Velká Biteš - church of St. John the Baptist

It is a large fortified area located north of the square. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and the first mention of it is in 1240, and its fortifications around 1408. At that time, Velká Bíteš was elevated to a city. With the reconstruction of the church at the end of the 15th century, its fortifications were also newly built, so in the end a unique fortification sacral architecture was created. The walls formed around…