Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary

Vršíček (441 metres (1,447 ft) above sea level) is a hill in the Švihov Highlands in the Czech Republic. It is located in the Litohlavy municipality in the Plzeň Region, about 2.5 km (2 mi) northwest of Rokycany.

Buildings

On the summit of Vršíček there is a baroque Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, which was built in 1744–47. The construction of the chapel was funded by town of Rokycany and was intended as a thank for protection from the plague epidemics in 1680, 1689 and 1713.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Vítejte v Litohlavech" (in Czech). Obec Litohlavy. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

49°45′31″N 13°33′53″E / 49.75861°N 13.56472°E / 49.75861; 13.56472


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