Mohelnice nad Jizerou

Mohelnice nad Jizerou ( German: Mohelnitz on the Iser) is a municipality with a population of 77 in Okres Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

Geography

The community is located at the confluence of the Jizera and Mohelka, 5 kilometers from the city Mnichovo Hradiště. Other neighboring towns are Jivina and Mukařov in the west, to the north and Neveklovice Loukov and Loukovec in the east. Through the village the road # 277 of Mnichovo Hradiště runs to Český Dub.

History

The village Mohelnice was first documented in 1352. It belonged to the 15th century the Lords of giant castle, from 1503 as part of the rule Loukovec those of Wartenberg. Only since 1905 Mohelnice is an independent municipality. 1921 lived here 285 inhabitants in 50 houses today are still 77 people in Mohelnice resident (as of 2006).

Romanesque church in Mohelnice

The middle of the village location, Assumption recording consecrated in the sky Romanesque gallery church dates from the 3rd quarter of the 12th century. Since Empor churches next rotunda were typical forms of religious buildings in Romanesque castles, the existence of a fortified manor seat is adopted in place, to which the church belonged. Other remains are not preserved. The church is surrounded by a small cemetery.

The construction is made of high irregular rows of sandstone blocks that originate from the neighboring rocky area Hruboskalske Skalni město. On some blocks the signs of the stone masons are still recognizable. The structure consists of three parts: a square west tower of 4.35 meters edge length and 20 meters in height, a rectangular nave in the center and a semicircular apse in the east. In the western part of the ship is the gallery, which is accessible via a staircase in the tower. In the north, opposite the main entrance, a sacristy is connected.

The Romanesque building is exceptionally well preserved, but was restored in 1887 by the Czech architect Josef Mocker. Among other things, the windows were enlarged and glazed, replace the roof of the ship, replacing the original wooden construction of the sacristy through a stone cultivation.

The church's interior is fitted with a pseudo- Romanesque altar, created in 1876 by local artists Dominik and Petr Busek from Sychrov. End of the 19th century was also the coffered ceiling that divides the roof of the nave in blue boxes with golden stars.

Externally, the building is kept simple. A frieze concludes the walls of the vessel, the tower and the apse. In one of the arches on the north wall of the relief of a female face is embedded. One local legend, it is a Turkish woman who had brought from the Orient and married in the place of the church founder, a crusader. The popular tradition tried with this exotic interpretation probably rare, ancient design of the church to declare a safe clue as to who was the founder of the church, there is not, however.

Additional points of interest

Near the village are the ruins of the castle Zásadka. The manor house of the 14th century was rebuilt in the 15th century the castle. From this construction remains of walls and ditches are still preserved. After 1560, the castle has been converted into a castle in the Renaissance style. It was no longer inhabited after the 17th century and was abandoned after a fire in 1790.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the two districts Mohelnice and Podhora.