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The Church of St. Vitus in Chastolovice represents the ultimate Baroque style with elements of Rococo. The monument is protected by the state along with the rectory (house No. 82) and the corresponding supporting wall, which is decorated with valuable fencing.

The original original was supposed to be the Gothic church of St. Catherine, the first mention of it dates back to 1356. Over time, the building was in a very bad state, which is why it was demolished in the 18th century to free up the site of a new construction. Several valuable artifacts were preserved from the original church: the tin baptiser from 1571 with Czech inscription made by Jan Bassti Convařář from Hradec Králové and three bells - the bell Orlík from 1564 from the convaler Adam Taraby, the bell from 1612 from Fridrich from Oppersdorf and the bell from 1509 without dedication.

The decision to build a new church was taken by František Filip Šternberk. The construction was entrusted to František Kermer, the royal hradec architect and builder who was a pupil of the leading builders of his time. The base stone was placed behind the main altar in 1772 with the inscription entered. The construction lasted longer than expected, because it was interrupted by peasant riots. The church was ceremoniously consecrated on 24 September 1775, after three years of construction. The outer wall of the priesthood was attached to the Renaissance tombstones of the children of the superintendent Jan Matiegka from 1590 to 1607.

The construction is a single boat with a rectangular priesthood, which has a closed form inside the circular plan and from the outside triangle. The western facade is decorated with a prism tower. The outside plaster is smooth, decorated with lizene frames around the casual windows. The walls divide the pilasters both inside and outside. The interior is arched by rolling with sections. On the south side there is a hall, on the opposite side the boat closes a winning arch with an elevated priesthood. Interesting is the unusual orientation of the main altar to the north side. The sacristy with a separate entrance extends west of the priesthood. Both oratoriums, which are located above it and symmetrically on the opposite side of the priesthood, reflect the baroque pursuit of symmetry. Eight windows illuminate the interior - six falls to the ship and two priesthood. The decoration of the church is based on rococo style with elegant gilded elements and stucco year, although part of the decoration is characterized by pseudorococo conception.

The organ played an interesting role. Two decades after the church was consecrated, there were no organ. It was only in 1794 that the local vicar agreed with the director of the estate Josef Pospíšil to obtain the funds for their acquisition. The money for the organ was extracted by selling the church tin, honey and wax - 400 gold and 35 tailors in total, but that was not enough. Director Pospíšil turned to the patron saint of the church Count Christian Šternberk, who helped financially while having two supporting pillars under the bark to ensure safety. The production of the organ was entrusted to Jan Jiří Spanel from Rokytnice in the Orlicke Mountains, an experienced carpenter and organist. He received 500 gold pieces for his work. Construction and production lasted for a year and a half, and installation took six weeks. During the assembly, Pastor Ježek provided all workers with free food.

The remains of former chaplain, Father Martin Čeňek and brewer Vojtěv Kobeš, are stored in the crypt under the bark. A skeleton was set up near the church. The church thus represents not only rich Baroque architecture, but also a living link with Czech history of the local place.