Adrspach


Holy Cross Church

The Holy Cross Church was built in 1527 – 1831 to replace an old wooden church with a belfry at the cemetery belonging to the village of Zdonov built in 1688. In 1855, the present masonry church became a parish church.


Castle

The castle was originally founded as a fortress by the Berka's of Duba in the 15th century and rebuilt into the present appearance in 1577 to 1580 by Adam Bohdanecky, the Knight of Hodkov. After 1620, its owners frequently changed until it was bought by Vilem Krakovsky of Kolovraty in 1655. The castle remained in the family possession until their extinction in 1770. Around 1800, the castle was owned by the Earls of Bluemegen and inherited by the Earl of Hartmann of Klarstein who had it restored in 1825. After that, the castle fell into the hands of aristocratic Russian general "of Elsenwangen" and later it became a property of Earls Nadhernys of Borutin. During restoration in 1886, a balcony was added to the front of the castle.


Stone Conciliation Crosses

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A Greek-style cross on a rough pedestal with the inscription "ANTON RAAB LIEBENAU 1790" Size: 61 x 63 x 17 centimetres This cross used to stand in the wood near the village of Libna (not existing today) in the place where a lumberman was killed. Before 1985, the cross was moved to Dolni Adrspach and erected at a country road leading from the castle to the "Raven Town" in a private land No. 25 in order to provide it with the necessary protection.







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A cross with the inscription "JOHANN SCHMIDT VOIGSDORF 1890" Size: 71 x 55 x 16 centimetres The right name should have been "Voigtsdorf" – the former name of the Polish village of Chelmsko Slazskie, located just across the border. The cross allegedly relates to the death of a lumberman as well but the proximity of the frontier indicates that it might rather relate to the death of a smuggler or a Prussian poacher. The cross was moved along with the previous one from Libna and now it stands just next to it.




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Axe-shaped remnants of a sandstone cross that remained after one arm and the head were probably broken off (its shape might however be original). Size: 67 x 61 x 21 centimetres It stands on a slope on the left-hand side of the road connecting Horni Adrspach with Dolni Adrspach, just below house No. 37. To be well visible from the road, the bushes around the cross are regularly cleared.












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There is another cross in the region, particularly in the village of Zdonov. Size: 101 x 90 x 19 centimetres Located at the northeastern edge of the village near a country road, this Greek-style cross has bevelled edges and a deep vertical groove on its body (5.8 cm in width). Formerly known as the "Swedish Cross" it is oriented in the north-south direction.







Statue of St. Wenceslas






Under the Cross Hill (Krizovy vrch) at the former road connecting the Castle in Dolni Adrspach and the village of Zdonov stands the statue of Saint Wenceslav. The pedestal bears two German inscriptions. According to one inscription, this statue was caused to be built by Vaclav and Barbara Resmann, according to the other, the statue was caused to be repaired by Earl Konstantin Nadherny of Borutin in 1937.











Column Dedicated to the Virgin Mary






Franz Hampel, probably a miller from the Middle (Burned) Mill had this column built on the occasion of coronation of Maria Theresa in Prague in 1743 and in celebration of the withdrawal of the Prussian army from Bohemia after the First Silesian War (1740 to 1742). The Latin epitaph on the pedestal says: "This Column was Caused to Be Built by Franz Hampel for Honour nad Glory of the Immaculate Conception at the Times When Bohemia Was, with God's Help and by Summoning Up All People's Strength, Liberated from its Enemies".









The Old Office






In the rocks behind the Burned Mill, in an area that is inaccessible to hikers is the Old Office – a spacious cave that once served as a shelter to people from the nearby villages. Above it, connected by a narrow corridor, is a small rock chapel with several inscriptions and dates (1745, 1757 and 1762).