St. Barbara

The church doesn't really look attractive. The impression is spoiled mainly by the spray-painted walls of the church.

In 1606 a new cemetery was established in Šumperk in the fields opposite the old town gate in the place of today's Jirásek Gardens. Already at that time the inhabitants of the suburbs and town districts of Temenice sought to build a church. In 1654 the councilor and reeve Matyáš Barel determined in his will the amount for the chapel. In 1664, the councilor of Šumperk, Tobias Dresser, founded the foundation for this purpose. In 1753, the northeast wall of the cemetery was broken and the church of St. Barbara. The author of the plans was Šumperk master mason Anton Scholz. In 1755 the church was decorated with ceiling frescoes and consecrated. In the period of reforms of Emperor Joseph II. the church was closed and he was in danger of being pulled down. The altar painting was transported to the church in Písařov, the organ and the pulpit to Dolní Studénky. After many interventions of the townspeople, in 1790 the Church of Sts. Barbara preserved as a funeral chapel. The church was repaired, a new altar painting was taken. Since 1784 it was not allowed to be buried in the parish cemetery, and therefore the cemetery around the church. Barbara was extended. It was buried here until 1886, when the cemetery was closed. The tombstones were gradually moved to the new cemetery and the surroundings of the church were transformed into a city park. Fifteen tombstones were placed on the church facade. In June 1900 the church tower was struck by lightning and the roof burned down. The turret collapsed and the bell melted, so that the ceiling was not pierced and the fresco decoration was damaged. In August of the same year the church was repaired. At that time the church used for several years old Catholic parish village in Šumperk. In 1904 it was returned to the Roman Catholic Church. A new main altar with the painting of St. Barbara and organ. During the pre-Munich republic the chapel served as a church of Czech schools. In 1923, memorial plaques of Swedish granite with the names of 274 soldiers killed during World War I were placed on the western wall of the church. After 1945 the boards were removed and probably destroyed. In the context of ecumenical cooperation, in the 1980s and 1990s the chapel was used by the Orthodox Church. Now it serves again the Roman Catholic Church

Baroque church whose construction began in 1753. It is located on the site of the former town cemetery. It is worth mentioning the tombstones in the facade of the church belonging to the Šumperk clergy.

A little neglected church in Šumperk. Very nice interior. Nice park around the church. Pleasant environment to relax on a bench.