Rotunda of St. George and St. Adalbert on Ríp / Rotunda Sv. Jirí a Sv. Vojtecha na Rípu (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 23.188 E 014° 17.370
33U E 449490 N 5581842
On the summit of the legendary Czech mountain Ríp you can find ancient church - Romanesque rotunda of St. George and St. Adalbert...
Waymark Code: WMYRWN
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/19/2018
Views: 20
Ríp (456 metres above sea level) is the most historic Czech mountain and a symbol of our national history. It is referred to the main legend of the Czech history about the arrival of the forefather Cech in the land "that abounds in milk and honey…" On its top, there is a solitary Romanesque rotunda, renewed in 1126 to commemorate the victory of Prince Sobeslav I against the Roman Emperor Lothar at the battle of Chlumec (a border Czech town).
The chapel is dedicated to the patron saint of the Premyslid dynasty - St. George, and to the patron saint of the Czech Crown – St. Adalbert (Sv. Vojtech). Ríp played a significant role in the period or the National Revival. At a big mass meeting in 1868, one of the foundation stones for the Czech National Theatre was taken from Ríp, and transported to Prague.
Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link]
Date of origin: 11. – 12. century (recorded renovation in 1126)
Architect(s) if known: unknown
Type of building (structure): Church
Address:
Rotunda svatého Jiří
Říp
413 01 Mnetěš
Czechia
Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Not listed
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