Column in Bohemia - chapel of St. John of Nepomuk

The chapel of St. John of Nepomuck is located on the western edge of the village, next to the road to Nový Bor. The foundation stone was laid on April 25, 1738, it was completed a year later and consecrated in 1740. In 1795, the Kinští converted it into an ancestral burial chapel. The interior of the chapel was destroyed after the Second World War, and the ravages of time took their toll on the unmaintained building. Remains of sculptural decoration…