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Follow the monuments of Roundice nad Labem

You can follow the monuments of Roudnice along a special roundtrip with a number of stops at selected monuments. The starting point is a signpost at the Roudnice castle.

Complete information, advice and tips for the trip can be found in the Information and Transport Center of Podřipsko. Here you can also buy tickets to the castle and chateau, if you would like to add an expert explanation to your trip.

Stops

  1. Statue of saint Vojtěch
  2. The Plague Column and the statue of St. Lawrence
  3. Town hall
  4. Jan Hus Monument
  5. The Hláska Tower
  6. Museum of Podřipsko
  7. The bridges of Roudnice
  8. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Augustinian Monastery
  9. Bell tower
  10. Jewish cemeteries of Roudnice
  11. Chapel of St. Rosalie
  12. The Sokol cinema
  13. Church of the Czech Brethren Evangelical Church
  14. Chapel of St. William
  15. Chapel of St. Joseph
  16. Kratochvíl's lookout tower
  17. The blue touristic rout to Říp
  18. The granary and the statue of St. Jan Nepomucký
  19. Gallery of modern art
  20. Capuchin monastery
  21. Lobkowitz Chateau
  22. Romanesque castle
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Chapel of St. William

In the period 1726-1728, the owner of the Roudnice estate, Filip Hyacint of Lobkowicz, and his second wife, Anna Maria Vilemína, the Princess of Althan, had the chapel of St. William (patron saint of all convicts) built on the site of the former execution site called "On the Shadows."

The construction was carried out by the then most important North Bohemian builder of the High Baroque, Octavio Broggio, who at that time was leading the reconstruction of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the Augustinian monastery.

The building is unique for its rectangular base with a dynamically curved facade, with side pilasters supporting the laying with a richly profiled cornice. The architecturally simple appearance of the interior is highlighted by frescoes by Václav Vavřinec Reiner. The corners depict the four main virtues (Faith, Hope, Love, and Justice). Above them is a fresco representing St. Trinity with a dove enthroned in the clouds, surrounded and carried by angels. The great cross then symbolizes the torture of the Lord. The main altar is decorated with an altarpiece depicting the patron saint of the chapel, St. William. Thanks to the perfect harmony of all painting, sculptural and architectural elements, the chapel is one of the jewels of the Czech High Baroque.