Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Horní Maršov) Church

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary stands in the centre of the village Horní Maršov, at the class of Joseph II., and forms its dominant. It is a neo-gothic structure made of face bricks, which became one of the most important structures of this mountain site. The church is one of the important cultural monuments - it has been protected since 27 April 1982. Since the beginning of 2006, it has been part of the parish of Janské Lazne, although for many years it has served as a parish church of the original parish of Maršov.

The need to build a new church was created by a dramatic event. The original cemetery church of the same initiation was affected by a disaster: lightning struck it three times in a row on 3rd June 1868. As a result of the discharges, the entire roof burned down within a short period of time and the bells that came from the 17th century collapsed and melted. With the support of Countess Aloisie Czernin Morzin, the owner of the estate, the local citizens decided to build a new church. A committee of eighteen members was set up to take care of the remnants of the old church as well as to raise funds to build a new temple.

The considerable prestige of the construction was assigned by the fact that it was designed by Josef Schulze, one of the most important Czech architects of his time. Schulze was the author of the project National Theatre, Rudolfina and National Museum. Construction was led by construction engineer Otto Fiedler of the Inn. The foundations were laid in 1894, the ceremonial insertion of the foundation stone took place on the feast of St. Martin in 1895. The construction passed a serious test when in 1897 the built-up church survived a catastrophic flood, which rolled through the valley of the Hopy. The construction was completed and handed over for use in 1899, which became part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

The church is an interesting neo-gothic composition with interesting details. The tower reaches a height of 53 metres and has been crowned since 2 July 1898 by a cross weighing 385 kilograms with the rudder of the rooster - tradition of символiving vigilance and vigilance. The church had originally historic bells, but they unfortunately lost the church during both world wars. In 1998, the grandson of the founder of the church Josef Czernin-Kinsky and his wife Theresie of Gifts sent a new bell with inscriptions in Czech and German - the text "For reconciliation and peace.".

Today, the church serves the faithful, with regular services on Saturday from 4:00 p.m. One way the locals refuse to mistake him for an older cemetery church is by his nickname "new" or "lower church." The construction remains a monumental testimony of the 19th century and the effort of the Hornomarche community to build a dignified temple, even though it had to overcome serious obstacles at every stage of the construction.