Zvonička (Královice) Other

Welcome to the Kings. Right now you are standing in the centre of the village in the street K Uhřonejsi and in front of your eyes stands a picturesque historical sacral building, a tiny local bell tower. Take some time, take a breath in the quiet atmosphere of this place and let the spell of her to resist the tooth of time.

Let's move forward in time and see how this monument came to be. The year is eighty-seven nineteenth century and behind the creation of this bell tower is the great merit of the local population František Jedlička. It is thanks to his initiative and efforts that these tiny structures enriched the royal village. Decades later, namely in nineteen hundred forty-seven, the bell tower was supplemented by a bell bearing the inscription of the year, thus gaining its other important layer over the centuries. Today, the whole building is rightly protected as a real-estate cultural monument of the Czech Republic, which underlines its historical and cultural value for the whole country.

Now pay attention to the architecture of the building itself and to the details you are seeing right now. The bell is built on a solid, graduated granite base on which is a sandstone plinth. When you look at her textures in more detail, notice the characteristic nothingness with a condom, which is supplemented by decorative tormented columns. The sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary is located in this niche. The architecture of the building in the historic style combines so skilfully the use of granite and sandstone. The interesting detail you can see is that the sandstone used on the statue of the Virgin Mary itself is finer than the one from which the bell is made.

When we think about the human story associated with this place, we have to go back to the figure of František Jedlička. It was he who, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, printed this form for the village. At a time when each such building was a great event for the local community, its initiative manifested itself as a permanent legacy for generations that came after it. The personality of František Jedlička still lives today in this small architectural jewel, around which people pass daily.

The interesting thing is that although it is a small historical sacral structure, its artistic design and choice of materials show a great deal of care with which it was built in the nineteenth century. The combination of sturdy granite and finely worked sandstone on the statue of the Virgin Mary shows the craftsmanship of the creators, whose names may have fallen to oblivion over the years, but whose work persisted to this day.

I believe that stopping by this royal bell has enriched you with a new view of the history and minor monuments of our landscape. When you continue your journey to the villages, let your steps continue and discover the other corners and stories that Královice offers to its visitors. Thank you for your attention, I bid you farewell and wish you the rest of the day.