Region of Iron Mountains

Construction began on May 28 1754, and the church was completed in late baroque style on October 16, 1763. The architect František Antonín Grimm from Brno drew up the design, Master bricklayer Antonín Slováček from Židlochovice erected the building.

The church is out of the common run first of all with exalted facade with a tower. On the shield of the tower hangs the badge of Dietrichštejn.
The decoration of the church uniformly comes from the 1860s. On the main altar there is a monumental picture of St. John the Baptist being beheaded painted by the Brno painter Josef Stern from 1762. In the altar attachment there is a picture of God the Father sitting on his throne on high. There are two pairs of opposite altars in the church nave.
The following participated in the decorative work: the painters František Pilz and Johann Steiner, sculptures Jan Nesmann, Václav Böhm, František Ondřej Hirnle and František Gallaš. Jan Výmola constructed the organ in 1767.

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist Parish church

Patron of the parish church:
St.John the Baptist

Consecration date:
June 24, 1764

Roman Catholic Parish HRANICE
Divine Services;/B>
Monday: 17.00 /winter time/, 18.00 /summer time/s
Tuesday: 07:00
Wednesday: 08.00
Thursday: 08.00
Friday: 08.00, 17.00 /winter time/, 18.00 /summer time/
Saturday: 16.30
Sunday: 8.30, 10.00, 18.30