Kostel svatého Václava (Sýčina) Church

The church of St. Wenceslas is located in Sýčina, part of the town of Dobrovice in the district of Mladá Boleslav, and forms a local landmark, which is visible from far away. The construction is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

The church was built in 1571 by Jiří Cetenský of Cetná, one of the great knights of the time. Less than 40 years later, in 1609, his Renaissance design and decoration took place. In the course of the 18th century it was slightly baroque, especially in 1736 under the guidance of architect F.I. Prée, who put it in a new form. Key reconstruction was carried out in 1867 according to the design of architect Alois Turk. During the second half of the 20th century, during the period of communist totalitarianism, the church gradually faded. Since the beginning of the 21st century he has been working on his rescue and restoration of the foundation dedicated to protecting this monument.

The construction represents a goticorenesance double boat with a polygonal closed rectangular presbytery. Two prism towers are attached to the presbytery, on which the needles sit different heights. The third tower is located in the axis of the western facade. The tower in the north side contains a sacristy, which is equipped with a Baroque window and features of the noble families of Cetenské and Valdštejn. The walls of the church are smooth, equipped with pointy elements and gothic pointed windows without circles. The main entrance consists of a portal in the west tower, behind which is a hall glassed with a vaulted vault with stucco ribs.

The interior is richly decorated and speaks of the godliness of the time. The presbytery is shrouded with lunnets. In the north side there is a semicircular entrance to the sacristy in the late Renaissance stone edition with the characters of the Cetenské and Materns of the Flower. The main ship has a rolling arch with lunettes and is divided by two pillars into two different parts - the northern ship, which is arched cross and contains a bleachers, also cross-glazed. In the western part there is a circle on the pillars, connected with a side circle along the south wall. The railing contains original boards with images of apostles and saints, as well as fourteen boards with images of Christ's life by Kreger Karg of Würtenberg from 1609.

The walls and vaults are decorated with Baroque frescoes by J.E. Vodňanský from 1736, which later was repainted by K. Javěrek in 1867. Among the most famous are the meeting of St. Wenceslas with Jindřich Birddog on the vault of the ship. The main altar from 1736 is the work of carpenter P. Šešek from Dobrovice, created according to the sketch of architect Prée. There is a picture of St. Wenceslas by Fr. Barbieri, painted over by Javarka. Under the south tower is a funeral chapel with the tombstones of Maximilian Thurn-Taxis and his spouse Marie Eleonora from 1834. The twelve Renaissance tombstones of Cetensky and Kinsky from the second half of the 16th century recall the importance of local nobility.

A visit to the church provides a unique view of goticorenesan architectural evolution and artistic work nесколькиProcessing generations of craftsmen and painters. The church is one of interesting examples of Czech regional construction and piety that deserve the attention of those interested in Czech history and art. / p >