Kladruby (near Stříbr) – church of St. James with a lapidary of cross stones

Kladruby, a West Bohemian town with one and a half thousand inhabitants, is located in the Tachov district. In the past, however, it was a well-known and important residence, mainly thanks to the local Benedictine monastery.
The dominant monument of the city itself is the – originally Gothic – Church of St. Jakub on the local Republic Square. The first mention of the church dates from 1396, when it was a branch church of the temple of St. Peter, who…