Vsetín - Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

 The only church in Vsetín's Horní náměstí is the Catholic sanctuary, located under the southern edge of the castle park and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. When viewed from the city center (that is, from the lower town of Vsetín), its silhouette merges with the higher-up castle building, and the question arises, why was it built above the steep escarpment above Bečvová and why is it protected by roundels with embrasures? Answer…