HUSSITE CHURCHES IN POSÁZAVÍ

Explore Hussite churches and congregations in Posázaví. They represent a more recent chapter of Czech church history and often stand out for 20th-century architecture. Discover how they were founded, their role in local communities and their place in the cultural character of towns and villages.

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CZECHOSLOVAK HUSSITE CHURCH

Hussite churches

Netvořice

Czechoslovak Hussite church has been operating in Netvořice since 1920. The Savior´s Church is from 1937. The church was completely renovated in the end of the last century.

CHURCH OF ABBOT PROKOP

Hussite churches

Sázava

Czechoslovak Hussite Church started building third Sázava church in the gauge against the bridge on the left bank of the river under the leadership of parson Jaroslav Bendl. It was causing a sort of displeasure by the Roman-Catholic believers. The building was managed to be finished in July 1941. The church was consecrated to Abbot Prokop.

THE HUS CHURCH IN ČERČANY

Hussite churches

Čerčany

January the 8th 1939 –that was a very significant date for the church in Čerčany. A proposal and plans for construction of an own church in Čerčany – Hus Church were approved at an extraordinary General Meeting. After 13 years of hard work the church was inaugurated and handed over to parsons for use on Sunday, July the 20est. The building was done according to the project of Truksa, an architect from the first republic, a representative of functionalism, this building was his life work.