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svatý Jiljí

Czechia

The church of St Giles stands on the village green in Křinec, and the first thing to grasp is that it was never meant to be seen alone. It was designed by the same architect as the château next door, and paid for by the lord of the estate, Count Paul of Morzin. The date is less certain than you might hope: the church belongs to the third quarter of the seventeenth century, perhaps around 1669, but the source hedges that 'perhaps' and so should you. Since 1965 the church and its neighbouring parish house have been protected together as a cultural monument.

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