Kostel Narození svatého Jana Křtitele (Stará Ves) Church

The church of the birth of St. John the Baptist is one of the most valuable historical monuments of the village Stará Ves nad Ondřínice, along with the Renaissance chateau. It is situated in the northern part of the centre of the village on a mild hill, easy to find along road No. 58, which leads between Příbor and Ostrava.

The construction was targeted between 1587 and 1589 by Ctibor Syrakovský z Pěrkova, the former владěl of the local estate. He replaced the original wooden structure here and carried it in the spirit of his time in the Gothic-Renaissance style. The consecration was held on April 28, 1591, when the Bishop of Olomouc Stanislavský consecrated it. This important moment is evidenced by a commemorative record above the main entrance, which names Acubor as "the highest scribe of the Margrave of Moravia." There is no doubt that it is here, even with its wife, Alezia of Víckov. The second tombstone belongs to his brother Jaros and his wife.

The building is a one-boat rectangular building with a five-sided finish, which is closely attached to the Baroque parish house built between 1809 and 1810. It is protected from the outside by 12 restraints, which shows the quality of the construction design. The windows in the ship are semi-circular, while the towers' portals and shutters remain loyal to the Gothic fracture.

The interior surprises the complex architecture of the ceiling. The main ship covers a coiled vault with a complex mesh rib pattern, whose clamps are alternately displayed by Syracuse and Starfish. The presbytery is then encased with a radiant vault with a clamp with the builders' coats of arms. In the 16th century there was also an interesting ornament - a retabile of the main altar from the painter George Freml, depicting the patron saint of the church, St. John the Baptist.

Over the centuries the church experienced several repairs. In 1837 he received defence elements - a new foyer that protected the Renaissance sandstone portal. Four years later, a new organ rang. In the 19th century, especially in 1865, there was extensive maintenance - the church was white, restored from the outside and the garden around it was repaired. More substantial reconstruction followed in 1897.

The most interesting discovery came only recently. The 2000 repairs revealed that under later layers there is a Renaissance figure fresco from the time of the church. It depicts a scene from Calvary with Christ, accompanied by biblical figures Aaron and Moses. The restoration work under the guidance of the academic painter Romana Balcarová from 2001 to 2002 saved this fresco and returned it to the world. Today's organ, which came from the Rieger workshop and was completed in 1934, was festively consecrated on 24 June 1934 just on the feast of the patron saint of the church.

The church is thus treated as a layered architectural book - from original wood to Renaissance stone precision to Baroque and modern care. It is a place where goth and renaissance met in harmony and where reading in stonework details resembles the actions and beliefs of the owners at the time.