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 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.
The church is hall-like building with semi-circular apsis. Nave is divided into three parts thanks to pairs of pillars and belts. Choir is supported with three arches on the Tuscan pillars. On the main altar, there is painting of St. Magdalene. Other altars are consecrated to St. Anna and St. Josef (author is J. B. Lampi, jr., 1825). Organ of choir comes from the first part of 19th century.
In 1903, park was founded on the place of former destroyed cemetery. Very precious tombstones were transferred to church of St. Anna and only tombstone of 14 Prussian hussars (who were killed near Damníkov during Prussian-Austrian war in 1866) and two tombstones near church wall left.
 
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