St. Palmacius

Interesting place

at least a nice view from the hill above it

Beautiful spiritual place

If you like simple ancient sacral architecture, or just for the sake of pure romance, do not miss the beautiful church of St. Palladium, the construction of which is directly linked to the Emperor Charles IV. - was even built at the same time as the Karlštejn Castle (beginning in 1348). But it has a catch. If you do not know about the church, you will almost certainly miss it. It is located with the adjacent cemetery in the castle Karlštejn at the foot of the hill Javorka in the part called Budňany, right at the beginning of the climb to the castle from Berounka. The church with a flat ceiling, a pentagonal presbytery vaulted with a cellar vault was originally perhaps a chapel. It is interesting by its name, and in it has a primate - Church of Sts. Palác is the only one of this initiation in Bohemia. It was completed before the castle was completed in 1356. In the same year Emperor Charles IV. from the Archbishop of Trier Boemunda the remains of st. Palác, the consul of Trier, tortured in 286. The church was administered by the Karlštejn chapter established by Charles IV. in 1357, and legally interrupted in 1958, when the lower part of the village called Karlštejn, called Budňany, became an independent parish and with a branch church on the nearby Mořina. In 1422, the church was damaged by the Hussites and the combined troops of the Praguers and Poles, and it was not restored until the beginning of the 16th century during the reign of King Vladislav, and we know it more or less to this day. In 1648 it was again damaged by the Swedish troops and remained unrecovered for a long time and still in 1706 is remembered as semi-demolished. In 1888 extensive reconstruction was documented. One of the last modifications was in 1991 a new altar realized by sculptor Petr Váňa. Historically interesting is a small window in the presbytery, which has retained its original Gothic appearance. If you love simple ancient sacral architecture or just for pure romance, do not miss the beautiful church of st. Palmatia, whose construction is directly connected with Emperor Charles IV. It was even built at the same time with the construction of Karlstejn Castle (beginning in 1348). But it's a bit easy to overlook the church if you don't know about it. It is adjacent to the cemetery in Karlstejn and is located at the bottom of the hill Javorka in the town called Budnany, right at the beginning of the climb to the castle from Berounka. The church with a flat ceiling and pentagonal presbytery was originally probably only a chapel. It is interesting by its name, which gives it another primacy - the Church of St. George. The palm is the only one of this initiation in Bohemia. It was built before the completion of the castle in 1356. In the same year, Emperor Charles IV Palmacius, who was tortured to death in 286. The church was administered by the Karlštejn chapter which established by Charles IV. in 1357, and was legally suspended only in 1958, when the lower part of the village of Karlstejn, called Budňany, became an independent parish and with a filial church in the nearby village of Mořina. In 1422 the church was destroyed by the Hussites and the combined troops of Prague and the Poles, the first long awaited restoration took place at the beginning of the 16th century, during the reign of King Vladislav and it finished moreless in the form we see today. In 1648, it was damaged again by the Swedish troops and remained unrepaired for a long time, and in 1706 it was remembered as half-demolished. The extensive reconstruction was documented in 1888. One of the last modifications is in 1991 and new altar by the sculptor Petr Váňa. Historically interesting is a small window in the presbytery, which preserved its original Gothic form.

A nice church with a history like the castle itself. It stands on a hill in the castle grounds and offers a beautiful view of Karlštejn and the Berounka River. I envy the almost deceased.