Outside Prague

 

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village statues
This rock outside the village of Kouŕim is thought to be a religious site at the earliest known Slavic settlement in Bohemia.

A lovely town called Písek.



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Colorful 19th century graveyard at the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in the village Albrechtice nad Vlatavu in Southern Bohemia.

The church was build around 1190 and reconstructed in the 18th century.



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On the side of the early Gothic St. Stephańs Church (13th century, restored in the 19th century) in the village of Kouŕim.



Another image on the side of St. Stephańs Church.



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bonechurch
Kouŕim taken from the rock.

A chapel in Sedlec, near Kutná Hora, that contains decorations made of human bones, including the crest of the Schwarzenberg family.  One of the most bizzare sights imaginable.  See the folder titled "Bone Church."




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