Matzekova kaplička - 446

A beautiful view

The chapel is in a terrible condition. Overgrown and neglected. It's a shame, because there is a nice view from here.

A small sacral building from the 18th century, also called Matzek's Chapel. It was built by farmer Matzek in memory of his wife, who died in a plague epidemic not far from the village of Lužná. Lužná first appears in historical sources in 1577. At that time, the settlement was written under the German name Felwisen or Felviz and was part of the estate based in Bludov. The later Czech name Velvíz evolved from the name Felvísen. The Czech name is perhaps based on the personal name Velevid, the German name is probably a combination of the Czech name connected to the German word wiesen (meadows). The name Lužná in the meaning of meadow is probably related to the inscription on the oldest seal of the village, where as a seal sign was a clover leaf, which was framed by the inscription SiGiLiD GEMEJN WS, translated: seal of the village Weis. This seal has not been preserved, only a few of their prints. An even older history of the village may be related to Nový Hrad, German Neuhaus, Furchtenberg or Gabelsberg, whose extensive remains can be found in the cadastre of the settlement to this day. We know that it disappeared sometime after the Czechoslovak wars. Historians believe that the former fort was the predecessor of today's settlement Lužná. In the 17th century, 19 settled families farmed in Lužná, in 1834 it had 30 houses with 202 inhabitants. In the middle of the 18th century, Lužná lost its independence and became part of the neighboring Kopřivná. In 1900, 182 people lived in 28 houses in Velvíz. After 1950 in Lužná in 25 houses only 14 people. In 1991 in Lužná 12 people and only two permanently inhabited houses. In 1975, Kopřivná and Lužná were connected to Hanušovice, in 1990 both parts became independent again. The road actually intersects the former axis of the village. Once it wound in the direction from the southeast, where the first houses lie to the right above the road, then the village turned northwest and slowly descended into the valley - towards Nové Hrad. Here we also find former old houses, some more sensitively, others less sensitively repaired and used for recreation. The stream that flows here flows over Raškov to Moravia. The blue tourist sign will reliably guide the pilgrim this way. The area between Ptačí vrch with an altitude of 622 m in the southwest and the distinctive 742 m high peak of Smrk in the northwest is one of the most beautiful in the area. Retrieved from the Czech Radio Olomouc website