Kostel sv.Havla

Nice cemetery

Church of st. Havel on the hill Havlín (called "Osek" in ancient times) is one of the dominant features of Zbraslav. Havlín is known as a place where the Slavic fortified settlement was supposedly located, but no presumption has yet been proved by any archaeological finds. Originally a chapel stood here, around the middle of the 12th Century, a larger Romanesque building with a prismatic tower in its frontage appeared in its place. The tower walls and the adjoining part of the nave have a rectangular ground plan. In the 14th century a Gothic chancel was added, in the 17th century another Baroque reconstruction took place. After 1785 it became a cemetery church, and so it is up to now. Church of st. Havel on the hill of Havlín is one of the dominant features of Zbraslav. Havlín is mentioned as a place where the Slavic fortified settlement was supposedly located, but no presumption has yet been made by any archaeological finds. Romanesque building with a prismatic tower in the middle of the 12th century. The tower's masonry and the adjacent part of the nave have been preserved until today. In the 14th century a Gothic chancel was added, in the 17th century another Baroque reconstruction followed. After 1785 the church became a cemetery one and it is up to now.

The history of this place is old and quite intricate. The Celts could not miss even the attention. The Christian church stood at the beginning at the latest. 12th century, the Romanesque building is incorporated into the present form from 1660. Notable is also the local graveyard for the quality funeral sculptures of distinguished sculptors.

Nice walk. Quiet place