Church of St. Peter and Paul in Úštěk

Church of St. Peter and Paul in Úštěk.

The dominant feature of the town of Úštěk is the one-nave church of St. Peter and Paul, which stands on a sloping square. In the place where the church stands today, the Evangelical Church of St. Michael once stood. In the years 1764 - 1772, the Jesuits had it rebuilt, because the town of Úštěk was then the property of the Jesuit order. It was consecrated in 1767. As in those days, many buildings were the work of…