Kostel sv. Martina

The beautiful Gothic church, today decorated in pink and orange, acts as a revelation from a fairy tale. It was originally John IV. from Dražice dedicated to St. Ludmile. The original single-nave Gothic building has been preserved in its rebuilt form to this day. The first building modifications took place in the 16th century, yet the church gradually ceased to be used for liturgical purposes and fell into disrepair. In the 18th century, a new reconstruction was carried out - the facade of the church was baroqued, a vestibule and a small annex were added. In 1783 it was consecrated and abolished. In 1827, the building was sold at auction and continued to be used for various economic purposes. The church was repaired at the beginning of the last century thanks to the activity of the director of the Cooperative Races in Dražice, František Hofman, and in 1926 it was consecrated again. Monuments have discovered fragments of murals under the plaster. These were gradually uncovered and restored. If you want to get closer to the church (the surrounding land is a former cemetery), and you come along the road from the ruins of the castle Dražice, you have to come out a hill, and at the crossroads turn left. After about 30 meters (again on the left hand side) you will walk to a large courtyard with residential houses as well as farm buildings and stables. From here, a low gate takes you to the church grounds. The beautiful Gothic church, now set in pink / orange, acts as a fairy tale revelation. Originally it was dedicated to St. Ludmile by Jan IV. from Dražice. The original single-nave Gothic structure has survived to the present times with some changes. The first reconstruction works took place in the 16th century, but the church gradually ceased to be used for liturgical purposes and was dilapidated. In the 18th century a new rebuilding was carried out - the façade of the church was remade in Baroque form, the hall was built and a small annex was added. In 1783 it was dismissed and abolished. In 1827, the building was sold at an auction and continued to be used for various economic purposes. The church was repaired at the beginning of the last century thanks to the activities of the Director of Družstevní závody in Dražice František Hofman and in 1926 it was consecrated again. Preservationist discovered fragments of wall paintings under the plaster. These were gradually uncovered and restored. If you want to get closer to the church (the surrounding site is a former graveyard), and you will come down the road from the ruins of Dražice castle, you have to come out a hillock, and at the junction you turn left. After about 30 meters (again on your left hand), you will walk through the gate into an extensive courtyard with residential houses, farm buildings and stables. From here you can go through the low gate to the church grounds.