The Church of St Bartholomew

This church will catch the visitor’s eye with its interior. It is roofed over with a six-point straddling ribbed vault, which is connected to only one central column, creating an exceptional space.

The former municipal hospital and Chapel of the Holy Spirit stood on the site where the church now stands. This was expanded with the Chapel of St Wenceslas, Helper of Ill Pilgrims, in 1347. This temple was repeatedly damaged by fires in the past and was always rebuilt thanks to the generous donations of burghers. The largest reconstruction work was in the Baroque period, in the 17th century, followed by the extensive renovations of 1814-15.

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