Vršíček

Vršíček (431 metres (1,414 ft) above sea level) is a hill in the Czech Republic located in the Litohlavy municipality, Rokycany District, Plzeň Region some 2.5 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Rokycany and 1 kilometre (1 mi). 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 to protect the town against plague.[1] The most recent repair of the chapel dates from 1990s.[2]

Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary

References
  1. http://encyklopedierokycan.sweb.cz/rokycanyhomepage.htm, in Czech
  2. http://encyklopedierokycan.sweb.cz/vrsicek.htm, in Czech



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