Kostel svatého Mikuláše (Horky nad Jizerou) Church

The Church of Saint Mikuláš in Horky nad Jizerou is a Baroque structure from the years 1723 to 1725. It was built by a builder of Swiss origin Mikuláš Rossi from Mladá Boleslav, and the construction was paid for by Maxmilián Hartmann from Karlštejna. The church is protected as a cultural monument.

The building is rectangular and unified, and from the outside it is articulated by pilasters. From the western facade rises a prismatic two-storey tower topped with an onion dome. In the facade is a large window and niches with statues of Saint Vavřinec, Saint Šebastián and Saint Mikuláš. The presbytery has a barrel vault and on the southern side a sacristy adjoins it with an oratory above it. In the nave is a built-up gallery.

The church has exceptionally unified furnishings from the time of its construction. They come from the workshop of the sculptor Braun, as evidenced by a preserved contract. The main altar is supported by angels and is crowned with a sculptural group of the Holy Trinity with cherubs. It is complemented by statues of Saint Vít and Saint Václav. The altarpiece of Saint Mikuláš was painted by Mons.

Mons is also the author of paintings on two side altars on either side of the triumphal arch. The left altar with the painting of Calvary is decorated with statues of Saint Jan Křtitel and Saint Florián. The right altar bears the painting of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and statues of Saint František Serafinský and Saint Jan Nepomucký. Both altars were created in Braun's workshop around 1735.

From the same workshop comes the pulpit with statues of the Four Evangelists and a relief of the Baptism of the Lord. On its roof stands a statue of the Salvator. On the left side of the nave is the altar of Saint Jan Nepomucký with statues of Saint Vojtěch and Saint Ludmila. On the confessional under the gallery is a statue of Saint Jan Nepomucký from 1729.

The oldest object in the church is a tin Renaissance baptismal font from 1575, decorated with a frieze of arcades with allegorical figures. On the walls hang nine quality Baroque paintings from around 1740, still in their original decorative frames. They depict Saint Petr and Saint Pavel, the Four Church Fathers and scenes from the legend of Saint Jan Křtitel.

Behind the church stands in the cemetery wall a Baroque ossuary. It was built around 1730 also by Mikuláš Rossi. It is a smooth four-sided structure with a barrel vault.

In the years 1995 to 2014, almost 5.5 million crowns from the Program for the Preservation of Architectural Heritage were spent on repairs to the church.