Region Lanškrounsko

Cemetery church of St. Anna was built in 1701-1705 according to plans of Giovanni Pietro Tencalla. Around the church, nave cemetery was built. Church is made of nave closed with trilateral presbytery, eastern aisle is finished with extensions on the both sides, on the western side there is wooden choir.

Empire church of St. Magdalene stands in the locality where bishop of Litomyšl Petr Jelito founded Augustinian monastery (in 1371) and built church of St. Mikuláš and St. Kateřina. Monastery was built on the damp place and that is why it was transferred and rebuilt beside parish church (in 1393) – today’s St. Václav Church.
Former church became hospital with cemetery. Till 1825, curb church with separated bell tower stood on the stone bedding in the middle of cemetery. That church was replaced with today’s building in Empire style that was built thanks to Josef Langer and finished in 1827.

Today’s church of St. Václav in Lanškroun was mentioned for the first time in 1350 and originally consecrated to Maria. In 1377, it was given to Augustinians. They transferred monastery to this church, in 1393 (formerly it was behind fortification, in the place of church of St. Magdalene). In 1645, church with three altars, organ and bells burned down. In 1765, pastor Felzmann built choir and in 1768 he built new tower in the western part of the church. In 1880’s, interior was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style.

Lanškroun region is situated on the historical Bohemian-Moravian borderline but also northern and most mountainous landscape influences of Czech culture of Podorlicko area and influences of German language enclave of Hřebečsko (Schonhengstgau) – obvious especially in Lanškrounská Basin – meet here.

In 1581-1582, the town hall was built on the empty area of square. Duke Vratislav z Pernštejna was inspirer of this construction. Lanškroun became exclusive provider of salt and wine in the Lanškroun area to be able to pay for this construction. Formerly this building was made in Renaissance style with gabled roof and without tower. External walls were plastered with lime mortar and decorated with sgraffiti in the manner of other building of Vratislav z Pernštejna – chateaux of Litomyšl and Pardubice. Former one-story building has two portals.

In 1684, Jan Adam Ondřej z Lichtenštejna became proprietor of Lanškroun manor. Instead of not suitable former castle in Lanškroun, in 1770 he started to build new princely residence on the hillock between Lanškroun and Rudoltice – today it is called Zámecký vrch. Italian architect Domenico Martinelli and construction master Antonio Salla made plans and they managed course of construction (in 1698-1712). New opulently composed chateau had three stories and its floor plan had shape of H. Huge towery projection protruded from main frontage. Each story had 14 halls decorated with Baroque stucco and wall paintings.

Thanks to strategic position of Tatenice near old trade path (that led through border woods of Czech Kingdom and through defile in Zábřežská Highlands along the river entered Moravia) guarding fortress was created already in the beginning of colonization of the country. In 1606, Ladislav Velen ze Žerotína reconstructed this fortress (that was situated in the place of today’s eastern wing of the chateau) with preserved vast barrel vault, arched cellars into one-story four-wing late-Renaissance hunting chateau. G. M. de Bonnamone is the author of the project.

Chateau in Lanškroun was built in the place of monastery built by Augustinians (after 1393). Until 1451, monastery (burned down during Hussite wars) belonged to Kostka family z Postupic. In the second part of 15th century, they modified it for occasional stay. This residence of Kostka family creates western part of today’s chateau. Farm buildings (today disappeared) were in the western part of the monastery.