Guide-Book to Velehrad by Miloslav Pojsl / Karmelitánské nakladatelství 2007 / Paperback / The most famous pilgrimage place in the Czech Republic

Paperback 2007

ISBN-10: 8071951544

ISBN: 9788071951544  /  978-8071951544

PAGES: 63

PUBLISHER: Karmelitánské nakladatelství

LANGUAGE: English

English Summary:

Velehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The first written mention of Velehrad is from 1131.

Velehrad is the most famous pilgrimage place in the Czech Republic. According to one legend, in the Middle Ages (9th – beginning of the 10th century) it was the capital of the Slavic state of Great Moravia. In the 1990s it was visited twice by Pope John Paul II. Sights include:

• The Basilica of Assumption of Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius
• The memorial stone called the "King's table" (Králův stůl)
• A statue of St. John of Nepomuk
• A column with the statue of Jesus Christ
• A column with the statue of the Virgin Mary
• A column with the statue of St. John of Nepomuk
• A Cistercian monastery