Kostel svatých Petra a Pavla (Přelíc) Church

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Přelíci is a former parish church. Together with a Baroque bell tower, an enclosure wall with a gate, and the tombstone of a miller named Červený, it forms a complex that has been a protected cultural monument since 1967.

When the church was built is not known. Estimates range from the second half of the 11th century to the second half of the 14th century. The Gothic chancel was added in the 13th or 14th century. Dobroslav Líbal dates its construction to the first third of the 14th century. In the second half of the 16th century, the nave was extended and a vestibule was added.

The parish is documented in the year 1352, and the church as a parish church in 1361. The priest Antonín died in 1384, and then a long dispute ensued over his successor. Buzek of Přelíci, a deputy castellan of Prague Castle, together with his brother Lukáš, supported the cleric Havel. Others proposed a different priest named Havel or the priest Mikuláš. In the end, Havel was confirmed, but it is unclear from the records which one it was. The last mention of the parish dates from 1411. When it ceased to exist is unknown. In 1602, a priest of both kinds served here. After the recatholization under Jaroslav Boryta of Martinice, the parish was not re-established, and the church was administered by the parish in Smečna.

Between 1999 and 2002, the church underwent a major restoration. It was funded by donations from residents of Přelíci, Smečna, Brno, and other patrons, and local volunteers worked on it. It was reopened with a holy mass on November 9, 2002.

Originally a Romanesque single-nave structure, it has a rectangular nave measuring 11.6 by 5.9 meters. The main entrance on the south side is decorated with an opuline Romanesque portal with 23 four-leaf roses. On the north side are remnants of a Renaissance portal to a mortuary chapel that was attached to the church. In the floor of the nave lies a tombstone with an almost worn away relief. From this grave, an underground passage leads to the north.

The early Gothic chancel has one field of cross vaulting and a five-sided termination. The ribs converge into stone corbels in the form of human heads. On the outside, eight buttress pillars support the vault, and above the chancel is a Baroque sacrament house.

From the Baroque furnishings, an altarpiece of Saints Peter and Paul has been preserved, which in 2018 was awaiting restoration. On the wooden choir loft are visible remains of painted decoration, and on the balustrade was formerly the coat of arms of the Martinice family.

In the western part of the cemetery stands a hexagonal wooden bell tower from the 17th century. It stands on an older stone foundation and is covered with a shingle roof.