Historic sight of Prerov on Elbe
St. Vojtech Church
It was built during 1681 - 1682 in early baroque style. Because of the bad condition of the churche a tower and a body of church must have been newly built in 1865. The pseudo-roman tower has a pyramidal rooftop. Under its cornice there is a clock placed. In the cathedral there are side altars of St. Wenceslaw and Virgin Mary coming from the end of 17th century and the great altar of St. Vojtech from 18th century. In 1982, during the celebration of 300 Anniversary of Dedication, a huge pilgrimage feast was attended by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Tomasek and many believers.
A water spring with St. Vojtech Chapel
St. Vojtech Chapel located over a water spring is a small religious building constructed at the beginning of 19th century south of Prerov on Elbe. Under the chapel there is an arched spring. According to the legend the second Prague bishop St. Vojtech used to have a rest by the spring while traveling from Libice to Prague. The chapel was restored in 1897 at 900 Anniversary of his death and the portrait of St. Vojtech, a replica of his altar picture, was placed on the front wall. The chapel and the spring are in a poor technical conditions for along time and the reconstruction is planned in 2007 thanks to the grant Neglected Historic Sights, Civic Forum Foundation.
Statue of Virgin Mary of Lourdes
On a square of former New Prerov, so called "Na placku", there is a statue surrounded by vegetation. The statue was obtained by villagers in the last century.
Prerov Chateau
The chateau was built at the end of 14th century on the spot of a gothic water-fortress. The chateau served as a new administrative seat of the Brevnov cloister. A castle circumscribed with a water ditch was reconstructed to a renaissance chateau in 60´s of 16th century. In 1872-1873 a broad repairation of the chateau underwent. Two-wing and two-store building with a tower is decorated with rich renaissance figurative graffito and rustic ornaments. Inside of the chateau there are renaissance and gothic scuncheons and renaissance fire-sides. Around the chateau there is a walled moat. At the north side there is a stoned bridge overarching the moat which replaced the draw-bridge. Since 1958 the chateau was used by the Czechoslovak radio that bought the chateau in 1982. In recent past the archive of the Czech radio was located there. Today the chateau is without any use and inaccessible for public.
Prerov school
A vast stoned building with a high hipped roof coming practically from 16th century is a part of an open air museum today. The building is marked as an enterprise producing wooden boxes. The school was placed there in 1848-1883. The construction works of a new school building started 1866 which served as 4 grade school until 1920. Because of insufficient space the school building was extensioned within record 4 month time in 1930. Modern classrooms, a gym and some more facilities were handed over to use on 30th September 1930.
Memorable lime trees Na Vrsich
Memorable lime trees Na vrsich is a quaternion of memorable trees that circles a column of the crucification from the middle of 19th century. Locals call the place "By the Four Lime Trees".
Memorable Trees
In 2005 the protection of trees was proclaimed by the Environment section of Municipal office in Lysa on Elbe. At the time of proclamation a single tree´s perimetre of trunk was 233, 275, 109 and 198 cm., and a high in the range from 13 to 18m. The age of three lime trees is estimated to 120 years.
Column of the crucification and Water spring
The height total of a sand-stone column of the crucification is 332 cm. A prismatic foostall (116cm high) stands on a baseplate of 143x128cm dimension. On the top of the column there is 15 cm high three-stage pedestal with the base-line 31x28cm where supposedly the latin cross stood. This dominant feature is missing these days. Not far off the column of the crucification there was the sand-stone water spring located. The most noticeable is the year of discovery of the spring. The year of origin was carved in sand-stone of the back wall of the structure. In 2006 the waterhole was damaged by the unknown thief and transported to the ethnographical museum. The replica is being prepared to install.
Past of the site called U Ctyr lip ("By the Four Lime Trees")
According to the legend the second Prague bishop St. Vojtech walked through this region towards Prague. His figure is connected with many places around Prerov on Elbe. The saint refreshed himself with strong springs on the ridge Na Vrsich. The springs gushed out everytime when he stabbed his stick into the soil. Four routes lead around the memorable lime trees. During the collectivization in 50´s of 20th century the routes were re-located, the column of the crucification and the lime trees are now at the edge of red ash wood. The romantic pond used to be about 50 m below te devotional pillar. In 50´s the pond was filled with agriculture waste.
Source: Skružný, Ludvík-Špaček, Jaroslav: Kříže, boží muka, kapličky a jiné drobné historické stavby a plastiky v Čelákovicích a jejich okolí, 100 let Městského muzea v Čelákovicích. Čelákovice 1992, 2002, s. 352-353.
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