Church of St. John the Baptist in Janovice nad Úhlavou.

The first thing a visitor to the town of Janovice nad Úhlavou will definitely notice is the slender tower of the church of St. John the Baptist. The church is located on the west side of the square on a small hill. It was built at the end of the 13th century in the early Gothic style near the Janovice fortress. At that time, Janovice was a small settlement on the right bank of the Úhlava river. It stood here in a purely Gothic style until the second half of the 18th century, when…