Kostel svatého Václava a svatého Víta a Panny Marie Church

Kostel svatého Václava a svatého Víta a Panny Marie in the Great Germans, district Břeclav, is a parish temple protected as a cultural monument. It is an early baroque one-boat building with a distinctive four-sided tower in the western facade and a polygonal conclusion of the priesthood, which determines the character of the village.

It is believed that the temple dedicated to the Virgin Mary stood in this place in the middle of the 13th century. For the first time, it is mentioned in written sources of 1392. Originally a Romanesque building was rebuilt into a Gothic style in the 15th century, which formed it until its destructive experience in the 17th century. First it was hit by Stephen Bochkaye's campaign in 1605, later by the fury of the Thirty Years' War. The old building probably left only the foundations and remains of the masonry.

The restoration of the church and the rectory was due to the patron Jan Montrochier and his wife Vorshila. The temple was practically rebuilt in the early Baroque style and festively consecrated in 1652. The new main altar was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In 1672, two side altars were added, dedicated to St. Vít and the faithful dead. In 1695, the biggest bell of the church was cast, weighing approximately 840 kilograms. During the 17th century the church was probably dedicated to St. Wenceslas, which gave him today's title.

In the following century, there were successive repairs and modifications. In 1733 Olomouc Bishop Wolfgang Hannibal of Schrattenbach founded the brotherhood of St. John Nepomuk, who was involved in the uplifting of the church until 1770 when the patent of Josef II cancelled it. In the 1960s and 1970s, the interior was renovated in the late Baroque style. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, roofs, windows, facades and altars were gradually repaired; In 1895 a new main altar was established.

The 20th century brought serious trials. In 1917, three bells were recited for military purposes, including the famous bell from 1695. During World War II, the church was once again in danger - in 1942, three more bells were collected from the five which the church had. When liberating the Great German on April 15-18, 1945 he was hit by artillery shelling, which destroyed the clock machine and damaged parts of walls and windows, although the interior remained relatively intact. New bells were cast and consecrated in 1949.

Since the second half of the 20th century, the renewal continued. In 1978, an underground crypt was discovered under the priesthood. A major reconstruction in the years 1991- 1992 brought new roof binding, copper sheet, new plaster and double windows, while gas central heating replaced the original storage heaters. The roof of the tower was given a new copper coating in 2000, the roof cover on the ship was replaced in 2004.

Architecturally, the church is a pattern of an early Baroque - a single-boat oriented building with half-circle arched windows and an onion roof of the tower on which are visible clock dials. The tower in the west front dominates the composition. The church today serves as a parish temple and a cultural monument that shows centuries of history - from the Middle Ages to the Baroque to modernity.