Synagogue in Žatec

The Synagogue in Žatec is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1872 by architect Stanĕk. The synagogue was rebuilt in 1911 and 1997. In use until 1938, this Neo-Moorish brick building now serves as a cultural centre.

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Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas is a splendid example of late Czech Gothic. It was built after a fire on 25 March 1517 on the site of the original church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross from the mid-13th century by the royal architect Benedikt Rejt. The church was completed in 1538.

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Franciscan monastery

The Franciscan monastery at Kadaň can be traced back to a chapel first mentioned in 1469, to which the first Franciscans added a temporary building in 1473. In 1480, the three-nave church was consecrated. The church was the last resting place of the Lords of Lobkowicz. The growth of the monastery was slowed down by the Thirty Years' War. The restoration took place in the second half of the 17th century. During the Josephine reforms, the monastery narrowly escaped dissolution in 1785, but after a long decline, it was eventually given to the municipality in the 1990s. The monastery now houses the municipal museum of Kadaň.