Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dorcadion Team
N 50° 52.544 E 015° 10.947
33U E 512836 N 5636021
The Baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary Visitation with beautifully decorated interior and the neighbouring Franciscan Monastery are situated in small town Hejnice, at the foot of northern slopes of Jizera Mts. in North Bohemia (Czech Republic).
Waymark Code: WM6BV3
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/10/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 144

The unusual Baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary Visitation (In Czech: Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie) with beautifully decorated interior and the neighbouring Franciscan Monastery are situated at the foot of northern slopes of Jizera Mountains. The history of this famous pilgrim place is written from 13th century, but Basilica itself was built on the place of old Gothic church in 1722–1729 by architect Thomas Haffenecker.

The Hejnice Basilica is a single-nave Baroque church with a groundplan of the Latin cross, with aisles. The main altar is decorated with a sculpture of Madonna from the 1380s. It is made of limewood and measures 39 centimeters. It is sometimes called "Mater Formosa". The Madonna holds baby Jesus in her left hand and an apple in her right hand.

Type of Church: Basilica

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Dominant Architectural Style: Baroque

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Mater Formosa (Gothic statue of Madonna)

Archdiocese: Prague

Diocese: Litoměřice

Address/Location:
Klášterní 1
Hejnice, North Bohemia Czech Republic
463 62


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
To log a visit to this waymark, you must post at least one original photo of the site, give the date and a brief description of your visit.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Roman Catholic Churches
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
jvladis visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 08/12/2016 jvladis visited it
Nemo02 visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 07/24/2016 Nemo02 visited it
jezevcik visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 02/21/2016 jezevcik visited it
jezevecjezevec visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 08/01/2015 jezevecjezevec visited it
Kurupira visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 07/27/2015 Kurupira visited it
Fukar visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 07/28/2014 Fukar visited it
Kubickovi visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 06/28/2013 Kubickovi visited it
zdeziz visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 08/02/2012 zdeziz visited it
lukas.ul visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 07/27/2012 lukas.ul visited it
Ursus PiPa visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 05/23/2012 Ursus PiPa visited it
pavlikVB visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 04/30/2012 pavlikVB visited it
Norbert_G visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 09/26/2011 Norbert_G visited it
Nekra visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 08/08/2011 Nekra visited it
Suzik visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 01/30/2011 Suzik visited it
Sobikovi visited Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hejnice / Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie v Hejnicích, Czech Republic 09/04/2009 Sobikovi visited it

View all visits/logs