you and see how this place affects your senses. It has a deep sense of calm, but also the weight of history that has taken place here for many generations. This monument welcomes you with its size and makes you feel that you have just entered the space where human art meets spiritual peace. Feel the atmosphere of this place as it mingles with the view of the surrounding area and how this sculpture is held in the sky.

In order to fully understand why this place is so special, we need to look together at its roots and how time was formed here. The current form that you now see before your eyes was not created immediately. It is the result of a close connection between faith, art and the power of the time. In the years of a thousand seven hundred thirty and a thousand seven hundred thirty one there was a major milestone that changed the appearance of the whole hill. At the behest of Prince Josef Jan Adam of Liechtenstein, construction started here, which gave rise to this present sculpture. The prince was a man who at the time saw the need to create this place as an important symbol. Thanks to his will and support, a work could be carried out, which still so deeply addresses us in its form and meaning. It's proof of how one decisive act can leave a trail in the landscape for centuries.

Now pay attention to the details you have right in front of you. Notice how the whole sculpture is thought out and how there is a certain order. The main point of the whole focus is the three crosses that form the heart of this scene. If you look more closely at the individual characters, you will see the masterpiece of sculptor Severin Tischler. It was he who breathed life into the stone to the characters you are now observing. Notice the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist standing by the cross, and perceive the emotions that radiate these statues. The angels and the image of God the Father are added to the whole sculpture, which adds to the whole scene in depth and nobility. But this whole space is not just about a group of statues. It's also a path you can take. A cross path that is lined with four chapels leads you to the memory. Notice their roofs, which have a specific shape, so-called Mansard roofs, which gives the whole place rhythm and special architecture. Every chapel is a step in this spiritual and historical story.

However, the history of this place is much more complex and dramatic than it might seem. Before these stone shapes stood here, everything here was completely different. In the year one thousand and five hundred ten, the nobleman Ladislav z Boskovic decided this place. That's when he took down the original wooden crosses and moved them to the cemetery church. Imagine that time when all these works were made of wood and were much more fragile. But history can be unpredictable and sometimes very destructive. In the year one thousand six hundred seventy-nine, something happened that probably no one had ever expected. The stone sculpture that was already there was destroyed by the devastating lightning strike. Nature has decided that this place must undergo a fundamental transformation. This event left a deep mark in history and required a new, huge effort to rebirth this place. And so, thanks to the Prince of Liechtenstein, everything came back to life in a new, more durable and more beautiful form that you now see.

There's something fascinating about this place being repeatedly faced with trials and storms. From wooden crosses, to sudden destruction by lightning, to today's stone size. It's a story about how the human quest for beauty and expression of faith seeks to overcome even the greatest sudden storms of nature. Notice how protected and valued this place is today. Already in the year one thousand nine hundred sixty-four this place was included in the state list of cultural monuments, which confirms its immense value to all of us and to future generations.

Now, I beg you, continue along the cross road. Go through the individual chapel, feel the calm this place offers, and look at the details that the sculptor Tischler left you. Let yourself be carried away by the atmosphere of this place and enjoy each moment spent at this important point in Moravian Třebová. Explore every step of this journey and let yourself drift through the history that is felt in every stone. Thank you for having the opportunity to accompany us.