The Church of St. Vitus is the main parish church of Cesky Krumlov’s old town, a genuine Gothic hall church completed in 1439 and standing at the top of one of Central Europe’s best-preserved medieval townscapes. The pointed arches and ribbed vaulting of the Gothic interior are the real medieval article, not a 19th-century revival. Entry is free or a small donation. Plan 20-30 minutes. Pairs naturally with the castle complex and the Baroque Theater up the hill from the old town.
church in Cesky Krumlov
St. Vitus Church
Also known as Kostel sv. Vita, St.-Veits-Kirche
The main parish church of Cesky Krumlov's old town is a Gothic hall church completed in 1439, standing at the top of the old town on a site that has held a church since at least the 13th century. Gothic here means the real medieval period: the pointed arches, tall nave, and ribbed vaulting that replaced Romanesque weight with vertical lightness.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Cesky Krumlov
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1439
- Era
- Gothic
- Address
- Kostelni 164, 381 01 Cesky Krumlov
- Coordinates
- 50.0864, 14.4157